Rebecca Black is a YouTuber and singer from the United States. Rebecca Black’s song “Friday,” which she wrote when she was 13 years old, was viewed by over 150 million people globally in 2011 and became the fastest-growing viral song and video of the year. YouTube, Billboard’s Heatseekers list, and Google Zeitgeist all ranked number one. Many music reviewers and viewers branded “Friday” the worst song ever.

Black’s positive attitude amongst criticism and her charismatic personality earned her the Teen Choice Award for “Choice Web Star,” a sketch appearance at the VMAs, and she completed the late night and daytime TV press tour in the United States. Black’s mainstream success continued with a cameo in Katy Perry’s music video “Last Friday Night,” and “Friday” was parodied and performed by Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Justin Bieber, and Fox’s hit TV show Glee.

Rebecca has always embraced her teenage celebrity, for better or worse, and has never been afraid to speak up about her time in the spotlight. She is now a strong lady and a vocal advocate for anti-bullying and the LGBTQ+ community, having collaborated with organizations such as the AdCouncil, GLAAD, and Best Buddies. Rebecca Black is pop culture. Black’s name appeared in practically every major publication’s look back at the best moments of the previous decade, including Billboard and Rolling Stone, cementing her place in pop culture. Black intends to release a new album, with the lead single “Girlfriend” as the first single. Check out @msrebeccablack on Instagram, where she has over one million followers, and “Rebecca” on YouTube, where she has over 1.5 million subscribers and over 350 million video views.