Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo, born February 20, 2003, is an American singer-songwriter and actress who began her career as a child performer before becoming one of the defining pop voices of her generation. She first gained recognition acting on Disney's Bizaardvark and later starred in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, for which she wrote and performed the self-penned ballad «All I Want», an early sign of her songwriting ambitions beyond acting.

Her solo music career exploded in January 2021 with the release of «drivers license», a breakup ballad that became a cultural phenomenon, breaking streaming records and reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song, along with the follow-up «good 4 u», anchored her debut album SOUR, released in May 2021, which blended confessional pop songwriting with pop-punk and alt-rock influences, drawing comparisons to artists like Taylor Swift and Alanis Morissette while carving out her own distinct voice.

Rodrigo's sound is marked by emotionally raw lyrics, dynamic shifts between vulnerable balladry and cathartic, guitar-driven outbursts, as seen in songs like «vampire» and «deja vu» from her second album GUTS. She has become known for candidly documenting heartbreak, jealousy, and coming-of-age turmoil, positioning her at the intersection of pop, rock, and singer-songwriter traditions, and establishing herself as one of the most commercially and critically successful new artists of the 2020s.