From TikTok to the music charts: who is Addison Rae, creator of the hit “Diet Pepsi”?

With over 30 million followers on Instagram and nearly 90 million on TikTok, the influencer and actress Addison Rae began to make its presence felt in the music industry as well. This is because “Diet Pepsi”, His song, released in August this year, began to become successful on the main music charts.

Addison Rae made her debut on Billboard Hot 100 the main US music chart, this week by placing “Diet Pepsi” on the 86th position . On the Spotify streaming service, the song sets the 90th of the 200 most listened to songs on the platform at the moment .

On TikTok, the song received the “popular” seal, and has more than 200 thousand videos created with the official song on Addison’s profile.

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Who is Addison Rae

A dancer since she was a child, Addison began to gain fame in 2019, when the social network TikTok began to grow. Addison was one of the most popular names on the social network and gained many followers by posting videos of herself dancing. She currently ranks 5th most followed person on the platform.

In 2021, Addison went beyond the platform and released her first song of her career, titled “Obsessed” . In the same year, he also starred in his first film, “He’s Awesome” a revamped version of the classic “She’s Awesome” .

In 2023, Addison starred “Bloody Holiday” and released an EP with five songs.

One of them was his first partnership with the singer Charli XCX . The second came this year, on the colleague’s album.

None of the songs made the same splash as “Diet Pepsi.” Appearing at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) on the 11th, Addison said she was inspired by Madonna and Britney Spears for the song’s style.

Listen to “Diet Pepsi” by Addison Rae:

This content was originally published in From TikTok to the music charts: who is Addison Rae, creator of the hit “Diet Pepsi” on the CNN Brasil website.



Source: CNN Brasil

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