Feisty Female Friday: Olivia Rodrigo

The FFF this week is Olivia Rodrigo.

Olivia is an American singer-songwriter and actress who was born in CA. She grew up taking singing, acting, and piano lessons, appeared in an Old Navy commercial, and starred in the film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success. Olivia starred in Bizaardvark and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, where she wrote original songs.

She signed with Geffen Records and released "Driver’s License", which shattered streaming records and topped global charts. Her critically acclaimed debut studio album featured major hits like "Deja Vu" and "Good 4 U" and won three Grammy Awards. Her next two successful studio albums included the lead single "Vampire", further establishing her alternative pop-rock sound. More hit singles followed: Drop Dead Stupid Song and The Cure, her third-consecutive US number one album, which made Olivia the first artist to have their first three lead singles and studio albums debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200. Her major influences include Taylor Swift, Lorde, Jack White, Beyonce, and Fiona Apple, The Cure, and Courtney Love. Her music is often described as pop, rock, and folk power ballads with more realistic themes and thoughts.

Olivia most recently raised $20 million with Melinda Gates for Planned Parenthood at a Daisy Chain benefit. She also supports #KindComments, My Friend's Place, and the Geena Davis and the "She Can STEM" campaigns Her merchandise line, "Spicy Pisces T-shirts", donates proceeds to many young girls' and women’s’ health care, scholarship and educational programs. She also supports Women for Women Musicians on Call, ASCAP, and UNICEF.

Olivia has won MTV Music Video, BRITT Billion, Billboard, American Music, Iheart Radio, Variety, and Juno Awards. Olivia was named Time Magazine Entertainer, Billboard and ASCAP Pop Music Female Songwriter and Rookie of the Year Awards. She is included in the lists of Top Women Under Forty by Forbes and Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century.

She continues to perform at music festivals worldwide, has organized Daisy Chain Fields Festivals , lives in CA, and remains happily single.