The year she turned 12, she starred in the film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success. The year she turned 13, the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, in which she played Paige, premiered on June 24.
The year she turned 16, she played Nini in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+. The year she turned 17, “All I Want” from the series became her first Hot 100 entry, at No. 90.
The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 18, her first single, “Drivers License,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Billboard put her at 17 years and 11 months. Her debut album Sour came out on May 21, and “Good 4 U” became her second No. 1 three days later.
The year she turned 19, she won three Grammys on April 3, including Best New Artist. The year she turned 20, “Vampire” became her third Hot 100 No. 1 in July, and Guts followed in September. Guts topped a BBC News poll of critics’ favorite albums of the year.
The year she turned 21, the GUTS World Tour opened in Palm Springs in February, and a concert special of the tour came to Netflix in October.
The year she turned 22, she headlined Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage in June and Lollapalooza in August.
The year she turned 23, “Drop Dead” debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in April, and her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, launched at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in June.
Olivia Rodrigo starred in An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success in 2015, the year she turned 12, played Paige in Bizaardvark from 2016, the year she turned 13, and became known on Jan 19, 2021, the year she turned 18, when “Drivers License” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. She won three Grammys on Apr 3, 2022, the year she turned 19.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Starred in the live-action film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success, based on the 2015 Girl of the Year, Grace Thomas.
Source 01 · Variety · Amazon Orders 4 “American Girl” Live-Action Specials · opens in a new tab Year inferred from Variety’s February 2016 report calling the film last year’s release.Disney Channel ordered the comedy series, with Rodrigo and Madison Hu starring as Paige and Frankie.
Source 02 · Variety · Disney Channel Greenlights “Bizaardvark” · opens in a new tabThe series premiered at 9:45 p.m. on Disney Channel. Rodrigo played Paige.
Source 02 · Variety · Disney Channel Greenlights “Bizaardvark” · opens in a new tabSource 03 · Fresno Bee · Disney Channel launches new comedy series “Bizaardvark” · opens in a new tab Date from the Fresno Bee’s June 20, 2016 preview of the launch.Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season.
Source 04 · Deadline · “Bizaardvark” Renewed For Second Season By Disney Channel · opens in a new tabPlayed Nini in the series, which was released on Disney+ on November 12.
Source 05 · The A.V. Club · The cast of Disney+’s High School Musical reboot · opens in a new tabSource 06 · ComicBook.com · High School Musical: The Musical Review · opens in a new tabThe song from the series entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 90, her first Hot 100 entry.
Source 07 · Billboard · Lyrics to “All I Want” From High School Musical Series · opens in a new tab Billboard reported the entry on the chart dated Jan. 18, 2020; the article does not give the day it was published on the chart site.Geffen Records announced her signing ahead of the release of her debut single “Drivers License” on January 8.
Source 08 · Music Connection · Disney+ Actress Olivia Rodrigo Signs to Geffen Records · opens in a new tabHer debut single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1 as the most-streamed and top-selling song of the week. Billboard put her at 17 years and 11 months, the youngest chart-topper since Billie Eilish.
Released her debut album Sour on Geffen Records.
Source 11 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour” Is Here: Stream It Now · opens in a new tabHer second Hot 100 No. 1 debuted at the top spot. “Drivers License” had held No. 1 for eight weeks from its debut in January.
Source 12 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo Scores Second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With Debut of “Good 4 U” · opens in a new tabSour returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a fifth total week after its vinyl release on August 20.
Source 13 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour” Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 · opens in a new tabReceived Variety’s Songwriter of the Year award at the Hitmakers event. Avril Lavigne presented it.
Source 14 · Variety · Avril Lavigne Presents Olivia Rodrigo With Variety Hitmakers’ Songwriter of the Year Award · opens in a new tabThe tour ran from San Francisco in April 2022 to London in July, with Gracie Abrams, Holly Humberstone and Baby Queen joining her.
Source 15 · Pitchfork · Olivia Rodrigo Announces Tour · opens in a new tab Route and dates are from the announcement; the shows themselves are not covered in the source.Announced a Disney+ documentary directed by Stacey Lee, due March 25.
Source 16 · Pitchfork · Olivia Rodrigo Announces New Disney+ Documentary Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film) · opens in a new tabWon Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance for “Drivers License” and Best Pop Vocal Album for Sour.
Source 17 · Billboard · Here Are the 2022 Grammy Awards Winners: Full List · opens in a new tabAnnounced her second album, Guts, due September 8 on Geffen, with the first single “Vampire” due June 30.
Source 18 · Pitchfork · Olivia Rodrigo Announces New Album Guts · opens in a new tabBecame her third Hot 100 No. 1. As the lead single from Guts, it made her the first artist to debut the lead singles from two career-opening albums at No. 1.
Source 19 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 · opens in a new tabAt 20, became the youngest artist to receive a BRIT Billion Award, which recognizes one billion career U.K. streams.
Source 20 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo Becomes Youngest Artist to Receive BRIT Billion Award · opens in a new tabReleased her second album, Guts, which went straight to No. 1 in the U.K.
Source 18 · Pitchfork · Olivia Rodrigo Announces New Album Guts · opens in a new tabSource 21 · BBC News · Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts is critics’ favourite album of 2023 · opens in a new tabReceived Variety’s Storyteller of the Year Award at the Hitmakers ceremony. St. Vincent presented it.
Source 22 · Pitchfork · St. Vincent Presents Olivia Rodrigo the Variety Storyteller Award · opens in a new tabGuts topped a BBC News poll of polls as critics’ best new release of 2023.
Source 21 · BBC News · Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts is critics’ favourite album of 2023 · opens in a new tabFirst date of the GUTS World Tour, at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California. The tour was announced as a 57-date arena run.
Source 23 · Consequence · Olivia Rodrigo Announces 2024 “GUTS World Tour” · opens in a new tab Start date is from the announced schedule; the show itself is not covered in the source.Named ASCAP Pop Music Songwriter of the Year with co-writer Daniel Nigro, her second time in the top category after 2022.
Source 24 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro Are ASCAP’s Pop Music Songwriters of 2024 · opens in a new tabA concert special of her performance at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles debuted on Netflix.
Source 25 · Variety · Olivia Rodrigo “Guts” Concert Special Coming to Netflix · opens in a new tab Date is from Variety’s Oct. 2, 2024 announcement.Played the Pyramid Stage as the final headliner of Glastonbury 2025.
Source 26 · NME · Olivia Rodrigo live at Glastonbury 2025 · opens in a new tabHeadlined the second day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago, her debut at the festival, with Weezer joining her on stage.
Source 27 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo Brings Out Weezer at Lollapalooza 2025 · opens in a new tabBecame her fourth Hot 100 No. 1; all four debuted at the top spot. It is the lead single from her third album.
Source 28 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead” Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 · opens in a new tabAnnounced a 65-date tour across North America, Europe and the U.K., starting September 25 in Hartford, Connecticut.
Source 29 · Variety · Olivia Rodrigo Announces “Unraveled” Tour Dates · opens in a new tabReleased her third studio album on Geffen Records.
Source 29 · Variety · Olivia Rodrigo Announces “Unraveled” Tour Dates · opens in a new tabSource 30 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 · opens in a new tabThe album launched at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 485,000 equivalent album units, her third No. 1 album.
Source 30 · Billboard · Olivia Rodrigo Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 · opens in a new tab Billboard’s article is dated June 21; the chart it describes is dated June 27.END OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2015–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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