Rebecca Black biography
Date of birth : 1997-06-21
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Anaheim Hills, California, U.S.
Nationality : American
Category : Arts and Entertainment
Last modified : 2011-03-25
Credited as : Pop singer, Friday single 2011, Billboard Hot 100
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Rebecca Black released her single titled "Friday" on March 14, 2011. "Friday" was produced by the ARK Music Factory. Within a week after being released on iTunes it has jumped the iTunes sales chart to 19 as of March 19, 2011.
The music video for the song became a viral hit, when the video's view count on YouTube jumped from around 3,000 views to 18 million a week later. The sudden surge was attributed to a Tosh.0 blog post titled "Songwriting Isn't for Everyone." Since the growth in popularity of the song and video, there have been numerous parody videos and remixes. Forbes stated that the notoriety of the song is another sign of the power of social media in the ability to create "overnight sensations."
Black appeared on the March 22, 2011 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, during which she performed the single and discussed the negative reaction to it. The song has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 72 and 33, respectively. In the UK, the song debuted at #10 on the indie singles chart.
