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Rebecca Black

Rebecca Black was born in 1997 and she is an American pop singer and a dancer.  She gained the attention when she sung Friday in 2011.  Her mother had to pay 4,000 dollars for the accompanying music video to be put under the vanity label.  This song was co-written and also co-produced under Clarence Jey with Patrice Wilson under Ark Music Factory. When the video was put on the youtube and on other social media, the song was dubbed to be the worst song ever by viewers and critics.  The song received more than167 million views and she come to be known as the viral star.

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Rebecca Black was born in California to Georgina Marquez Kelly and her husband  John Jeffrey Black. Her parents are veterinarians.  She has a brother who was born in 1999. Her parents got divorce in 2003 when she was still in the first grade.  Black went to a private school from the Kindergarten to 6th grade but she moved to a public school because of bullying.  She was in the musical theater of the school but after sometime, she started home schooling.

When Black learnt about the ARK Music Factory, she told her mother who paid 4000 dollars so that they can produce her video but Black had to retain the ownership of the video and the masters.  The Friday single was written by Ark and it was released n the iTunes and YouTube.  It got more than 1,000 views within the first month. Even if the video gained negative views, it was the most talked about topic.  She performed the Song at The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and she discussed about the negative reaction of her video. The song was featured among the Billboard Hot 100.  She started to receive email and phone death treats after releasing the video and this was investigated by Anaheim Police Department.

Rebecca Black net worth is 1.5 million dollars.  However, she did not get that money in easy way. She was the laughing stock in America, she was also reported to be teased by her classmates before she started to do homeschooling. Her way to the stardom was done in unorthodox way since this came from singing the most hated song when her song Friday was put online. However, after sometime, people found out that she is able to sing and many recording companies sought after her. She is now recording with legitimate label and her song Friday was covered at Glee, a Smash TV show. Even if her fame is controversial, there are some girls who may wish to trade their places with hers.  

  Rebecca Black’ s boyfriend is Sam Pottorff and he appeared  in her music Person of Interest  as one of the friends of the main guy. He is shot and cute and he is a teen Youtube Vlogger. She met with his boyfriend through mutual friends and they started to date in 2011 when Sam asked her to be her girlfriend

Rebecca Black pledged that she will donate the profits of her song Friday to El Rancho Charter School and to the emergency relief of Japan after 2011 Japan Earthquake. 


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 21 Jun, 1997
Age: 22 yrs
Occupations: Singer
Actor
Recording artist
Voice actor
YouTuber
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Irvine
Gender: Female
Description: American YouTuber, recording artist, singer
Twitter Id: MsRebeccaBlack
Net Worth 2021: 500 thousand
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Last Modified: Jun 26 2020
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