Rebecca Black

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Also known as: Rebecca Renee Black, Ребекка Блек, రెబెకా రెనీ బ్లాక్, რებეკა შავი, 레베카 블랙

Rebecca Black became one of the internet's most talked about figures almost overnight when her 2011 single "Friday" went viral on YouTube, racking up over 167 million views and landing the no. 1 spot on YouTube's video of the year list, despite being widely panned as one of the worst songs ever made. It even peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, got covered on Glee, and earned her a cameo in Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" video. Rather than disappear, she kept going, releasing singles and covers through her own label RB Records before pivoting toward a grittier, more experimental pop sound. The tenth anniversary remix of "Friday" in 2021, featuring Dorian Electra, Big Freedia, and 3OH!3, showed how far she had moved from her viral origins. Her debut album Let Her Burn followed in 2023, and her second album Salvation arrived in February 2025.