Charli D’Amelio is an American dancer and social media personality. She is considered ‘TikTok’s biggest star’.
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Wiki/Biography
Charli Grace D’Amelio was born on Saturday, May 1, 2004 (age 18 years; as of 2022) in Norwalk, Connecticut, US. Their zodiac sign is Taurus.
Charli D’Amelio’s childhood photo
At the age of three, she started learning dance and was trained for 10 years before starting her TikTok career. She went to King’s School but later switched to virtual schooling after the success of TikTok. She studied dance at Just Dance Studios, a dance school in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 3″
Eye colour: green
Hair Colour: Brown
Family and ethnicity
Charli D’Amelio’s father, Marc D’Amelio, is a former Republican Connecticut Senate candidate, a clothing business owner, and a TikToker. Her mother, Heidi D’Amelio, is a photographer, TikToker, and former model. She has an elder sister named Dixie who is also a social media personality.
Charli D’Amelio with her family
relationships
In January 2020, she began dating fellow TikTok star and Hype House co-founder Chase Hudson. Charlie and Chase broke up in April 2020.
Charli D’Amelio with Chase Hudson
livelihood
TikTok and YouTube
On March 3, 2019, Charli D’Amelio began posting to TikTok with a lip-syncing video with her friend.
A scene from Charli D’Amelio’s first TikTok video
His first video that gained momentum was a duet with a user named ‘Move with Joey’, which was posted in July 2019.
Charli D’Amelio Duet TikTok with Move With Joy
Since then, her TikTok videos included her dancing to trending songs on the platform. In October of the same year, he began posting dance videos to ‘Renegade’, which popularized the dance on social media. In November 2019, she joined ‘The Hype House’, a TikTok collaborative content house, along with her sister Dixie.
Charli D’Amelio with other members of The Hype House
That same month, she was invited by Bebe Rexha to perform with her during the opening performance of a Jonas Brothers concert, after which she held her first meet and greet, gathering a crowd of approximately 400 people. That same year, he signed with management company Outshine Talent; His entire family is contracted with the agency. In January 2020, he signed with United Talent Agency. In May 2020, he left The Hype House. When news of the US ban on TikTok broke, she joined TikTok’s rival video-making platform Triller in September 2020. In November 2020, D’Amelio became the first person to earn 100 million followers on TikTok. In 2019, she began posting to her YouTube vlog channel; The first video he posted was of their first meet and greet. As of 2020, his YouTube channel is subscribed by over 8.5 million people.
He is also a part of his family YouTube channel ‘The D’Amelio Family’ which has over 1.2 million followers. In May 2020, she and her sister announced a podcast deal with the Ramble Podcast Network. The first episode of their podcast ‘Charlie & Dixie: 2 Chicks’ aired on October 15, 2020.
endorsement
She has appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for Sabra Hummus, a food company.
Charli D’Amelio in Sabra Hummus’ Super Bowl ad
In July 2020, Charlie and Dixie (her sister) became the faces of Hollister’s ‘Gene Lab’ campaign; He also created a TikTok dance to promote the campaign.
Charli D’Amelio and her sister in Hollister’s ‘Gene Lab’ ad
The same month, she became the brand ambassador of braces brand, Invisalign, and she and her sister also promoted Morphe Cosmetics’ makeup line ‘Morph 2’. In October 2020, they partnered with mobile banking service ‘Step’ for a promotional campaign soon after its launch.
Other work
In August 2020, she and her sister launched their nail polish collection with Orosa Beauty called ‘Coastal Craze’.
Coastal Craze by Charli and Dizzy D’Amelio
In September 2020, Charlie and her sister also designed limited edition wool sweatshirts for Hollister.
Charli D’Amelio and her sister in an advertisement for her limited edition sweatshirt
She has appeared in Jennifer Lopez and Maluma’s ‘Pa’t + Lonely’ and Baby Rexha’s ‘Baby I’m Jealous’ music videos.
They have partnered with UNICEF for their anti-bullying campaign, and Procter & Gamble (P&G) for an initiative to encourage social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic (#DistanceDanceChallenge on TikTok To create) have entered into a partnership.
Charlie and Dixie D’Amelio with UNICEF
D’Amelio released her first book, ‘Essentially Charli: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping It Real’, in December 2020.
Films and television
In April 2020, she appeared in ABC’s television special ‘The Disney Family Singalong’, in which she was cast in High School Musical’s “We’re All in This Together” alongside the film’s original cast.
Charli D’Amelio in The Disney Family Singalong (2020)
She then appeared in the television special ‘Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020’ hosted by LeBron James. In June 2020, he made his film debut as ‘Tinker’ (rat) in the British animated film ‘Stardog & Turbocat’.
Charli D’Amelio as ‘Tinker’ in Stardog and Turbocat (2020)
In an interview with Dixie in July 2020, Dixie confirmed that Industrial Media was producing a reality show featuring the D’Amelio family.
Awards and Achievements
- Dunkin’ Donuts created ‘The Charlie’, a menu-drink dedicated to him in 2020
- Fortune included D’Amelio in its annual 40 Under 40 list, making her the youngest person on the list in 2020 at the age of 16.
- First person to earn over 100 million followers on TikTok
- Fashion search engine List ranked her 8th in its annual Power Dressers list in 2020
- Fashion search engine List placed her in its Next 20 list in 2020 along with Highsnobiety
- Won the Diva Dance Competition in 2019
Charli D’Amelio wins Diva dance competition
- Won the Beyond the Stars competition
controversies
- In October 2019, she posted a video of herself doing the ‘Renegade’ dance to the K Camp song “Lottery” and was credited with popularizing the dance on social media. In February 2020, a newspaper published an article stating that the original creator of the dance was ‘Jalaiah Harmon’, a 14-year-old black girl from Fayetteville, Georgia, who allowed her dance to go viral without receiving any credit. saw. Due to this, Charlie faced criticism on the internet for not giving credit to Harmon. To defuse the situation, Charlie went to Harmon and together they made a video. Since then, Charlie has made sure to give credit to the people who created the dances he performs.
- In March 2020, blogger Perez Hilton commented on Charli’s TikTok video that her dancing was “inappropriate” for a girl her age. To which Charlie replied that she was sorry and was just having fun. Later, many of Charlie’s fans began attacking Perez on Twitter, prompting Perez to make a YouTube video talking about Charlie’s father’s January 2014 DUI charge and Charlie’s relationship with his father at that time. There was also talk of happening. Perez later also talked about Charli’s relationship with Chase Hudson. This led his fans to create a Change.org petition asking TikTok to ban him from their platform, which received over 188,000 signatures.
- In November 2020, her family posted a YouTube video featuring YouTuber and beauty guru James Charles in which the family and James Charles eat dinner prepared by private chef Aaron May. In the video, Charlie and his sister behaved rudely and made faces at the chef while he was explaining about the food. She also said that she wishes she got 100 million followers. After this, he faced heavy criticism for his behavior and lost more than a million followers on TikTok in less than a day. Later, he addressed the issue in an Instagram Live video and said,
You can hate me for what I have done, but the truth is that this is all happening because of a misunderstanding…I feel like this is not right.
Later, the chef also defended the sisters in an interview and said,
Those girls are the greatest, I love them. It was all fun and games.”
favorite things
net worth
According to Forbes, as of 2020, she is the second highest-earning TikToker with a net worth of $4 million.
Facts/General Knowledge
- She has been called the biggest star of TikTok, the queen of TikTok, the CEO of TikTok, the undisputed ruler of TikTok, the face of TikTok.
- Growing up, she participated in regional and national dance events such as the Tremaine Dance Convention and Competitions, NYC Dance Alliance, Beyond the Stars Dance Competitions, Starpower National Talent, Diva Dance Competition, Turn It Up Dance Challenge, and the Ultimate Dance Academy Dance Competition.
Charli D’Mello performing at Tremaine dance competitions
- Charlie once revealed that she suffers from an eating disorder and has also been vocal about her experience of body shaming. While campaigning for UNICEF, he shared,
Some of the most hurtful comments I read about myself online are… about my body size, my body type, which hits right home because I struggle a lot with body image, body dysmorphia, Did. [and] Bad eating habits.”
- She is also fighting against her sexual exploitation by adult men online.
- He has also openly supported the Black Lives Matter movements and posted a TikTok video condemning the killing of George Floyd during the George Floyd protests.
- He is also an active philanthropist. They donated the money they earned from ticket sales to their get-together in November 2019 to a special needs fundraiser. In April 2020, he donated $50,000 to Norwalk Hospital to help secure critical supplies for hospital staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- She also brought other TikTokers to fame; Lisa Beverly and Ellie Zeiler became popular on TikTok due to their resemblance to Charli D’Amelio.
Lisa Beverly
- She is an avid dog lover and often posts pictures with dogs on her social media accounts.
Carly D’Amelio posing with a dog
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