Baby Ariel

Baby Ariel
Born Ariel Rebecca Martin
(2000-11-22) November 22, 2000
Florida, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Social media personality, vlogger, singer, model
Years active 2015–present
Website babyariel.com

Ariel Rebecca Martin (born November 22, 2000), known professionally as 'Baby Ariel', is an American singer and social media personality, known for her videos on the 15” second videos platform, TikTok, before Musical.ly.

Ariel is recognized as one of the most influential people on the Internet by Time magazine[1] and is featured on Forbes' 2017 list of top entertainment influencers.[2][3] She has been nominated for a number of awards, and won the Teen Choice Award for "Choice Muser" in 2016 and 2017.

Career

Ariel began contributing to the video social network Musical.ly in May 2015.[4] As of 2018, she has over 26 million followers on the app. Ariel has also built a following on other social media networks, including more than 9 million followers on Instagram,[5] 2.9 million subscribers on YouTube,[6] 1 million followers on Twitter,[7] and 280 thousand followers on Facebook.[8]

In 2015, Ariel launched an anti-bullying campaign called #ArielMovement, described by BlackBook as one of her most important endeavors.[9] People magazine recognized her for her support in the #HackHarassment initiative to stop Internet trolls and negativity on the Internet.[10]

Ariel signed with Creative Artists Agency in September 2016[11] and released her debut single "Aww" on December 1, 2017.[9][12][13] She released her second single "Perf" on January 17, 2018.[14]

Awards

Ariel won the Teen Choice Award for "Choice Muser" in 2016 and 2017. She was also nominated for “Breakout Creator” and “Entertainer of the Year” at the 2016 Streamy Awards. In 2017, she was nominated for "Favorite Social Media Star” at the People's Choice Awards, “Social Star Award” at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, “Muser of the Year” at the Shorty Awards, and "Favorite Influencer" at the Premios Tu Mundo.

Year Award Show Category Result Ref.
2016 Teen Choice Award Choice Muser Won [15]
Streamy Awards Breakout Creator Nominated [16]
Entertainer of the Year Nominated
2017 Teen Choice Award Choice MuserWon [17]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Social Media Star Nominated [18]
iHeartRadio Music Awards Social Star Award Nominated [19]
Shorty Awards Muser of the Year Nominated [20]
Premios Tu Mundo Favorite Influencer Nominated [21]
2018 BreakTudo Awards Debut Music Video Pending [22]

Press

In 2016, Ariel was featured on the cover of Billboard magazine alongside fellow Musical.ly personality Jacob Sartorius.[23] She has appeared on 60 Minutes[24] and Good Morning America[25] and has been cited as a top influencer by Forbes,[26][27][28] People,[29] and USA Today.[30]

Ariel was profiled in Fast Company,[31][32] Business Insider,[33] and Seventeen Magazine.[34] Other mentions include CNN,[35] Rolling Stone,[36] Huffington Post,[37] Tubefilter,[38] Paper Magazine,[39] RAW,[40] and Wonderwall.[41] She has also been featured on Gary Vaynerchuk's YouTube channel.[42]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet" Time. 26 Jun 2017.
  2. ↑ "Top Influencers of 2017: Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ariel Martin: Digital Star, Personality, Vlogger". Forbes. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Emma Bazilian (31 May 2017)."How a Florida Teen Became Queen of Gen Z's Favorite Video Platform—and a Top Brand Influencer". Adweek.
  5. ↑ "Baby Ariel (@babyariel) • Instagram photos and videos". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Baby Ariel - YouTube". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Baby Ariel (@BabyAriel) | Twitter". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "BabyAriel - Home | Facebook". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. 1 2 Ken Scrudato (1 December 2017). "Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel’s Fave Miami Hangs + Debut Single & Video 'Aww'". BlackBook.
  10. ↑ Patrick Gomez (30 June 2016). "Hannah Hart, GloZell, Baby Ariel, Joey Graceffa & More: #HackHarrasment Video". People.
  11. ↑ Natalie Jarvey (27 September 2017). "Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel Signs With CAA". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Baby Ariel | Album Discography". AllMusic.
  13. ↑ Frida Garza (1 December 2017). "Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel's Debut Song Is A Bop?". Track Record.
  14. ↑ "Baby Ariel Unveils New Single and Video For PERF". BroadwayWorld. 17 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards Winners 2016: Complete List". Variety. 31 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "6th Annual Winners & Nominees". The Streamy Awards.
  17. ↑ Rebecca Rubin and JD Knapp (13 August 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017: ‘Riverdale,’ Fifth Harmony Shut Out Competition". Variety.
  18. ↑ "People’s Choice Awards 2017: Full List Of Nominees". People's Choice Awards. 15 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Social Star Award Nominees". iHeartRadio. 3 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Muser of the Year in Social Media - Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com.
  21. ↑ "Mira 5 locuras de Baby Ariel en su Instagram y muérete de risa (VIDEO)". Telemundo (in Spanish). 25 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "BreakTudo Awards 2018: Anitta, BTS e BlackPink estão entre os mais indicados". Ligação Teen (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  23. ↑ Chris Martins (20 October 2016). "Musical.ly's Teenage Revolution: How the Trend-Setting Lip-Sync App Is Changing the Music Industry". Billboard.
  24. ↑ "The Influencers". CBS News. 23 October 2016.
  25. ↑ "‘Baby Ariel’ Talks Musical.ly, the Explosively Popular App for Teens". ABC News. 6 April 2016.
  26. ↑ Natalie Robehmed. "From Musers To Money: Inside Video App Musical.ly's Coming Of Age". Forbes.
  27. ↑ "What Is a Social Media Influencer? - The Business of Influence, Ep. 1". Forbes.
  28. ↑ "The Future Landscape of Social Media - The Business of Influence, Ep. 6". Forbes
  29. ↑ "Social Media Superstar Baby Ariel on Her Overnight Fame: ‘It Hasn’t Always Been Easy’". People. 19 January 2017.
  30. ↑ "Instagrammers are getting rich as advertisers target Gen-Z". USA Today.
  31. ↑ "Ariel "Baby Ariel" Martin: Latest News, Work, Videos, Photos on Fast Company". Fast Company.
  32. ↑ "The Social Mediators: 7 Young Social Stars Share Their Rules For Engagement". Fast Company. 17 October 2016.
  33. ↑ "This 15-year-old social media star has millions of fans who follow her crazy lip-syncing videos". Business Insider.
  34. ↑ "Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel Will Be Dropping Her Own Music". Seventeen, 12 June 2017.
  35. ↑ Sherisse Pham (16 November 2016). "How China's musical.ly cracked the code for success in the U.S.". CNNMoney.
  36. ↑ Brittany Spanos (27 February 2017). "How Teen Craze Musical.ly Got Too Big for Pop to Ignore". Rolling Stone.
  37. ↑ Juliet Schroder (1 October 2016). "Get to Know Musical.ly's Biggest Star Baby Ariel".
  38. ↑ "Baby Ariel, Joanne The Scammer Named Most Influential On The Internet By 'Time' - Tubefilter". 28 June 2017.
  39. ↑ "Musical.ly Sensation Baby Ariel on Handling Sudden Fame and Her Favorite Artist to Lip Sync". Paper, 18 July 2017.
  40. ↑ "Baby Ariel Talks New Original Music, WCW Kylie Jenner & MCM Cameron Dallas". RAW.
  41. ↑ "Meet Baby Ariel, the number one muser on video sharing social network musical.ly". 25 March 2016.
  42. ↑ Gary Vaynerchuk (12 April 2016). "The Musical.ly App with Musical.ly Celebrities | #AskGaryVee Episode 198" – via YouTube.


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