Charli D’Amelio is an American dancer and social media personality. She is considered the “biggest star on TikTok”.
Wiki/Biography
Charli Grace D’Amelio was born on Saturday, May 1, 2004 (age 18; as of 2022) in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Her zodiac sign is Taurus.
Charli D’Amelio Childhood Photos
She started dancing at the age of three and it took her 10 years of training before she started her career on TikTok. She attended King School but after her success on TikTok, she switched to online education. She studied dance at Just Dance Studios, a dance school in Norwalk, Connecticut.
appearance
Height: 5′ 3″
Eye Color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Family and Race
Charli D’Amelio’s father, Mark D’Amelio, is a former Republican Senate candidate in Connecticut, a clothing business owner, and a TikToker. Her mother, Heidi D’Amelio, is a photographer, TikToker, and former model. She has an older sister named Dixie, who is also a social media celebrity.
Charli D’Amelio and her family
relation
In January 2020, she began dating TikTok star and Hype House co-founder Chase Hudson. In April 2020, Charli and Chase broke up.
Charli D’Amelio and Chase Hudson
Profession
TikTok and YouTube
On March 3, 2019, Charli D’Amelio began posting a video on TikTok where she lip-synced with her friends.
A screenshot of Charli D’Amelio’s first TikTok video
Her first video to make a splash was a duet with a user called “Move With Joy,” released in July 2019.
Charli D’Amelio and Move With Joy team up for TikTok
Since then, her TikTok videos have included her dancing to popular songs on the platform. In October of the same year, she began posting dance videos to “Renegade,” which made the dance popular on social media. In November 2019, she joined TikTok’s collaborative content company “The Hype House” along with her sister Dixie.
Charli D’Amelio and other members of Hype House
That same month, she was invited by Bebe Rexha to perform with her during the opening act of a Jonas Brothers concert, after which she held her first meet and greet, which attracted approximately 400 people. That same year, she signed with management company Outshine Talent; her entire family is signed to the agency. In January 2020, she signed with United Talent Agency. In May 2020, she left The Hype House. When news broke about the ban of TikTok in the United States, she joined TikTok’s rival video production platform Triller in September 2020. In November 2020, D’Amelio became the first person to reach 100 million followers on TikTok. In 2019, she began posting on her YouTube vlog channel; the first video she posted was her first meet and greet. As of 2020, over 8.5 million people have subscribed to her YouTube channel.
She is also a member of the 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. On October 15, 2020, the first episode of their podcast “Charlie & Dixie: 2 Chix” aired.
Endorsement
She appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for food company Sabra Hummus.
Charli D’Amelio Stars in Sabra Hummus Super Bowl Commercial
In July 2020, Charli and Dixie (her sister) became the faces of Hollister’s “Jean Lab” campaign; they also created a TikTok dance to promote the campaign.
Charli D’Amelio and her sister in Hollister’s “Jean Lab” ad
That same month, she became a brand ambassador for braces brand Invisalign, and she and her sister also promoted Morphe Cosmetics’ cosmetics line “Morphe 2”. In October 2020, she partnered with mobile banking service “Step” to launch a promotional campaign shortly after Step’s launch.
Other works
In August 2020, she and her sister launched a nail polish collection called “Coastal Craze” in collaboration with Orosa Beauty.
“Coastal Craze” by Charli and Dizie D’Amelio
In September 2020, Charli and her sister also designed a limited edition fleece sweatshirt for Hollister.
Charli D’Amelio and her sister in their limited edition sweatshirt campaign
She has appeared in Jennifer Lopez and Maluma’s music videos “Pa’ Ti + Lonely” and Baby Rexha’s music video “Baby I’m Jealous”.
She’s also partnered with UNICEF on an anti-bullying campaign and with Procter & Gamble (P&G) on an initiative to encourage social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic (creating the #DistanceDance challenge on TikTok).
Charli and Dixie D’Amelio with UNICEF
In December 2020, D’Amelio published her first book, Essentially Charli: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping It Real.
Movies and TV
In April 2020, she appeared on the ABC television special Disney Family Sing-Along, performing “We’re All In This Together” from High School Musical with the film’s original cast.
Charli D’Amelio in Disney Family Singalong (2020)
She then appeared in the television special Graduating Together: America Honoring the Class of 2020 hosted by LeBron James. In June 2020, she made her debut in the British animated film Stardog and TurboCat as “Tinker” (the mouse).
Charli D’Amelio as “Tinker” in Stardog and TurboCat (2020)
In a July 2020 interview with Dixie, Dixie confirmed that Industrial Media is developing a reality show about the D’Amelio family.
Awards and Achievements
- Dunkin’ Donuts launched a drink menu themed after her in 2020, “The Charli”
- Fortune magazine named D’Amelio to its annual “40 Under 40” list, making her the youngest person to be named to the 2020 list at just 16 years old.
- The first person to reach 100 million followers on TikTok
- Fashion search engine Lyst ranked her eighth on its 2020 Power Dressers list
- Fashion search engine Lyst included her in Highsnobiety’s Next 20 list for 2020
- 2019 Diva Dance Competition Champion
Charli D’Amelio wins Diva dance competition
- Win the Beyond the Stars Contest
dispute
- In October 2019, she posted a video of herself performing the “Renegade” dance to the song “Lottery” by K Camp 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 watched her dance go viral without receiving any credit. This led to Charli facing backlash online for not giving Harmon credit. To defuse the situation, Charli approached Harmon and the two made a video together. Since then, Charli has made sure to credit those who created the dances she performs.
- In March 2020, blogger Perez Hilton commented on one of Charli’s TikTok videos, saying that her dancing was “inappropriate” for a girl her age. To this, Charli replied that she was sorry and was just having fun. Later, many of Charli’s fans began to attack Perez on Twitter, and Perez made a YouTube video talking about Charli’s father’s DUI charge in January 2014 and Charli’s time with her father at the time. Later, Perez also talked about Charli’s relationship with Chase Hudson. This led her fans to create a petition on Change.org asking TikTok to ban him from their platform, which received over 188,000 signatures.
- In November 2020, her family posted a YouTube video of the family and James Charles, a YouTuber and beauty guru, enjoying a dinner prepared by private chef Aaron May. In the video, Charli and her sister acted rudely to the chef and made faces as he described the meal. She also stated that she wished she had 100 million followers. She has since received backlash for her actions and lost more than 1 million followers on TikTok in less than a day. She later addressed the issue in an Instagram Live video and said,
You can hate me for what I did, but the reality is, it all happened because of a misunderstanding… I just don’t think it’s right.”
Later, the chef also defended the sisters in an interview, saying,
“These girls are amazing, I love them. It’s all fun.”
Favorite things
net worth
As of 2020, she is the second highest-earning TikTokers with a net worth of $4 million, according to Forbes.
Facts/Trivia
- She is called TikTok’s biggest star, TikTok’s reigning queen, TikTok’s CEO, TikTok’s undisputed ruler, and TikTok’s spokesperson.
- While growing up, she participated in regional and national dance events such as the Tremaine Dance Convention and Competition, the New York City Dance Alliance, Beyond Stars Dance Competition, Star Power National Talent Competition, Diva Dance Competition, Turn It Up Dance Challenge, and the Ultimate Dance Academy Dance Competition.
Charli D’Amelo Participates in Tremaine Dance Competition
- Charli, who has revealed she suffers from an eating disorder and has spoken publicly about her experiences with body shaming, shared in a campaign for UNICEF:
I’ve seen some of the most hurtful comments about myself online, about my size, my body shape, and it really hit home with me because I struggle with body image and body dysmorphia. [and] Bad eating habits”.
- She also took to the internet to speak out against the sexualization of her by adult men.
- She also publicly supported the Black Lives Matter movement and posted a TikTok video during the George Floyd protests condemning his murder.
- She is also an active philanthropist. She donated proceeds from ticket sales for her November 2019 meet and greet to special needs fundraisers. In April 2020, she donated $50,000 to Norwalk Hospital to help hospital workers get critical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- She’s even brought fame to other TikTokers; Lisa Beverly and Ellie Zeiler became popular on TikTok for their resemblance to Charli D’Amelio.
Lisa Beverly
- She loves dogs very much and often posts photos with them on her social media accounts.
Carli D’Amelio poses with her dog
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