Baby Ariel Explained

Baby Ariel
Birth Name:Ariel Rebecca Martin
Birth Date:22 November 2000
Birth Place:Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.
Years Active:2015–present
Known For:TikTok

Ariel Rebecca Martin (born November 22, 2000), known professionally as Baby Ariel, is an American social media personality who rose to fame after posting lip-syncing videos on the defunct video sharing app Musical.ly (now known as TikTok). She was recognized as one of the most influential people on the Internet by Time magazine in 2017,[1] and she was featured on Forbes 2017 list of top entertainment influencers.[2] [3]

Ariel is known for her social media content, particularly her work on the social media platform TikTok,[4] and for starring as Wynter Barkowitz in the Disney Channel Original Movie movie Zombies 2. She has over 36.1 million TikTok followers,[5] 10.7 million Instagram followers,[6] 2.93 million YouTube subscribers,[7] and 1.1 million Twitter followers.[8] She won the Teen Choice Award for "Choice Muser" in 2016 and 2017.[9]

Career

Ariel began her career as a creator on musical.ly in 2015, downloading the app out of boredom. In 2015, Ariel launched an anti-bullying campaign called #ArielMovement, described by BlackBook as one of her most important endeavors.[10] People magazine recognized her for her support in the #HackHarassment initiative to stop Internet trolls and negativity on the Internet.[11]

In 2016, Ariel was featured on the cover of Billboard magazine alongside fellow Musical.ly personality Jacob Sartorius.[12] She has appeared on 60 Minutes[13] and Good Morning America[14] and has been cited as a top influencer by Forbes,[15] [16] [17] People,[18] and USA Today.[19] Ariel signed with Creative Artists Agency in September 2016[20] and released her debut single "Aww" on December 1, 2017.[21] [22] She released her second single "Perf" on January 17, 2018.[23]

On March 30, 2018, Ariel released the song "Say It" with Daniel Skye.[24] She collaborated with EA Games for The Sims 4, appearing as a Sim in the expansion pack , released in November 2018.[25] In late 2018, Ariel starred in Baby Doll Records, a mini-series on Brat. In 2019, she starred in Bixler High Private Eye, a Nickelodeon television film. Later that year, it was announced that she would be appearing in the Disney Channel film Zombies 2, and would portray the role of Wynter.

Ariel was profiled in Fast Company,[26] [27] Business Insider,[28] and Seventeen Magazine.[29] Other mentions include CNN,[30] Rolling Stone,[31] Huffington Post,[32] Tubefilter,[33] Paper Magazine,[34] RAW,[35] and Wonderwall.[36]

Ariel released her debut EP “blue” on July 9, 2021.

Personal life

Martin is Jewish and was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida,[37] to a Panamanian father and Cuban-Israeli mother.[38] [39] [40]

Discography

Singles

Year! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"
TitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
JPN
OVS
[41]
2017"Aww"10rowspan="7"
2018"Perf"—
"Say It"
—
"Gucci on My Body"—
"8 Letters"—
2019"I Heart You"—
"Wildside"—
2020"The New Kid in Town"—Zombies 2 Soundtrack
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Albums and EPs

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017BizaardvarkTiffanyEpisode: "A Killer Robot Christmas"
2018Chicken GirlsDruMain role (season 2)
Baby Doll RecordsMain role
Henry DangerPatinaEpisode: "Great Cactus Con"
2019Double DareHerselfEpisode: "Halloween Week Game 2"
2020The SubstituteEpisode: "Baby Ariel"
Disney Fam JamTelevision special
Group Chat with Annie & Jayden Episode: "There's a Cockroach in My Room"
2021Family ReunionJinji StarrEpisode: "Remember the False Idol?"
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Bixler High Private EyeKenzie MessinaMain cast
2020Zombies 2WynterMain cast
2022Zombies 3WynterMain cast
2023OracleJasmineCredited as Ariel Rebecca Martin
2024SuncoastMegan Kaminski

Music videos

YearSongArtist(s)Director(s)
2017"Personal"HrvyIvanna Borin
2020"Cake"Loren GrayNikko LaMere

Awards and nominations

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.

YearAward showCategoryResult
2016Teen Choice AwardChoice Muser[42]
Streamy AwardsBreakout Creator[43]
Entertainer of the Year
2017Teen Choice AwardChoice Muser [44]
People's Choice AwardsFavorite Social Media Star[45]
iHeartRadio Music AwardsSocial Star Award[46]
Shorty AwardsMuser of the Year[47]
Premios Tu MundoFavorite Influencer[48]

Notes and References

  1. http://time.com/4815217/most-influential-people-internet/ "Meet the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet"
  2. https://www.forbes.com/top-influencers/2017/entertainment/#79f8b26e3ec6 "Top Influencers of 2017: Entertainment"
  3. https://www.forbes.com/profile/ariel-martin/ "Ariel Martin: Digital Star, Personality, Vlogger"
  4. Web site: Babyariel TikTok Stats and Analytics Summary Profile. live. 2021-06-02. Social Media Marketing & Management Dashboard. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214551/https://insiflow.com/tiktok/user/babyariel . June 2, 2021 .
  5. Web site: BabyAriel on TikTok. 2020-04-14. TikTok. en.
  6. Web site: baby (@babyariel) • Instagram photos and videos. 2020-04-14. www.instagram.com. en.
  7. Web site: Baby Ariel. 2020-04-14. YouTube. en.
  8. Web site: baby (@BabyAriel) Twitter. 2020-04-14. twitter.com. en.
  9. News: August 13 . Breanne L. Heldman . Teen Choice Awards 2017: 'Riverdale,' 'Wonder Woman' Among Big Winners . 24 April 2023 . EW.com . en.
  10. Ken Scrudato (December 1, 2017). "Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel's Fave Miami Hangs + Debut Single & Video 'Aww'". BlackBook.
  11. Patrick Gomez (June 30, 2016)."Hannah Hart, GloZell, Baby Ariel, Joey Graceffa & More: #HackHarassment Video". People.
  12. Chris Martins (October 20, 2016). "Musical.ly's Teenage Revolution: How the Trend-Setting Lip-Sync App Is Changing the Music Industry". Billboard.
  13. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-kim-kardashian-logan-paul-social-media-influencers/ "The Influencers"
  14. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/baby-ariel-talks-musically-explosively-popular-app-teens/story?id=38178520 " 'Baby Ariel' Talks Musical.ly, the Explosively Popular App for Teens"
  15. Natalie Robehmed. "From Musers To Money: Inside Video App Musical.ly's Coming Of Age". Forbes.
  16. https://www.forbes.com/video/5392564088001/ "What Is a Social Media Influencer? - The Business of Influence, Ep. 1"
  17. https://www.forbes.com/video/5434740947001 "The Future Landscape of Social Media - The Business of Influence, Ep. 6"
  18. http://people.com/social-media-stars/baby-ariel-overnight-fame-social-media-superstar/ "Social Media Superstar Baby Ariel on Her Overnight Fame: 'It Hasn't Always Been Easy' "
  19. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/06/21/instagrammers-getting-rich-advertisers-target-gen-z/103028664/ "Instagrammers are getting rich as advertisers target Gen-Z"
  20. Natalie Jarvey (September 27, 2017). "Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel Signs With CAA". Billboard.
  21. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/baby-ariel-mn0003690861/discography "Baby Ariel | Album Discography"
  22. Frida Garza (December 1, 2017). "Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel's Debut Song Is A Bop?" . Track Record.
  23. https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Baby-Ariel-Unveils-New-Single-and-Video-For-PERF-20180117 "Baby Ariel Unveils New Single and Video For PERF"
  24. Web site: Daniel Skye and Baby Ariel release "Say It". March 30, 2018. RCA Records. July 18, 2019.
  25. Web site: Jackson . Gita . New Sims Expansion Adds A Grim New Job: 'Influencer' . Kotaku . October 9, 2018 . February 22, 2019.
  26. https://www.fastcompany.com/person/ariel-baby-ariel-martin "Ariel "Baby Ariel" Martin: Latest News, Work, Videos, Photos on Fast Company"
  27. https://www.fastcompany.com/3064054/the-social-mediators-7-young-social-stars-share-their-rules-for-engag "The Social Mediators: 7 Young Social Stars Share Their Rules For Engagement"
  28. http://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-baby-ariel-2016-6 "This 15-year-old social media star has millions of fans who follow her crazy lip-syncing videos"
  29. http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/news/a47943/baby-ariel-has-already-recorded-two-songs/ "Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel Will Be Dropping Her Own Music"
  30. Sherisse Pham (November 16, 2016). "How China's musical.ly cracked the code for success in the U.S.". CNNMoney.
  31. Brittany Spanos (February 27, 2017). "How Teen Craze Musical.ly Got Too Big for Pop to Ignore" . Rolling Stone.
  32. Juliet Schroder (October 1, 2016). "Get to Know Musical.ly's Biggest Star Baby Ariel".
  33. http://www.tubefilter.com/2017/06/28/baby-ariel-joanne-the-scammer-time-magazine-influential-internet/?mc_cid=45377d7a20&mc_eid=8a9d9c35d7 "Baby Ariel, Joanne The Scammer Named Most Influential On The Internet By 'Time' - Tubefilter"
  34. http://www.papermag.com/musical-ly-star-baby-ariel-on-handling-sudden-fame-and-her-favorite-ar-2461469565.html "Musical.ly Sensation Baby Ariel on Handling Sudden Fame and Her Favorite Artist to Lip Sync"
  35. http://rawpages.com/2017/08/baby-ariel-interview/ "Baby Ariel Talks New Original Music, WCW Kylie Jenner & MCM Cameron Dallas"
  36. http://www.wonderwall.com/celebrity/social-media/meet-baby-ariel-the-number-one-muser-on-musically-1913702.article "Meet Baby Ariel, the number one muser on video sharing social network musical.ly"
  37. Book: Martin . Ariel . Dreaming Out Loud . October 9, 2018 . HarperCollins . New York City, New York . 978-0062857491 . 1 . 1 . 7 June 2020.
  38. Web site: Disney star and influencer 'Baby' Ariel Martin talks to us about 'Zombies 2' and what Selena Gomez taught her . April 9, 2020 . April 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200401174037/https://us.hola.com/celebrities/20200314fljxfyeeif/baby-ariel-disney-zombies-selena-gomez-interview?viewas=amp . dead .
  39. Web site: Vlogmas Even Though I'm Jewish. . December 7, 2018 .
  40. Web site: VLOGMAS EVEN THOUGH I'M JEWISH. Baby Ariel. 7 December 2018. YouTube. 15 April 2020.
  41. Japan Billboard Hot Overseas . . Japanese . August 12, 2020 . August 12, 2020.
  42. https://variety.com/2016/film/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2016-batman-justin-bieber-selena-gomez-pretty-little-liars-deadpool-1201827393/ "Teen Choice Awards Winners 2016: Complete List"
  43. https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/6th-annual-nominees/ "6th Annual Winners & Nominees"
  44. Rebecca Rubin and JD Knapp (August 13, 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017: 'Riverdale,' Fifth Harmony Shut Out Competition". Variety.
  45. http://peopleschoice.com/2016/11/15/peoples-choice-awards-2017-full-list-of-nominees/ "People's Choice Awards 2017: Full List Of Nominees"
  46. https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-01-03-2017-iheartradio-music-awards-social-star-award-nominees/ "2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Social Star Award Nominees"
  47. http://shortyawards.com/category/9th/muser "Muser of the Year in Social Media - Shorty Awards"
  48. Web site: Mira 5 locuras de Baby Ariel en su Instagram y muérete de risa (VIDEO) . Telemundo . July 25, 2017 . es.

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