10 celebrities who used social media to launch their careers

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber was discovered on his YouTube channel.
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  • Before there was social media, lots of actors and artists moved to Hollywood to become their large break.
  • Today, social media has completely changed the game and has allowed "regular" people to gain fame essentially from the comfort of their bedroom.
  • From Halsey to Justin Bieber to Kate Upton, each has used social media in their favor to get to where they are today.
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Social media has the power to alter our lives. Information technology allows us to easily connect with friends and family too as share our lives on a global scale. And for some, information technology has opened the door for fame.

With YouTube stars similar Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes getting their large breaks online, more than and more celebrities are using social media as a platform to share their talent and become discovered. Hither'southward a list of 10 stars who got their kickoff on social media.

Halsey'due south life changed dramatically in simply one night later on she posted her vocal "Ghost" to SoundCloud.

Halsey released "Ghost" on Soundcloud in 2014.
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Subsequently making a music industry connexion at a Holiday Inn party, Halsey was able to get access to a studio to record her first song — "Ghost." She posted information technology to her SoundCloud account once it was finished. Within an 60 minutes, she said she logged onto her Twitter account merely to find her account was blowing up. The next morning she had multiple record labels begging to sign her, according to Rolling Stone.

Since then, Halsey'due south music career has also blown upwardly. She has earned her way onto the Billboard Hot 100 and the US Billboard 200 multiple times. In 2018, she reached the number-ane spot with her unmarried "Without Me."

She'due south set to release her tertiary studio album titled "Manic" in January 2020. The creative person gave fans a sneak peak of her new album by releasing its start single "Clementine" on her birthday in September.

Shawn Mendes made vi-second embrace videos that earned him a huge following on Vine.

Mendes had 300,000 followers on Vine.
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Shawn Mendes started making six-2d videos on Vine of encompass songs. Although six seconds is non a long time to show off your chops, Mendes figured out how to make it piece of work for him, and his number of followers soon skyrocketed.

By the time he had 300,000 followers, multiple record labels were reaching out to the so fifteen-year-old including Island Records, Atlantic Records, Sony Records, and Warner Bros, according to Billboard.Mendes has gone on to release three studio albums and performed at  the Grammy Awards this year . He likewise performed at this twelvemonth's VMAs with his electric current girlfriend Camila Cabello.

Kate Upton'south YouTube video of her doing the Dougie launched her modeling career.

Upton was signed to a modeling deal when she was 16.
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Similar to Bo Burnham's success story, supermodel Kate Upton garnered attending cheers to a viral YouTube video of her dancing at a Los Angeles Clippers basketball game. She received over iii meg views on YouTube and over 150,000 new Twitter followers.

After posting another trip the light fantastic toe video to YouTube, she racked up more views and started to create a buzz for herself. She soon was signed to Aristocracy agency, co-ordinate to Mirror United kingdom.

Alessia Cara's singing career on YouTube led to her Grammy win.

Cara first posted on YouTube.
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Grammy-winning creative person Alessia Cara first started covering songs by vocalists such as Amy Winehouse and Jessie J on Facebook, but soon transitioned into making YouTube videos. Cara was discovered at age 16 through her YouTube channel and was eventually signed by Def Jam.

Her hit and debut unmarried "Here" has sold over iii million copies , and made information technology into the pinnacle five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Charlie Puth's version of "Someone Like You" helped him land his first record deal with Ellen Degeneres' record label.

Puth was signed in 2011.
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After earning some well-deserved attention for his YouTube comprehend of Adele'south "Someone Like You lot," Charlie Puth was signed to Ellen DeGeneres' record label in 2011. Simply his bigger break came when his publisher continued him with DJ Frank E, who producers for artists like Flo Rida and Madonna. The two quickly worked together to write a tribute song for the late Paul Walker, which became the huge striking single "Meet You Again."

Puth is now signed with Atlantic Records.

The Weeknd gained attention for his mysterious YouTube video releases and unique sound.

The Weeknd had a YouTube aqueduct under the name "xoxxxoooxo."
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Subsequently mysteriously releasing three songs to YouTube under the username "xoxxxoooxo," Abel Tesfaye, at present known as the Weeknd, quickly drew interest. His smooth voice forth with the mystery surrounding his YouTube aqueduct defenseless the attending of Drake among many others, and the rest is history.

The Weeknd has had an on-again-off-over again relationship with supermodel Bella Hadid, and was recently spotted leaving her New York City birthday political party in early on Oct.

Tori Kelly was discovered on YouTube past Justin Bieber's producer.

Kelly released music on MySpace and YouTube.
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Struggling to launch her music career for more than 10 years, Kelly took to social media with covers and original songs on MySpace and YouTube. She fifty-fifty auditioned for the ninth season of "American Idol" but didn't make the top 24 round. Her big break came in 2013 when Scooter Braun discovered her singing on YouTube and attended ane of her shows.

The Grammy-nominated creative person has gone on to release three studio albums and volition soon be touring in support of her newest album "Inspired by True Events."

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