Charli D’Amelio Biography
Charli D’Amelio is a dancer and social media personality from the United States. She was a competitive dancer for over ten years before embarking on her social media career in 2019 when she began actively posting content on the video-sharing platform TikTok, where she began posting dance videos to trending songs. Other TikTok influencers include; LilHuddy, James Charles, JoJo Siwa, Jacob Sartorius, Marzia Kjellberg, Zach King.
Charli D’Amelio Age
D’Amelio is 17 years old as of 2021. She was born Charli Grace D’Amelio on 1 May 2004 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States.
Charli D’Amelio Height and Weight
D’Amelio stands at a height of 5 Feet and 3 Inches(1.7 m) and weighs 54 Kg.
Charli D’Amelio Family
D’Amelio is the daughter of Heidi D’Amelio, a photographer and former model, and Marc D’Amelio, a business owner and former Republican Connecticut Senate candidate. She has an older sister, Dixie, who is also a social media influencer.
Charli D’Amelio Education
She began dancing when she was three years old and was a trained competitive dancer for over ten years before beginning her TikTok career in 2019. She previously attended the private King School in Stamford, Connecticut, but began attending school almost immediately after her TikTok success.
Charli D’Amelio Girlfriend
From February to April 2020, D’Amelio dated singer, Lil Huddy. Then, in December 2021, it was revealed that they had reconciled.
Charli D’Amelio Show
D’Amelio co-starred in the Hulu docuseries The D’Amelio Show, which premiered in September 2021. She will co-star in the Snap Original reality show Charli vs. Dixie with her sister.
Charli D’Amelio Net Worth
D’Amelio has an estimated net worth of $20 Million.
Charli D’Amelio TikTok
D’Amelio debuted on TikTok in May 2019 with a lip syncing video with a friend. Her first popular video, a side-by-side with user Move With Joy, was posted in July 2019. Her content has primarily consisted of videos of her dancing to popular songs on the platform since then. In October 2019, she gained more attention for her videos in which she performed the “Renegade” dance to the K Camp song “Lottery.” She was later credited with popularizing the dance on social media while also being falsely credited with creating it, and TikTok users referred to her as the “CEO of Renegade.”
Following a New York Times profile of dancer Jalaiah Harmon revealing her as the original creator of the dance, D’Amelio received online backlash for failing to credit Harmon, and she began regularly crediting the creators of the dances she performed. In November 2019, she and her sister, Dixie, joined the collaborative TikTok content house The Hype House.
Former Sony Music executive Barbara Jones signed D’Amelio to her management company, Outshine Talent, in late 2019, and she and the rest of her family signed with United Talent Agency in January 2020. Bebe Rexha invited D’Amelio to perform with her at the opening show for the Jonas Brothers in November 2019. That same month, she began posting on her self-titled YouTube vlog channel.
D’Amelio, along with other celebrities, appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for Sabra Hummus in February 2020. She and her sister collaborated with UNICEF for an anti-bullying campaign in March 2020, and she also appeared in the Nickelodeon television special #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall, hosted by Kristen Bell. That same month, she collaborated with Procter & Gamble to launch the #DistanceDance challenge campaign on TikTok, with the goal of encouraging social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was lauded by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. She was nominated for a Streamy Award for Social Good Campaign for her involvement in the campaign.
She also surpassed American social media personality Loren Gray to become the most-followed TikTok user, and the first TikTok user to reach 50 million followers. In April 2020, D’Amelio performed “We’re All In This Together” from High School Musical in the ABC television special The Disney Family Singalong. D’Amelio and her sister announced a podcast deal with Ramble Podcast Network in May 2020, and both were featured in the television special Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, hosted by LeBron James. She also left the Hype House that month.
D’Amelio made her feature film debut as Tinker in the June 2020 release of the 2019 animated children’s film StarDog and TurboCat in the United States. The following month, she and her sister collaborated with Morphe Cosmetics to launch Morphe 2, a makeup line. In August 2020, Charli and Dixie will release a nail polish collection called Coastal Craze in collaboration with Orosa Beauty.
In September 2020, Dunkin’ Donuts will release “The Charli,” a limited-time menu drink dedicated to D’Amelio and based on her “go-to” order. D’Amelio and her sister also created limited-edition fleece sweatshirts for Hollister, which will be available in September 2020. Later that month, in the midst of a potential TikTok ban in the United States, she joined Triller, a competitor platform to TikTok.
She also appeared in the music video for Jennifer Lopez and Maluma’s singles “Pa’ Ti + Lonely.” D’Amelio set a Guinness World Record in 2021 for having the most TikTok followers in the same month. In October 2020, D’Amelio appeared in the music video for Bebe Rexha’s single “Baby I’m Jealous.” Later that month, she was nominated for three Streamy Awards, including Creator of the Year. D’Amelio became the first person on TikTok to reach 100 million followers in November 2020. At the 46th People’s Choice Awards, she was nominated for Social Star. D’Amelio’s first book, Essentially Charli: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping It Real, will be released in December 2020.
She also appeared in an episode of the Facebook Messenger series Here for It With Avani Gregg and won the Breakout Creator award at the 10th Streamy Awards. In April 2021, she appeared in the music video for Lil Huddy’s song “America’s Sweetheart.” D’Amelio and her sister co-created and became the face of Hollister’s Social Tourist apparel brand in May 2021, and collaborated with Simmons Bedding Company to design and release the Charlie & Dixie x Simmons Mattress.
D’Amelio co-starred in the Hulu docuseries The D’Amelio Show, which premiered in September 2021. She will co-star in the Snap Original reality show Charli vs. Dixie with her sister. The #HereForCharli hashtag was created on February 2, 2021, for musician Charli XCX, after her friend and fellow collaborator SOPHIE died in a car accident. D’Amelio misinterpreted the hashtag as something dedicated to her and thanking her fans for their kind words. D’Amelio has since deleted the tweet after discovering the purpose of the hashtag.