Addison Rae

Addison Rae is an actress, dancer, and pop singer who became a social media sensation in 2019 after posting a series of dancing videos. She quickly amassed a huge fan base (nearly 80 million followers) and has gone on to become one of the highest-earning Tik Tok celebrities in the world. In 2021 she released her debut single, "Obsessed," which appeared on her 2023 EP, AR. A follow-up single, "Diet Pepsi," appeared in 2024, making the Hot 100.

Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Addison Rae Easterling began dancing competitively at the age of six. She attended Louisiana State University briefly but after joining the influential TikTok collaborative group The Hype House and seeing a huge surge in her social media viewers, elected to relocate to Los Angeles. She inked a deal with talent agency WME in 2000 and quickly parlayed her online success into a successful advertising and film career and started her own cosmetics line. In 2021 she appeared on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and released her sultry debut single, "Obsessed," which charted in five countries and served as the lead track from her Billboard-charting 2023 EP AR. Rae got another boost from her appearance on a remix of "Von Dutch" from Charli XCX's 2024 smash Brat, then released her own single, "Diet Pepsi," which reached 81 on the Hot 100 singles chart. ~ James Christopher Monger