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Stars on the Rise: The Internet's Most Successful Up-and-Comers

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By Krista Wick

4:00 AM PDT, July 22, 2011

By now, most everyone is familiar with the story of Rebecca Black's YouTube smash "Friday." The tune became an overnight sensation, and as of June 2011, the music video had amassed more than 167 million views on YouTube.

Black released her sophomore effort, "My Moment," July 18 which has earned over 12 million hits at present. The young star's first album, a new five-song EP, is scheduled to drop in August.

Check out more from Rebecca, here.

 

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Rebecca Black

YouTube

By now, most everyone is familiar with the story of Rebecca Black's YouTube smash "Friday." The tune became an overnight sensation, and as of June 2011, the music video had amassed more than 167 million views on YouTube.



Black released her sophomore effort, "My Moment," July 18 which has earned over 12 million hits at present. The young star's first album, a new five-song EP, is scheduled to drop in August.



Check out more from Rebecca, here.


Greyson Chance

YouTube

Notable for his 2010 cover of Lady Gaga's hit "Paparazzi," the then 12-yr-old's video soon went viral gaining over 40 million views on YouTube. Soon after, Ellen DeGeneres signed Chance to her record label Eleveneleven.

Chance has since performed on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and "Good Morning America," and his debut album Hold On 'Til The Night will be released August 2.


You can watch Greyson's videos right here.

Justin Bieber

YouTube


Arguably the most successful artist to make the crossover from YouTube, the Canadian singer was recognized via the internet and soon signed a major record deal with Usher to become one of the world's biggest superstars at the age of fifteen. His "Baby" music video has over 500,000,000 views, making it the most viewed video in YouTube history as of June 2011.


Check out more of Justin's music right here.

MattyBRaps

YouTube
This talented 8-yr-old first gained recognition with his clever, age-appropriate parodies to songs from popular artists such as Ke$ha, Far East Movement, Katy Perry and Eminem.

Matty's channel has over 5,500,000 views, and his current video features an impressive collaboration of "Ice Ice Baby" with the one and only Vanilla Ice.

Get yourself familiar with MattyBRaps right here.

PS22 Choir

YouTube
Shooting to stardom in 2007, the New York-based PS22 Choir caught the world's attention covering a variety of Tori Amos songs. As of late, the children have taken their talents to YouTube,  raking in over 35,000,000 views on their user channel.

Although kids come and go through the years, the level of talent coming from the choir remains top notch, consistently catching the eyes of A-list fans such as Oprah, Beyonce and Lady Gaga. In 2011, the kids got the opportunity of a lifetime performing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.

The PS22 chorus was founded in 2000 by the school's music teacher, Gregg Breinberg. Browse their incredible videos here.

Maria Aragon

YouTube
In early 2011, Maria posted a cover of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" which after the attention of Lady Gaga herself (who re-tweeted the video), reached over 11 million views in the its week.

Since publishing the video, Maria has been featured in a commercial for HTC, performed on "Ellen," played for the Canadian Prime Minister  and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Will & Kate. She was also invited to play with Lady Gaga on her Monster Ball Tour concert in Toronto, for which she sat on the lap of the superstar for the duet.

As of today, Aragon's video has over thirty-three million hits. You can see more from Maria, right here.

Stars on the Rise: The Internet's Most Successful Up-and-Comers

YouTube
Nowadays, it seems like all you need is internet connection and a camera to meet your favorite celebrity, land some face time on television, or maybe even score a date with your favorite movie star.

For a select few, the internet has become a powerful tool in advancing the career of some oh-so-talented kids who may not have otherwise been given any serious consideration.

Browse our up-and-comers gallery and get yourself acquainted with the hottest young music acts of tomorrow.

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