Ariel Rebecca Martin (born November 22, 2000), known professionally as Baby Ariel, is an American

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known for her videos on the social media platform musical.ly (now known as

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). She was recognized as one of the most influential people on the Internet by ''

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'' magazine in 2017,"Meet the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet"
''Time''. June 26, 2017. and she was featured on ''

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'' 2017 list of top entertainment influencers."Top Influencers of 2017: Entertainment"
''Forbes. Retrieved December 29, 2017. Ariel is known for her social media work, particularly her work on the social media platform

, and for starring as Wynter Barkowitz in the

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''. She has over 36.1 million

followers, 10.7 million

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followers, 2.93 million

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subscribers, and 1.1 million

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followers. She won the

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for "Choice Muser" in 2016 and 2017.

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 ''

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'' as one of her most important endeavors.Ken Scrudato (December 1, 2017)
"Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel’s Fave Miami Hangs + Debut Single & Video 'Aww'"
''BlackBook''. ''

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'' magazine recognized her for her support in the #HackHarassment initiative to stop

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and negativity on the Internet. In 2016, Ariel was featured on the cover of ''

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'' magazine alongside fellow Musical.ly personality

Jacob Sartorius Rolf Jacob Sartorius (born October 2, 2002) is an American singer and internet personality who rose to fame via social media after posting lip-syncing videos on Musical.ly. In 2016, he released his debut single "Sweatshirt", which charted on the ...

.Chris Martins (October 20, 2016)
"Musical.ly's Teenage Revolution: How the Trend-Setting Lip-Sync App Is Changing the Music Industry"
''Billboard''. She has appeared on ''

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''"The Influencers"
''CBS News''. October 23, 2016. and ''

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''" 'Baby Ariel' Talks Musical.ly, the Explosively Popular App for Teens"
''ABC News''. April 6, 2016. and has been cited as a top influencer by ''

'', ''

'', and ''

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''. Ariel signed with

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in September 2016Natalie Jarvey (September 27, 2017)
"Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel Signs With CAA"
''Billboard''. and released her debut single "Aww" on December 1, 2017.Frida Garza (December 1, 2017)
"Musical.ly Star Baby Ariel's Debut Song Is A Bop?"
. ''Track Record''. She released her second single "Perf" on January 17, 2018. On March 30, 2018, Ariel released the song "Say It" with Daniel Skye. She collaborated with

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for ''

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'', appearing as a Sim in the expansion pack '' The Sims 4: Get Famous'', released in November 2018. In late 2018, Ariel starred in ''Baby Doll Records'', a mini-series on

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. In 2019, she starred in ''

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'', a

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television film. Later that year, it was announced that she would be appearing in the Disney Channel film ''

'', and would portray the role of Wynter. Ariel was profiled in ''

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,'' ''

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'', and '' Seventeen Magazine''. Other mentions include

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, ''

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'', ''

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'', Tubefilter, ''

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'', RAW, and Wonderwall. Ariel released her debut EP “blue” on July 9, 2021.

Personal life

Martin is Jewish and was born in

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, to a Panamanian father and Cuban-Israeli mother.

Discography

Singles

blue EP

Filmography

Television Film

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Ariel won the

for "Choice Muser" in 2016 and 2017. She was also nominated for "Breakout Creator" and "Entertainer of the Year" at the 2016

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. In 2017, she was nominated for "Favorite Social Media Star" at the

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, "Social Star Award" at the

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, "Muser of the Year" at the

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, and "Favorite Influencer" at the

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References

External links

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