Who is Johnny Orlando? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Canadian Celebrities Born In January

Also Known As: Johnny Vincent Orlando

Age: 21 Years, 21 Year Old Males

Family:

father: Dale Orlando

mother: Meredith Orlando

siblings: Darian (older sister), Lauren (younger sister), Madison (older sister)

Born Country: Canada

Ancestry: Italian Canadian

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The Meteoric Rise to Stardom

Johnny Orlando started to become popular through his videos uploaded to the YouTube that started from December 2011 and by September 2016 he had more than a million subscribers. The videos that he initially uploaded were covers for 40 of the topmost pop songs which got him a fan base of thousands and thousands of young music lovers.

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In the past few years he has garnered more than 200 million views which helped him to move away from making covers to producing albums containing his original songs. He released his debut EP named ‘VXIIXI’ in December 2015 and the single ‘Let Go’ in June 2016. This single was a hit all over the world and climbed to the top rankings of the ‘iTunes’ chart for pop music. He has also appeared in the short film ‘Fading Light’ in the role of ‘Bully’ and lent his voice to a couple of TV-series such as ‘Wishenproof’ and ‘Spaced’ to the roles of ‘Oliver’ and a minicab driver respectively though they are uncredited. He was nominated for the ‘Teen Choice Award 2016’ as the ‘Choice Web Star: Music.’

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What Makes Johnny Orlando So Special

Johnny Orlando has become a YouTube sensation at a very young age which is pretty uncommon in the world of music. He has become famous and popular at this age by doing voice over songs of famous people like Nick Jonas, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Omi, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Drake and many others. Despite being very young his total net worth as of 2016 has been estimated to be more than $500,000. His accomplishments at such a young age have set him apart from other celebrities of all times.

Beyond Fame

Johnny Orlando seems to have got embroiled in a rumor that he is dating Mackenzie Ziegler of ‘Dance Moms’ fame. The rumor started when Ziegler shared a photo on Instagram, posing with a handsome boy who turned out to be Johnny. In the photo they were seen to be smiling sheepishly at each other which led to speculations that the two have started dating each other. The post gained thousands of comments in which some people commented about how good they looked together while others expressed that they disliked the post. Whatever the controversy about his love life, Johnny plans to take his career in acting and music forward and hopes to become an artist with loads of recordings in the future.

Behind The Curtains

Johnny Orlando grew up in a middle class family with his older and younger sisters. He was interested in music, sports and playing with his friends from a very young age. When he was eight years old and his older sister Darian was 13, they made a video cover of Justin Bieber’s famous song ‘Mistletoe’ and posted it on YouTube. It became an instant hit with the teenaged music lovers and kids and they wanted more covers of the same type. By the first week his cover had received more than two thousand views. This launched his music career on the YouTube and he started making more video covers with the help of his sister and soon reached celebrity status. His younger sister Lauren is also a YouTuber who does challenges and skits often with Johnny.

Johnny Orlando Bio