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Baby Ariel
Ariel Martin on Sidewalks Entertainment.jpg
Martin in 2022
Born
Ariel Rebecca Martin

(2000-11-22) November 22, 2000 (age 24)
Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
  • Social media personality
  • actress
  • singer
Years active2015–present
Known for TikTok
Website babyariel.com

Ariel Rebecca Martin (born November 22, 2000), known professionally as Baby Ariel, is an American social media personality who rose to fame after posting lip-syncing videos on the defunct video sharing app Musical.ly (now TikTok). She was recognized as one of the most influential people on the Internet by Time magazine in 2017, [1] and she was featured on Forbes 2017 list of top entertainment influencers. [2] [3] She is known for her social media content, particularly her work on the social media platform TikTok, [4] and for starring as Wynter Barkowitz in the Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies 2 . She won the Teen Choice Award for "Choice Muser" in 2016 and 2017. [5]

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Career

Ariel began her career as a creator on musical.ly in 2015, downloading the app out of boredom. [6] In 2015, Ariel launched an anti-bullying campaign called #ArielMovement, described by BlackBook as one of her most important endeavors. [7] People magazine recognized her for her support in the #HackHarassment initiative to stop Internet trolls and negativity on the Internet. [8]

In 2016, Ariel was featured on the cover of Billboard magazine alongside fellow Musical.ly personality Jacob Sartorius. [9] She has appeared on 60 Minutes [10] and Good Morning America [11] and has been cited as a top influencer by Forbes , [12] [13] [14] People , [15] and USA Today . [16] Ariel signed with Creative Artists Agency in September 2016 [17] and released her debut single "Aww" on December 1, 2017. [7] [18] [19] She released her second single "Perf" on January 17, 2018. [20]

On March 30, 2018, Ariel released the song "Say It" with Daniel Skye. [21] She collaborated with EA Games for The Sims 4 , appearing as a Sim in the expansion pack The Sims 4: Get Famous , released in November 2018. [22] In late 2018, Ariel starred in Baby Doll Records, a mini-series on Brat. In 2019, she starred in Bixler High Private Eye , a Nickelodeon television film. Later that year, it was announced that she would be appearing in the Disney Channel film Zombies 2 , and would portray the role of Wynter.

Ariel was profiled in Fast Company, [23] [24] Business Insider , [25] and Seventeen Magazine . [26] Other mentions include CNN, [27] Rolling Stone , [28] Huffington Post , [29] Tubefilter, [30] Paper Magazine , [31] RAW, [32] and Wonderwall. [33]

Ariel released her debut EP “blue” on July 9, 2021.

Personal life

Martin is Jewish and was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, [34] to a Panamanian father and Cuban-Israeli mother. [35] [36] [37]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
JPN
OVS
[38]
2017"Aww"10Non-album singles
2018"Perf"—
"Say It"
(featuring Daniel Skye)		—
"Gucci on My Body"—
"8 Letters"—
2019"I Heart You"—
"Wildside"—
2020"The New Kid in Town"— Zombies 2 Soundtrack
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Albums and EPs

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Bizaardvark TiffanyEpisode: "A Killer Robot Christmas"
2018 Chicken Girls DruMain role (season 2)
Baby Doll RecordsMain role
Henry Danger PatinaEpisode: "Great Cactus Con"
2019Double DareHerselfEpisode: "Halloween Week Game 2"
2020The SubstituteEpisode: "Baby Ariel"
Disney Fam Jam Television special
Group Chat with Annie & Jayden Episode: "There's a Cockroach in My Room"
2021 Family Reunion Jinji StarrEpisode: "Remember the False Idol?"

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Bixler High Private Eye Kenzie MessinaMain cast
2020 Zombies 2 Wynter
2022 Zombies 3 Wynter
2023 Oracle JasmineCredited as Ariel Rebecca Martin
2024 Suncoast Megan Kaminski

Music videos

YearSongArtist(s)Director(s)
2017"Personal" Hrvy Ivanna Borin
2020"Cake" Loren Gray Nikko LaMere

Awards and nominations

Ariel won the Teen Choice Award for "Choice Muser" in 2016 and 2017. She was also nominated for "Breakout Creator" and "Entertainer of the Year" at the 2016 Streamy Awards. In 2017, she was nominated for "Favorite Social Media Star" at the People's Choice Awards, "Social Star Award" at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, "Muser of the Year" at the Shorty Awards, and "Favorite Influencer" at the Premios Tu Mundo.

YearAward showCategoryResultRef.
2016 Teen Choice Award Choice MuserWon [39]
Streamy Awards Breakout CreatorNominated [40]
Entertainer of the YearNominated
2017 Teen Choice Award Choice MuserWon [41]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Social Media StarNominated [42]
iHeartRadio Music Awards Social Star AwardNominated [43]
Shorty Awards Muser of the YearNominated [44]
Premios Tu Mundo Favorite InfluencerNominated [45]

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