Mia Rodriguez
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| Born | (2002-07-14) 14 July 2002 (age 22) Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative pop, dance-pop, electropop, alternative R&B |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Labels | City Pop Atlantic Records |
| Website | miarodriguez |
Mia Rodriguez is an Australian pop music singer-songwriter.[1] She started her career posting covers and other content on TikTok, and started releasing music in 2019.[1]
Rodriguez was signed with Michael Chugg's label City Pop Records in late 2019.[2] She issued her first single, "Emotion", in December of that year, as the label's first release.[2][3] The music video had over 850,000 views on YouTube.[3] Her next single, "Psycho", was released in April 2020.[4] Its music video had over 6,000,000 views on YouTube by the end of the year.[4] She also made her live debut with a performance supporting Sydney-based duo, Lime Cordiale, in April.[5]
Her third single, "Beautiful & Bittersweet" (stylised in all-caps), was released in August 2020,[6] alongside a lyric video.[7] It was produced by Dave Hammer (Lime Cordiale).[6] Greta Brereton of NME Australia reported that the artist had 2 million subscribers on TikTok.[6] The music video was released two months later in October 2020.[8] At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, held as a virtual ceremony, the singer was a presenter.[9][10]
Rodriguez was brought up in Western Sydney. She is openly pansexual and suffered bullying in her childhood and teenage years as a result of her sexuality and eccentric personality.[11]
| Mia Rodriguez discography | |
|---|---|
| Music videos | 5 |
| Singles | 6 |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Emotion" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Psycho" | 2020 | |
| "Beautiful & Bittersweet" | ||
| "Billion Dollar Bitch" (featuring Yung Baby Tate) |
2021 | |
| "Shut Up"[12] | 2022 | |
| "Superglue" | ||
| "I Luv U" | ||
| "Ride" | 2024 |
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Emotion" | 2019 | Josh Harris |
| "Psycho" | 2020 | |
| "Beautiful & Bittersweet" | Macario De Souza | |
| "Billion Dollar Bitch" | 2021 | Josh Harris |
| "Shut Up" | 2022 | |
| "I Luv U" |
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Awards of 2020[13][14] | Mia Rodriguez | Unearthed Artist of the Year | Nominated |
The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian editionofRolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.[15]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021[16] | Mia Rodriguez | Best New Artist | Won |
