Meet Charli, TikTok’s newest viral teen celebrity
January 17, 2020
Most teens have probably heard of the 15-year-old TikTok starlet, Charli D’Amelio. Her popular dances and stunning appearance have gained her a rapid rise to fame. What is the cause of her quick acceleration throughout social media?
D’Amelio first began her TikTok journey in June of 2019. In July, she posted a video of her duetting another user. It was a very straight forward dance, yet it gained over 2 million views in less than 48 hours. About a month later, she reached 100,000 followers on TikTok.
“Ever since then, it’s just been growing from there,” D’Amelio told NBC News. Over the last couple months, D’Amelio has gained more followers and her videos pop up on the ForYou page frequently.
McAuliffe middle schooler Gabby Wittenberg states, “I think that Charli is famous because she’s a really good dancer and is pretty.”
It all took a turn when D’Amelio announced she was going to host a meet-and-greet in her hometown Norwalk, Connecticut. She charged $100 for a “VIP experience” which included a private meet-and-greet with D’Amelio to learn an exclusive new TikTok taught by her, and take pictures and selfies. Many of her fans thought this was outrageous and that she was charging too much while others thought she was going to keep all of the money to herself.
D’Amelio later posted a video on her YouTube channel to clear up all of the misconceptions about the meet-and-greet. She clarified that all the proceeds would be donated to The Abilis Foundation which is a charity that helps people with special needs. Tickets sold for the meet-and-greet raised approximately $7,000 and about 400 people came.
The TikTok star hit 10 million followers on TikTok on December 15, 2019 and made a video thanking all her fans. In a recent interview with MEL, she states, “I wish I could give everyone an explanation as to what happened, but I have no idea.”
Overall, fame can overcome even the youngest of teens within a short period of time. The spotlight can both guide you to a future of value and respect, but can also be dreadful and dangerous. However, behind every spark of fame is a personality that will catch the attention of audiences all around the world.

Ava Swietlikowski is 12 years old and currently a seventh grader at McAuliffe Middle School. She dances and competes in Youth American Grand Prix (the...
I enjoyed reading about this new TIkTok icon. Great job!
This is so interesting to read! Great Job Ava!
this is a great article and I love reading about charli
I love charlie she is my favorite tiktoker
still good article
i don’t like tik tok
Great article! It was very interesting to read about her!
Sorry, but I hate tiktok
yo me neither
don’t like tik tok
Great Article Ava!!!!! Keep up the good work!
I really enjoyed this article, I like that you put in so many facts! Great job!!!
P.S. I was hoping someone would do this 🙂
Awesome job Ava this was a great article!
Great job on this article Ava! It was very informative and very interesting! I love how you put all of the information together! 🙂
I really enjoyed learning more about this tiktok star. You did great on this article. Thank you!
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This was a great article!! Very interesting.
I have never heard of tiktok, but a lot of people use it to do dances, sing ,and make vines, so good job.
i liked reading ab charli i learned stuff about her that i didnt know. great writting job to.
Such a great artical, very fun to read and entertaining!!!
This was so well written and tik tok is the best haha
You’re really great at writing! Nice Job!
I enjoyed reading your article! Very well done!
Charli i really want to meet you
Charli i really want to meet you
WOW!! This virtual world is so foreign (an interesting) to me. Thanks for sharing Charli’s story. It’s good to know the facts., because I’m pretty confident someone will mention her sometime in the future. My favorite part of your article is the words of wisdom at the end. Nice work Ava Swiet. 😉