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"Outer Space" (Parody of "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga): 51,000,000+ Views
Parody of "Womanizer" by Britney Spears: 42,000,000+ Views
Parody of "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry (Elderly Remix): 37,000,000+ Views
"Just A Zombie" (Parody of "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift): 34,000,000+ Views
Parody of "7 Things" by Miley Cyrus: 24,000,000+ Views
"The Snooki Song:" 23,000,000+ Views (And top of the Comedy iTunes Charts for 1 year)
About The Girl Behind The Camera
Before becoming YouTube's "VenetianPrincess," Jodie Rivera always had a passion for all aspects of the performing arts. As a child, she grew up in Massachusetts performing in numerous plays and musicals. She was also acting in feature films, such as the Disney Halloween classic, "Hocus Pocus", as well as several national commercials. At home, she started directing and acting in her own home movies, starting at the age of 8 when her Dad bought her first video camcorder.
Jodie credits the Capachione School of Performing Arts (Bridgewater, MA) for enriching her childhood with the arts. She studied voice, dance, and musical theater there from the age of 5 to 17. Also, during and after high school, she studied opera at the South Shore Conservatory of Music as well as the New England Conservatory of Music.
Volunteering as a teacher's assistant at CSPA, Jodie discovered and embraced her love of working with children. "I have a connection with kids. I think because I am such a dreamer, I'll always be a child at heart." She explains. Jodie went on to direct a modified version of the children's classic "The Secret Garden" with her own original musical score.
In 2006, Jodie discovered the then-new website, "YouTube." At that time, it had just started reaching popularity. At first, she would use the site to upload audition videos, and then eventually decided to go back to her roots and create home movies. Her videos included full-on fantasy adventures with elaborate costumes, as well as original noir period pieces. As a child, she shared her creations with an audience of 4 or 5 family members or friends. She had no idea that someday her videos would be reaching over 300 million people across the globe.
By 2007, Jodie's videos had become very popular and her subscriber base was growing. It was that year that YouTube was bought by Google and Jodie was approached to be part of a new beta program. Through this partnership, selected YouTubers would be able to generate revenue from ads placed above their videos.
At that time, Jodie was working as a college administrative assistant. Flash forward a year, and the income from her videos alone was well surpassing her pay at the college. Because of this, Jodie made the decision to leave, so she could focus on her new growing business.
2008 was the year she changed her video content into what was then a new online video genre- music video parodies. This was the perfect niche for her, as she could now produce content where she would act, write her own lyrics, AND sing. After her first parody of Miley Cyrus' "7 Things" quickly went viral with almost 20 million views, she immediately shot up the charts. With the support of her viewers, she ended up beating Disney star Miley Cyrus and becoming the #1 most subscribed female performer in the world. This is a title she has held for over 2 years.
Today, Jodie’s YouTube channel has over 1 million registered subscribers and her videos have over 360,000,000 views. One of her original music videos was the pre-installed video on all Samsung mobile phones, and she has been written about in 2 nationally published books.
One of Jodie's biggest priorities is keeping her videos fun for people of all ages. "I can't express how grateful I am to have a career that I truly love. I get to connect with people all around the world. People watch me in their offices, schools, homes, etc. I am truly blessed to have such a large platform to reach people."
As an extension of her Youtube channel, Jodie now owns a successful New Media Production company. She resides in Florida with her husband, cat and two dogs. She enjoys decorating her historic home, antiquing, and watching old movies.
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FACTS
- With over 1 million registered subscribers, The VP channel has been ranked as the longest standing #1 female on YouTube for over two years
- VP's videos have received over 360 million views.
- VP's "7 Things Guys Don't Have To Do" video was named one of the top 10 viral videos of 2008 by PC World Magazine.
- VP's "7 Things Guys Don't Have To Do" video was favorited over 160,000 times: Making it one of the most viewed videos on YouTube of all time.
- VP's "7 Things Guys Don't Have To Do" video has over 120,000 comments: Making it one of YouTube's most discussed videos of all time.
- VP's music video for her original song "Somewhere Else" is the default video on all Samsung Behold mobile phones. The phone was released in November 2008, and is sold at major retail stores including; Walmart, Target, and Best Buy.
- VP is written about in two nationally published books, and numerous highly ciculated magazines around the globe.