Jacob Sartorius Biography

Rolf Jacob Sartorius (born October 2, 2002) is an American singer and internet personality, who rose to fame via social media from posting lip-syncing videos on musical.ly. In 2016, he released his debut single "Sweatshirt", which reached the Hot 100 charts in the United States and Canada. Jacob Sartorius was the 9th most searched musical artist of 2016.

On January 20, 2017, Sartorius released his debut extended play The Last Text which included eight songs. The EP charted in the albums charts in the United States, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland and Australia. His debut concert tour The Last Text World Tour took place the same year. Sartorius was unable to match this success with his follow-up effort, Left Me Hangin', which subsequently failed to make any chart appearance on any international albums chart.

Early life

Sartorius was born in Oklahoma. Shortly after his birth, he was adopted and moved to Virginia because his birth parents were unable to take care of him. He was raised in Reston, Virginia by his adoptive parents. At age 7, Sartorius began acting in musicals, where he discovered his love for performing but caused people to bully him.

In 2014, Sartorius uploaded his first online video to Vine at 11 years old. The video, which was a message about anti-bullying, went viral and began his fame on social media. After regularly posting videos to Vine, Sartorius became mildly popular on the app. Later that year, Sartorius joined Musical.ly where his online fame took off. His lip-syncing videos on the app became very popular and led him to become one of the app's top stars with over 14 million followers.

Sartorius' newfound fame worsened the bullying at school. In 2016, Sartorius admitted he had to switch schools three different times in 2015 due to getting "verbally attacked, pushed, and teased" by classmates. Social media offered him an escape from bullying, with Sartorius stating: "Before Musical.ly, I wasn"?t the most outgoing. The app helped me goof off. It"?s like no one is watching besides the camera."

Career

After rising to fame via social media, Sartorius signed to an independent record label and released his debut single "Sweatshirt" on May 3, 2016. The song peaked at No. 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 81 on the Canadian Hot 100. Sartorius performed the song for the first time in Baltimore on May 7 during the Magcon tour, a tour where fans can meet and interact with Internet personalities and see them perform. Around that time, Business Insider predicted Sartorius "could be the next Justin Bieber".

After the tour, Sartorius released two more singles, "Hit or Miss" and "All My Friends". With "Hit or Miss" debuting at No. 72 in the United States, it is his highest charting single to date. In 2016, Sartorius undertook the All My Friends Tour, a solo mini-tour where he performed in 6 cities.</ref>}} Three months later, Sartorius announced The Last Text World Tour where he will perform in 7 countries in 2017 in support of his debut extended play The Last Text.

Sartorius released his first Christmas song, "Cozy"? on December 1, 2017.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US	CAN	NZ	IRL	AUS	SCO
The Last Text EP	Released: January 20, 2017 Label: T3 Music Group Format: Digital download	32	33	4	61	49	54
Left Me Hangin	Released: October 6, 2017 Label: RCA Records (Sony Music) Format: Digital download	-	-	-	-	-	-

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		US	CAN
"Sweatshirt"	2016	90	81	The Last Text EP
"Hit or Miss"		72	76
"All My Friends"		"?	"?
"Last Text"		"?	"?
"Bingo"	2017	"?	"?
"Hit Me Back" (featuring Blackbear)		"?	"?	Left Me Hangin'
"Skateboard"		"?	"?
"Cozy"		"?	"?	Non-album single
""?" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2016	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Muser	Himself	rowspan="6"
2017	iHeart Radio Music Awards	Social Star Award
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Viral Music Artist
	Radio Disney Music Awards	Favorite Social Media Star
	Shorty Awards	Muser of the Year
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Muser

Tours

• All My Friends Tour (2016)
• The Last Text World Tour (2017)
• The Left Me Hangin' Tour (2017)
• Night & Day Tour (opening act for The Vamps) (2018)