Harry Daniels (internet personality)
{{Short description|American internet personality}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Harry Daniels
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| birth_name = Harrison Jack Daniels
| birth_place =
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|20|2024|03|28}}
| occupation = Social media personality
| years_active = 2022–present
| module = {{Infobox TikTok personality
| embed=yes
| followers = 1.5 million
| page = harry.daniels
| page_display_name = harry daniels
| likes = 164.3 million
| stats_update = August 6, 2024
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Harrison Jack Daniels{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/927395058 |title=I M HIM |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=January 28, 2025}} is an American social media personality and singer. He found success online starting in 2022 for TikTok videos of him singing poorly to celebrities, which have been described by some critics as cringeworthy and awkward.{{cite web |last1=Pointer |first1=Flisadam |title=TikToker Harry Daniels Tracked Down Dua Lipa To Sing A 'Houdini' Cover |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/dua-lipa-harry-daniels-houdini-video/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=March 17, 2024 |quote=[Daniels] then performs an innocently awkward and self-deprecating cover of Dua's single, 'Houdini,' off her forthcoming album Radical Optimism.}} He was signed to United Talent Agency in 2024.
Life and career
Daniels grew up on Long Island, New York. His mother is a stay-at-home mom while his father works as an accountant.{{cite web |last1=Demopoulos |first1=Alaina |title='I may be a troll but I'm not stupid': super-stan Harry Daniels on singing loudly at Biden, Dua Lipa and Anna Wintour for clout |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/24/harry-daniels-tiktok-singing-celebrities |website=The Guardian |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=April 24, 2024}} {{As of|2024}}, his sister, Madeline, works as his manager and camerawoman. His other sister, Sam, is a musician. He spent his early childhood on Stan Twitter, creating a Demi Lovato fan account at age nine. A video of him at age 13 arguing with a Selena Gomez fan about Zara Larsson outside of a Camila Cabello fan event went viral online.{{cite web |last1=Sandstrom |first1=Emily |title=The Celebrity Serenader Harry Daniels Is Just Trolling. Maybe. |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/the-celebrity-serenader-harry-daniels-is-just-trolling-maybe |website=Interview |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=June 17, 2024}} He later became popular on TikTok, starting his account in 2022, for videos in which he awkwardly sings off-key to celebrities, which he has described as trolling.{{cite web |last1=Atkinson |first1=Katie |title=Can He Sing for You? Harry Daniels Releases Debut Single 'I'm Him' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-daniels-debut-single-im-him-listen-1235803643/ |website=Billboard |access-date=October 21, 2024 |date=October 17, 2024}} He first did it for Sabrina Carpenter at a signing for her 2022 album Emails I Can't Send, the video of which became popular online. He then did two more videos in which he rapped and sang, respectively, to Megan Thee Stallion and Willow Smith. Since starting his account, he has sung to Margot Robbie, Timothée Chalamet, Jacob Elordi, Le Sserafim, Charli XCX, Kendall Jenner, Kelly Clarkson, Sarah Paulson, Constance Wu, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Charlie Puth, Doja Cat, Luke Hemmings, Conan Gray, PinkPantheress, Lea Michele, Ethan Cutkosky, Omar Apollo, Addison Rae, Vinnie Hacker, Jelly Roll, Chief Keef, Trippie Redd, mgk, Julia Fox, Jessica Chastain, Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, Tyga, Becky G, Reneé Rapp, Dylan Minnette, Gwen Stefani, Paris Hilton, and Dua Lipa.{{cite web |last1=Kessler |first1=Alex |title='I'm Trolling Everyone': This TikToker Has Serenaded Every A-Lister |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/harry-daniels-interview |website=British Vogue |access-date=July 31, 2024 |date=March 31, 2024}}{{cite magazine |last1=Dailey |first1=Hannah |title=Watch TikToker Harry Daniels Serenade a Confused Charlie Puth With Taylor Swift's Name-Drop |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/charlie-puth-serenaded-tiktoker-singing-taylor-swift-song-watch-1235706356/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=June 10, 2024}}{{cite magazine |last1=Dailey |first1=Hannah |title=Katy Perry Looks Stunned as TikToker Serenades Her With 'Prism' Deep Cut at Coachella |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-serenaded-harry-daniels-coachella-international-smile-1235657516/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=April 15, 2024}}{{cite web |title='Bad Singing' TikToker's Video With LE SSERAFIM Can't Escape Negative Comments |url=https://www.koreaboo.com/news/bad-singing-tiktoker-video-le-sserafim-negative-comments-harry-daniels/ |website=Koreaboo |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=April 16, 2024}}
In December 2023, he was invited by the marketing firm FanMade to sing to people, such as Ryan Seacrest, Cher, Martha Stewart, Andy Cohen, and Carpenter, backstage at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball. Daniels was again invited by FanMade to attend the 49th People's Choice Awards in February 2023, where he asked attendees, including America Ferrera, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Greenblatt, if they would rather have a "gay son or thot daughter", a question that had gone viral on TikTok and Twitter. Social media users criticized Daniels for asking the question as disrespectful.{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Chris |title=TikToker criticised for asking America Ferrera "immature and distasteful" question |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/tiktoker-criticised-for-asking-america-ferrera-immature-and-distasteful-question-3592082 |website=NME |access-date=July 31, 2024 |date=February 23, 2024}} By March 2024, he had over one million followers on TikTok.{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Can Harry Daniels Sing for You? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/harry-daniels-tiktoker-sings-off-tune-profile-1234995285/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=March 28, 2024}} In April 2024, he sang Lana Del Rey's 2012 song "National Anthem" for President Joe Biden at a Radio City Music Hall fundraiser, in a video that received over three million views.{{cite web |last1=Patrick |first1=Holly |title=TikTok star Harry Daniels serenades Joe Biden with Lana Del Rey song |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/tiktok-joe-biden-harry-daniels-b2524752.html |website=The Independent |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=April 7, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Aubrey |first1=Elizabeth |title=Internet reacts as TikTok star Harry Daniels sings Lana Del Rey's 'National Anthem' to President Joe Biden |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/internet-reacts-as-tiktok-star-harry-daniels-sings-lana-del-reys-national-anthem-to-president-joe-biden-3614374 |website=NME |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=April 7, 2024}} He signed with United Talent Agency in June 2024, by which point he had over 1.3 million followers on TikTok.{{cite web |last1=Vlessing |first1=Etan |title=Harry Daniels, TikTok Celebrity Serenader, Signs With UTA (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/harry-daniels-tiktok-celebrity-serenader-1235921975/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=June 13, 2024}} He also sang to former president Barack Obama in June 2024, and, in July 2024, he sang a rendition of Beyoncé's song "Formation" to Vice President Kamala Harris.{{cite web |last1=Dunworth |first1=Liberty |title=Watch TikTok star Harry Daniels take Kamala Harris off-guard with Beyoncé's 'Formation' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-tiktok-star-harry-daniels-take-kamala-harris-off-guard-with-beyonces-formation-3777143 |website=NME |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=July 23, 2024}} Daniels stated he planned to release music in September 2024 and released his debut single "I'm Him" in October 2024.{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Becca |title=Harry Daniels serenades A-listers and presidents — but was most nervous to sing to Hoda Kotb |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/harry-daniels-tiktok-serenades-rcna154365 |website=Today |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=May 29, 2024}}
Public image
Tomás Mier of Rolling Stone described Daniels's videos as "often-cringe, always-funny, [and] sometimes-annoying". For British Vogue, Alex Kessler wrote that Daniels "possesses a unique talent for delivering cringe-worthy serenades to stars{{nbsp}}... in the most painful yet oddly mesmerizing way". Jo Vito, for Consequence, wrote that he was "known for his videos where he puts celebrities on the spot by cringingly singing off-tune for them".{{cite web |last1=Vito |first1=Jo |title=Comedian Sings Lana Del Rey Song to Joe Biden: Watch |url=https://consequence.net/2024/04/serenade-joe-biden-lana-del-rey-watch/ |website=Consequence |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=April 6, 2024}} Alaina Demopoulos of The Guardian wrote that there was "something bleak about his outsider-y bit inevitably becoming part of the star machine" and that they felt "like SNL shorts – less gonzo fun, more fuel for PR campaigns and album release calendars". He was parodied in a Saturday Night Live sketch, in which Bowen Yang portrayed him being paid off by Billie Eilish to stop bothering her, in October 2024.{{cite web |last1=Peters |first1=Mitchell |title=Billie Eilish Gives Bowen Yang's Harry Daniels 10K to Stop Singing in 'TikTok' Sketch on 'SNL': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-snl-tiktok-harry-daniels-sketch-video-1235806414/ |website=Billboard |access-date=October 21, 2024 |date=October 20, 2024}}
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