Mia Rodriguez
{{short description|Australian pop music singer-songwriter (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mia Rodriguez
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| genre = Alternative pop, dance-pop, electropop, alternative R&B
| origin =
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2019–present
| label = City Pop
Atlantic Records
| website = {{URL|miarodriguez.com.au/}}
}}
Mia Rodriguez (born 14 July 2002) is an Australian pop music singer-songwriter. She started her career posting covers and other content on TikTok before releasing original music in 2019.
Career
Rodriguez began uploading cover songs to YouTube in 2014, and she eventually amassed a large following on TikTok.{{cite news |last1=Buckley |first1=Nick |title=Mia Rodriguez, pop star interrupted: 'You're kind of just wasting away your adolescence' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/15/mia-rodriguez-pop-star-interrupted-youre-kind-of-just-wasting-away-your-adolescence |access-date=1 May 2025 |publisher=The Guardian |date=14 August 2021}} She later credited Troye Sivan with inspiring her to become a singer.{{cite news |last1=Callwood |first1=Brett |title=Mia Rodriguez Digs Troye |url=https://www.laweekly.com/mia-rodriguez-digs-troye/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |publisher=LA Weekly |date=8 March 2024}} In December 2019, she was signed with Michael Chugg's City Pop Records. Her first single, "Emotions," was the label's first release.{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8546388/mia-rodriguez-tiktok-michael-chugg-new-label-city-pop-records | title = Mia Rodriguez, TikTok Star, Signs with Michael Chugg's New Label City Pop Records | last = Brandle | first = Lars | magazine = Billboard | date = 16 December 2019 | access-date = 21 December 2020 }}
Rodriguez switched labels and signed a global deal with Atlantic Records in April 2020 alongside the release of her second single "Psycho," which had amassed 11 million streams by July of that year.{{cite news |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=Rising Indie Pop Artist Mia Rodriguez Signs With Atlantic Records: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mia-rodriguez-signs-atlantic-records-exclusive/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |publisher=Billboard |date=22 April 2021}}{{cite web |last=Fuamoli |first=Sosefina |title="I did not expect it to happen that fast": Mia Rodriguez on her success through self expression |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mia-rodriguez-interview-26251/ |website=Rolling Stone Australia |date=15 June 2021 |access-date=11 November 2021}} Her third single, "Beautiful & Bittersweet" (stylised in all-caps), was released in August 2020 alongside a lyric video. It was produced by Dave Hammer of Sydney-based duo Lime Cordiale.{{cite web | url = https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/psycho-artist-mia-rodriguez-drops-new-track-beautiful-bittersweet/ | title = 'Psycho' Artist Mia Rodriguez Drops New Track 'BEAUTIFUL & BITTERSWEET' | last = English | first = Laura | work = Music Feeds | date = 28 August 2020 | access-date = 21 December 2020 }}
Rodriguez was a presenter at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, which was held as a virtual ceremony amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web | url = https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to | title = And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To… | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 26 November 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201126005048/https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to | archive-date = 26 November 2020 | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url = https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/ash-london-and-mitch-churi-to-host-aria-pre-show-presented-by-swarovski-exclusively-on-youtube | title = Ash London and Mitch Churi to Host ARIA Pre-Show Presented by Swarovski, A YouTube Exclusive | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = 23 November 2020 | accessdate = 20 December 2020 }} She made her live debut at the Enmore Theatre supporting Lime Cordiale in March 2021.{{cite news |last1=McGregor |first1=Tait |title=Live Review: Lime Cordiale + Idris Elba + Mia Rodriguez + Budjerah – Enmore Theatre, Sydney (14.03.21) |url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/live-review-lime-cordiale-mia-rodriguez-budjerah-enmore-theatre-sydney-14-03-21/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |publisher=The Au Review |date=15 March 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Millar |first1=Jake |title=Mia Rodriguez might just be the most exciting new artist on Australian shores, and she's only just getting started |url=https://www.vogue.com.au/miss-vogue/mia-rodriguez-cover-story/image-gallery/e03c94d5b3bfeb84e4845e6679e070a6 |access-date=1 May 2025 |publisher=Vogue Australia |date=3 September 2023}}
Personal life
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.
Discography
{{Infobox artist discography|Artist=Mia Rodriguez|Studio=|Singles=10|Music videos=6|Option=|Option name=}}
= Singles =
= Videography =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:13em;" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Director(s) |
| scope="row" |"Emotion"
|2019 | rowspan="2" |Josh Harris |
|---|
| scope="row" |"Psycho"
| rowspan="2" |2020 |
| scope="row" |"Beautiful & Bittersweet"
|Macario De Souza |
| scope="row" |"Billion Dollar Bitch"
|2021 |rowspan="3" |Josh Harris |
| scope="row" |"Shut Up"
|rowspan="2" |2022 |
| scope="row" |"I Luv U" |
Awards and nominations
= J Awards =
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.
{{awards table}}
|-
| J Awards of 2020{{cite web|title = Here are your nominees for the 2020 J Awards!|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/j-awards-2020-announcement/12831878|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2 November 2020|accessdate =3 November 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/2020-j-awards-winners-2820006/ |title=Lime Cordiale take home Australian Album of the Year at the 2020 J Awards |work=NME Australia |date=19 November 2020 |accessdate=19 November 2020 |author=Triscari, Caleb}}
| Mia Rodriguez
| Unearthed Artist of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}
= Rolling Stone Australia Awards =
The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.{{cite web |url=http://www.theaureview.com/news/rolling-stone-magazine-australia-announces-3rd-annual-awards-event |title=Rolling Stone Magazine Australia announces 3rd annual awards event |work=The AU Review |date=5 December 2011 |access-date=5 March 2021 |author=Barnes, Amelia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808174029/http://www.theaureview.com/news/rolling-stone-magazine-australia-announces-3rd-annual-awards-event |archive-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2021{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rolling-stone-australia-awards-winners-2021-24404/|title=Tash Sultana, Tkay Maidza, and Tame Impala Lead Rolling Stone Australia Awards Winners|website=Rolling Stone Australia|date=31 March 2021|access-date=30 December 2021}}
| Mia Rodriguez
| Best New Artist
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}