Debuting at #1 on Billboard’s latest Hot 100 chart. Amassing over 49 million views on her music videosince it premiered less than two weeks ago. And most astonishingly, going from writing One Direction fan fiction to being on texting terms with Niall Horan himself(but more on that later.)

From the look of things, 2021 is shaping up to be a phenomenal year for 17-year-old American actress and singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo and we’re excited to see what else she has in store for us. Till then, read on as we round up five things you should know about her. (Here’s a nugget: This doe-eyed wonder is of Filipino, German and Irish descent!)