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Adanna Duru appeared on both American Idol and The Voice, but it was committing to silliness that really helped the singer take off.
In her first viral TikTok, posted in 2021, the 28-year-old Nigerian American singer delivered an impressive rendition of Beyoncé’s “Halo” while embracing her mom in a sweet video that Tina Knowles herself reposted. Today, the Los Angeles–based artist is best known online for musical memes where she channels different emoji and flips hit songs to make them moresalacious or include more lyrical referencestopoop, among several other recurringbits that have pushed her to more than 3.3 million followers on Instagram and TikTok combined. The former American Idol and The Voice contestant initially built a modest internet following as a vocal coach, but after her manager encouraged her to show off her silly side, her content took a turn.
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