Annie LeBlanc

Julianna Grace "Annie" LeBlanc (/ləˈblɒŋk/; born December 5, 2004) is an American YouTuber, actress, singer, and former gymnast. In December 2018, Business Insider called her one of the "most famous teens in the world."[1] She has been featured in online videos since she was four years old and has an extensive online following. She stars as Rhyme in the family drama Chicken Girls on Brat on YouTube, starred in the YouTube Brat show A Girl Named Jo playing the part of Jo Chambers, and also played Rhyme in Chicken Girls: The Movie. She has starred on the Bratayley family vlog from 2010 to 2019 and the YouTube Red Originals series We Are Savvy from 2016 to 2018.

For the Canadian athlete, see Annie LeBlanc (athlete).

Annie LeBlanc
Personal information
BornJulianna Grace LeBlanc
(2004-12-05) December 5, 2004
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • YouTuber
  • actress
  • singer
Websitebratayley.com/annie
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
Subscribers3.93 million
(July 17, 2020)
Total views479 million
(June 22, 2020)
NetworkBrat (current)
Maker Studios Inc. (former)
Associated acts
  • Bratayley
100,000 subscribers 2012
1,000,000 subscribers 2015
10,000,000 subscribers
50,000,000 subscribers
Musical career
Genres
Years active2017–present

Early and personal life

Annie LeBlanc was born to parents Billy and Katie while her father was stationed at Fort Gordon, Georgia.[2] She has two siblings, a younger sister Hayley Noelle, and an older brother Caleb Logan (July 13, 2002 – October 1, 2015). In 2015, Caleb died from a heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at the age of 13.[3] LeBlanc started taking gymnastics classes when she was 2 years old, and her family started posting videos of her online when she was three. She became famous as one of the three siblings featured on the family vlog YouTube channel Bratayley. She trained as a gymnast until August 2017. She became popular on the app musical.ly under the name presshandstands7 but later changed it to annieleblanc, earning over 13 million fans. Annie stars on the Brat web series Chicken Girls, A Girl Named Jo, We Are Savvy' and ‘Sunnyside Up’.

The LeBlancs previously lived in Severna Park, Maryland but then moved to Los Angeles, California so that Annie would be able to start acting and doing music.

Career

LeBlanc was originally known for her gymnastic videos.[4][5] Her gymnastic meets and tutorials started being published in 2008 on her YouTube channel, formerly known as Acroanna, when she was 3 years old. The channel's name was changed to Annie Leblanc in 2017, and now features music videos of Leblanc.

LeBlanc is one of the stars of a daily vlog on the YouTube channel "Bratayley" (7.3M+ subscribers). The vlog, which was initially just for relatives and started being filmed when LeBlanc was six, follows the lives of the LeBlanc family.[6] The stars include parents Billy and Katie with their two daughters Annie and Hayley. The name "Bratayley" was initially a nickname for Hayley, combining the word "brat" and the name "Hayley."[6]

LeBlanc had begun to receive attention for her music on her TikTok handle @annieleblanc.[7] In April 2018, she won the Shorty Award for "Muser of the Year".[8][9][10]

After it was speculated that LeBlanc was dating fellow social media star Hayden Summerall in 2017, the alleged couple was dubbed "Hannie" by fans, who created elaborate fan-fiction with complex storylines about their high school relationship, and photoshopped thousands of pictures that appear to show the two together.[11] LeBlanc and Summerall collaborated on a YouTube cover of "Little Do You Know" by Alex & Sierra, which went viral.[11] After Brat media founder Rob Fishman learned of the "Hannie" phenomenon, he cast LeBlanc and Summerall into an upcoming show, and their faux relationship was written into the storyline.[11]

LeBlanc and Summerall's cover appeared at position 48 on the Emerging Artists Billboard Chart.[12] On September 9, 2017, LeBlanc's cover of the song "Fly" by Maddie & Tae peaked at 34 on the Billboard Charts in "Country" songs.[13][14] In November 2017, LeBlanc released her first original single, "Ordinary Girl."[15][16] In December 2017, teen fan magazine Tiger Beat announced that LeBlanc would be going on her first U.S. tour in early 2018.[17] In February 2018, LeBlanc released a single, "Little Things."[18] In early May 2018, LeBlanc released a new pop country compilation album on iTunes called, "Lollipop", with music label Heard Well.[19] The curated collection also includes two songs by LeBlanc, "Somebody's Heart" and "Photograph."[19] She then released her new single "Picture This" in early June with social media star Austin Brown. A little before December 2018 she released her single "It’s Gonna Snow" as a new Christmas Carol.

In August 2017, YouTube greenlit the YouTube Red Originals series, We Are Savvy, as a continuation of a teen magazine series of the same name on Canada's Family Channel.[20] LeBlanc was introduced as a co-host of the series, which debuted with over 4.2M+ views in its pilot episode and focuses on music, fashion, and lifestyle elements.[20]

Also in August 2017, Brat released a new YouTube series called "Chicken Girls". The series features LeBlanc and Summerall's relationship, and focuses on the daily lives of a group of friends and dancers at the faux high school, "Attaway High".[21]

The show's debut episode has received over 10 million YouTube views, and as of May 2018, the second season had between 2 million and 4.5 million views per episode.[22] In February 2018, Variety announced that Lionsgate would be distributing a full-length feature film of Chicken Girls: The Movie.[23][24] There is also a deal with Skyhorse Publishing to turn the show into a book series.[22][25] In September 2018, the third season of Chicken Girls premiered on Brat's YouTube channel. Season 4 premiered on March 19, 2019.[26]

In May 2018, LeBlanc and her sister Hayley LeBlanc were cast in a new series on the Brat YouTube channel.[27] That same month, it was announced that LeBlanc and Addison Riecke would star in a Brat teen mystery series called A Girl Named Jo which takes place in 1963 in a small town.[28] Also in May 2018, Leblanc appeared in Asher Angel's music video for "Chemistry" as the fans dubbed them as "Ashannie"

In December 2018, Business Insider called LeBlanc one of the "most famous teens in the world."[1] That same month she starred in Brat's feature film, Holiday Spectacular. Months later, she also starred in another Brat feature film, Spring Breakaway.[29]

In November 2019, Bratayley stopped making family vlogs after 9 years, for the family to focus on other projects [30]

In February 2020, LeBlanc was cast in a lead role for an upcoming Nickelodeon buddy comedy series, Side Hustle alongside Jayden Bartels.[31] In response to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, Nickelodeon offered LeBlanc and Bartels a virtually-produced talk show titled Group Chat, which premiered on May 23, 2020.[32]

Discography

Compilation albums

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions
US
Country
[33]		 CA
Digital
[34]		 US
Digital
[35]
2017 "Fly" 34——
"Little Do You Know" (with Hayden Summerall) —3830
"Birds of a Feather"[36] ———
"Photograph"[37] ———
"Ordinary Girl"[4] ———
2018 "Little Things"[18] ———
2019 “Over Getting Over You” —— —
"Two Sides” ———
"Play Nice" ———
"Who You Are

(feat. Sky Katz)"

 ———
2019 "Utopia" — — —

Filmography
Web series, television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015Neon ArcadeAnnie Bratayley
2016–18We Are SavvyAnnieMain cast (32 episodes)
2017–Chicken GirlsRhyme McAdamsLead role (67 episodes)
2018ManiRhyme McAdamsEpisode: "Cinderella"
2018OvernightsRhyme McAdamsEpisode: "Never Meant to Fall in Love"
2018–19A Girl Named JoJosephine "Jo" ChambersLead role (15 episodes)
2018Chicken Girls: The MovieRhyme McAdamsBrat feature film
2018Brat Holiday SpectacularRhyme McAdamsBrat feature film
2019Cousins for LifeHerselfEpisode: "Those Medal-ling Kids"
2019Spring BreakawayRhyme McAdamsBrat feature film
2019Annie VS Hayley !HerselfFood reality web series[38]
2019Intern-in-ChiefRhyme McAdamsBrat feature film
2019Annie VS Hayley !HerselfFashion Faceoff Challenge[38]
2019Sunnyside UpNarrator
2020Side Hustle[31]LexLead role
2020#KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town HallHerselfTelevision special
2020Group Chat with Annie & JaydenHerselfMain role
2020All ThatGuest StarEpisode 1131

Tours
  • The Left Me Hangin' Tour (2017)[39]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2017 Streamy Awards Kids and Family Nominated [40][41]
2018 Shorty Awards Muser of the Year Won [8]
Streamy Awards Acting in a Drama Nominated
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Music Web Star Won [42]
2020 Kids Choice Awards Favorite Female Social Web Star Won [43]
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