Born in 1997 as Denarie Taylor, Bella Poarch was raised by her grandmother in the Philippines before being adopted at three. Life with her new family was a series of highs and lows—she had been a victim of physical and emotional abuse before joining the US Navy. Amidst all these, Poarch decided to create a TikTok account in 2020, not knowing this would be the catalyst to her stardom.

She started with gaming and cosplay content, then tried lipsync trends. Her cover of Soph Aspin Send by Millie B went viral, eventually becoming TikTok’s most-liked video. Since then, the influencer widened her reach, dabbling into content creation by posting YouTube videos and creating an official Twitter, now X, account.

Her social media influence can be defined and proven in numbers. As of 2023, she has 93 million followers on TikTok, 12.5 million on Instagram, 6.7 million on YouTube and 1.2 million on X—all of which continue to grow.

Poarch now focuses all her energies on music. Her debut single, Build a B*itch, produced by Sub Urban and written by the singer herself, garnered a Billboard entry—a challenging feat for new artists. In March 2023, she received her first Kids’ Choice Awards trophy and was hailed as Favorite Social Music Star of the same year.