Bella Poarch

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Denarie Bautista Taylor


(born Belinda Marie Macadengdeng Batumbakal; February 9, 1997), known professionally as Bella Poarch ( ),, is an American Influencer and singer. She rose to fame after creating the most liked video on TikTok in August 2020, in which she lip syncs to Millie B's song "M to the B". She is the fourth most-followed individual on the platform and the most followed person from the Philippines.

In May 2021, Poarch signed a music recording contract with Warner Records. Her debut single "Build a Bitch" was released that same year, which peaked at 56 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut extended play Dolls was released in August 2022. She was also included on Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2022.

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Early life and military career Poarch was born Belinda Marie Macadengdeng Batumbakal on February 9, 1997, in the Philippines. She was raised by her grandmother in slums until the age of three and was then adopted. Her adoptive father is an American who had served in the United States military, and her adoptive mother is Filipina. Both parents met in Saudi Arabia where her adoptive father was stationed, before settling in the Philippines.

In an interview, Poarch recounted that she and her adopted brother were heavily physically and emotionally abused throughout her entire childhood, up until her enlistment in the military. She lived on a farm with her adoptive parents and three (adopted) siblings, which include two older sisters and a brother. She had many responsibilities on the farm from as young as seven years old. Poarch has stated that her adoptive sisters did not receive the same treatment as her and her brother. Her father was verbally and physically abusive, while her mother did not get involved, but remained complicit.

At age 13, Poarch and her family (with exception of her sisters who still reside in the Philippines) moved to San Francisco to reside with her aunt for several months, before moving to Texas for her father's bypass surgery. Poarch is a United States Navy veteran, enlisting in the Navy in 2017 as an aviation ordnanceman. She served for three years, having been stationed in Japan and Hawaii.

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Musical career In January 2020, Poarch created her TikTok account. She started actively posting on TikTok based on gaming and cosplay content in April 2020. She gained notability in August 2020, when her lip sync videos went viral, most notably her video where she is lip-syncing to "M to the B" by Millie B. The zoomed-in video of her lip-syncing and rhythmically bouncing her head to the song went viral and became TikTok's most liked video of all time. Following her TikTok success, she launched a YouTube channel and Twitter page.

Poarch is also associated with her alpaca stuffed toy. In 2020, she released a limited clothing line RIPNDIP x Paca Collaboration.

In December 2020, Poarch's rising popularity peaked when she reportedly grabbed the interest of two large professional Esports organizations – 100 Thieves and FaZe Clan, which apparently showed interest in her, a live streamer and gamer at the time, as a content creator under their respective banners.

In May 2021, Poarch signed a record deal with Warner Records. On May 14, Poarch released her debut single "Build a Bitch." She stated that the song was inspired by her experiences with being bullied as a child, disclosing "Growing up, I used to get bullied and stuff... I wanted my first song to have a good meaning to it and to help a lot of people just to be like, more confident about themselves." The associated music video was described by Billboard as "an audacious, darkly comic slice of new-school pop," created with Daniel Virgil Maisonneuve, the producer-songwriter better known as Sub Urban." The video features other notable internet personalities including Valkyrae, Mia Khalifa, Bretman Rock and Zach Hsieh.

On an episode of the 100 Thieves podcast The CouRage and Nadeshot Show, Poarch stated that she wanted to become a singer since she was a child.

Poarch released her first Extended play, Dolls, on August 12, 2022. It includes her previous singles, "Build a Bitch", "Inferno", and "Dolls", as well as new tracks "Villain", "No Man's Land", and "Living Hell". A music video for "Living Hell" debuted alongside the EP. In addition to co-starring in the music video for "Dolls", Grimes features on "No Man's Land". Rolling Stone praised the dark pop tone of the EP. In addition, "Villain" would be used for WWE's Extreme Rules premium live event in 2022. She released a song and music video with Lauv on September 15, 2023, titled "Crush".

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Personal life Poarch resides in Los Angeles. She is a cosplayer.

She has expressed her support on social media for the Asian-American community due to the rise in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. She also shared her experiences with Vogue, saying that she has been "treated differently" and "randomly attacked and assaulted" as an Asian teen after moving to the United States from the Philippines.

In September 2020, Korean social media users criticized Poarch for having a tattoo similar to the Rising Sun Flag in her videos. The specific tattoo resembled a symbol of Japanese imperialism which is considered offensive to East Asians. She apologized and had it covered, then later removed.

She married Tyler Poarch in 2019. She filed for divorce from him in November 2022. The divorce was finalized in October 2023.

In August 2021, she shared that she was a victim of sexual assault.

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Discography

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Extended plays

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Singles

+List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shown ! scope="col" rowspan="2"	Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"	Year ! scope="col" colspan="10"	Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"	Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"	Album

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Awards and nominations

2021	MTV Millennial Awards	Herself	Global Creator
	MTV Video Music Awards	"Build a Bitch"	Best Visual Effects
	People's Choice Awards	Herself	New Artist
	UK Music Video Awards	"Build a Bitch"	Best Pop Video – International
	Streamy Awards	Herself	Creator of the Year
			Breakout Creator of the Year
			Short Form
2022	iHeartRadio Music Awards		Social Star Award
		"Build a Bitch"	Best Music Video
	Forbes 30 Under 30	Herself	Social Media
2023	Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards		Favorite Social Music Star
	Berlin Music Video Awards	Dolls	Best Concept
2024	Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards	Herself	Favorite Social Music Star

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Notes

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External links

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