Madison Beer, born Madison Elle Beer on March 5, 1999, in New York to a Jewish family, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, actress, and author.[1][3][4][5][7] She rose to fame at age 13 when Justin Bieber shared her YouTube cover of Etta James's "At Last" on Twitter, leading to a signing with Island Records.[1][3][5] Her career began with covers on YouTube, followed by the Monster High theme "We Are Monster High" and a feature on Cody Simpson's "Valentine" in 2013.[1][3] Debut singles included "Melodies" (featuring Bieber) in 2013 and "Unbreakable" in 2014, with additional releases like "All for Love," "Something Sweet," and "I Won’t Let You Walk Away" (with DJ Mako) in 2015.[1] After leaving Island, she built independent success, charting "Home With You" at #21 on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 in 2018 as the first unsigned solo female artist to do so, and performing at Lollapalooza.[1] She signed with Epic Records, releasing her debut album *Life Support* in 2021, featuring gold-certified "Selfish" and "Boyshit," praised by V Magazine, Nylon, and NME.[1][2] Beer earned platinum sales, two GRAMMY nominations—for *Silence Between Songs* (2023, #2 on Billboard 200) and "Make You Mine" (2024, Best Dance Pop Recording, her first solo #1 on Dance Airplay)—and back-to-back #1s with "15 Minutes."[2][4] She directs her music videos, including "Selfish" and "Good in Goodbye" (2020).[2] Her Spinnin Tour sold out venues like Radio City Music Hall across 60+ dates in the US, Europe, UK, and Australia.[4] With over 3.5 billion global streams, 75 million social followers, and a role as Amy in *Louder Than Words* (2013), she voiced Ahri for K/DA's "POP/STARS."[2][4][6] Currently, Beer is promoting her third album *locket* (January 16, 2026), with singles "yes baby" (2025 music video) and "bittersweet" out now.[2][4]