OLIVIA Rodrigo has already carved out an incredible career at the tender age of 20.
Her debut single Driver’s Licence smashed various records and became one of the best-selling songs of 2021, propelling her to superstardom worldwide.
Disney Channel/YouTubeOlivia Rodrigo’s parents have supported her throughout her career[/caption]
But Olivia has also remained grounded thanks to her supportive parents.
Here’s more about them.
Who are Olivia Rodrigo’s parents?
Olivia’s father, Ronald Rodrigo, is a practising therapist.
The family live together in Temecula, California.
Olivia has spoken in depth about her pride for her Filipino roots, and how they have instilled a good value system in her.
“My heritage is a part of who I am,” she said.
“I am part Filipina on my dad’s side of the family. My Filipino heritage comes from my great-grandfather.
“He came on a boat from the Philippines when he was just a teenager. Can you imagine moving to a whole new country by yourself?
“Some traditions that have carried over into my generation are [that] we actually make Filipino food.
“My great-grandpa had a garden and he was a really good cook so he’d make lumpias, which [are] kind of like Filipino egg rolls and [are] really yummy.”
“I definitely have a lot of traits that I think I inherited from my family members.”
Olivia added: “My parents, they’ve taught me how to be kind and respectful, and to always do the right thing.”
Olivia’s mother, Sophia, is a schoolteacher.
She was born in the United States but is of German and Irish ancestry.
Both parents have always been very supportive of Olivia, home-schooling their daughter from an early age and taking her for piano lessons.
Olivia told MTV UK: “I had my first proper piano lesson when I was probably nine years old, and I hated it. I would cry before every lesson.
“But, in hindsight, I’m very glad I was forced to be in piano lessons because I use those skills that I was taught every day,
“Playing piano is one of my favorite things to do now, so [I’m] grateful that my parents forced me to do that.”
Does Olivia Rodrigo have siblings?
Olivia has no brothers or sisters.
While she has reportedly wondered what life would have been like with siblings, she enjoys a close knit relationship with her “BFF” parents, the Guardian reported.
So much so that Olivia never rebelled as a child or teenager.
She said: “I’ve always been a real goody two-shoes.
“My music can be my form of teenage rebellion. There’s songs that are so angsty and intense.”
She told the paper that she is moving out of her family home, but gradually.
Olivia added: “It’s like a soft move out – my parents are there a lot of the time.”
Singer and actress Rodrigo has witnessed an incredible rise to fameGetty
