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Who is Rebecca Black? If you don’t know who this 13 year-old girl is and didn’t hear her hit “Friday” (watch music video HERE), you have been most probably living under a rock… no, you have been living in another planet!

Rebecca Black Sings “Friday” On Tonight Show (VIDEO)

Rebecca became an overnight sensation shortly after she published her music video “Friday” on YouTube. The catchy and silly song has been called the worst song of all time. People have been calling Rebecca bad names and basically just hating her.

Nick Jonas Covers Rebecca Black’s “Friday” (VIDEO)

Teens, you need to remember she is a young girl just having fun. It’s not like she is saying she is the best singer in the world… she clearly is NOT! We know the song is silly… kinda stupid too! But, she is 13!

Rebecca is now on top of the world. Lady GaGa called her genius. Simon Cowell claims he loves her. Ryan Seacrest was the first to reach out and he reportedly helped her get a record deal. Rebecca is currently living the Teen American Dream!

Rebecca confessed to be a Belieber, but she is also a fan of Selena Gomez. Here are five things to know about Rebecca Black:

1. She’s into musical theater
Sure, she’s got that pop song and all, but Black (who’s taken four years of voice lessons and hopes to land a record deal) is also taking center stage at her middle school. “I got the lead this year for Oklahoma!” the eighth-grader tells PEOPLE. “I’ve always been in our school’s shows, ever since first grade.”

2. Her bedroom is Bieber-ed out
“I am so dorky when it comes to Justin Bieber,” she admits. “I have a little mini shrine in my room.” Should the Biebs (who has Tweeted about “Friday”) invite her to collaborate, “I would scream at the top of my lungs and possibly not be able to sing again,” she says with a laugh.

3. She’s s-m-a-r-t
In addition to singing, “She’s also an honors student,” says Black’s mother, Georgina Kelly, who admits that her daughter’s vocabulary has left her searching for a dictionary. “She’s won spelling bees … she’s a smart cookie.”

4. She digs Selena Gomez
“I totally admire her,” says Black. “I think it’s awesome that she hasn’t taken that downward spiral that other child stars have taken. And I really love Katy Perry, too.”

5. Those are her real friends in the video
When Ark Music Factory set up the video shoot for “Friday,” they gave Black the option of including her friends, and she agreed. So now, a whole pack of kids from southern California are famous along with her. Not that any of them expected to be. “Last Christmas there was a group of people whose [YouTube] video hit 100,000 views, and I thought, ‘Wow, how incredible isthat?’ ” recalls Kelly. “It made the news!” Of course, her own daughter has now surpassed that mark – 470 times over. “This,” adds Black, “is the last thing I thought would happen.”

[source/image: People]

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