Ariel Rebecca Martin, known professionally as Baby Ariel, was born on 22 November 2000 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. She began her career in 2015 by posting lip-syncing videos on Musical.ly (now TikTok). Baby Ariel gained significant recognition for her social media content and was named one of the most influential people on the Internet by Time magazine in 2017. In 2016, Baby Ariel released her first single "Aww" followed by her second single "Perf" in January 2018. In March 2018, she collaborated with Daniel Skye on the song "Say It". She has since appeared as a Sim in The Sims 4: Get Famous expansion pack and starred in various television films such as Bixler High Private Eye (2019) and Disney Channel film Zombies 2. In July 2021, Ariel released her debut EP blue.