Nicknamed ‘Hippy Barbie’ for her eye-catching bohemian fashion, self-empowering songs, holistic lifestyle, and eccentric personality, Shanin Blake is a 30-year-old pop singer, songwriter, and TikTok’s latest viral personality with almost a million followers.
Although she started making music at a young age, writing her first song when she was only 14, Shanin’s claim to fame came with the release of her hit songs Energy Vampires, Peru Song, and Nature Song. She refers to her unique sound and spiritual lyrics as “affirmation music.”
If you’re curious to know more about Shanin Blake, including her rising singing career and social media stardom, keep on reading because we’ll share all the latest facts about her in this article.
Get to Know Shanin Blake: Personal Facts and Family
Famous for her platinum blonde dreadlocks, captivating green eyes, intricately tattooed body, and trendy tribal clothing, Shanin Blake is a singer-songwriter born in Idaho, United States on October 31, 1994. As of 2024, the viral hitmaker is 30 years old.
As a child, Shanin moved to Utah with her brother and parents. According to an interview with Rolling Stone, her mother worked as a vocational counselor while her father was a contract pilot. The singer’s parents divorced when she was young.
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While Shanin maintains a close relationship with her mom, as shown by her reels on Instagram, she no longer speaks to her dad, saying, “There was a lot of trauma that he inflicted in my life from a very young age.” However, she states that she forgives and loves him from a distance.
Shanin Blake’s Musical Beginnings
Music was always a part of Shanin’s life, as she grew up listening to doo-wop and 1960s psychedelia music. At 14, she wrote her first song after a bad breakup and eventually taught herself to play guitar after being inspired by Jack Johnson.
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Shanin got her start by playing music in coffee shops and open mics. In 2011, she raised $10,000 through Kickstarter to fund her first album, Soul Child, but it wasn’t until 2022 that her music started going viral, allowing her career to take off.
In an interview, she describes the early struggles in her musical journey, saying, “I kind of teetered in and out of music because it wasn’t enough money to live off of.” Thankfully, that’s not the case today as the singer already makes enough money to work as a full-time musician.
How Did Shanin Blake Become Famous?
Shanin Blake started her rise to fame in 2022 when she released Nature Song, a track that she mixed and mastered herself in one hour, and surprised her when it blew up on social media. Her other popular singles, Peru Song, Energy Vampires, and The Journey, came out in 2024.
The singer-songwriter is also a social media star. One of her most viral TikTok videos has over 16 million views and shows her lipsyncing to her song Energy Vampire. Shanin also has thousands of subscribers on YouTube and 1.2 million followers on Instagram.
@shaninblake999 I attract what i allow in ✨ #fyp ♬ Energy Vampires by shanin blake – 🍄 shanin blake 🍄
In March 2023, she was the opening artist for the concert of reggae singer, Hirie. Currently, Shanin is on her Divine Dopamine Tour 2024 in the United States.
Shanin Blake’s Romantic Life and Relationships
Shanin was only 17 years old when she became pregnant with her daughter, Juniper Rhythm, who’s now 12 years old. The father of the baby, whom she met at age 14, is no longer in the picture, leaving Shanin to raise her child as a single teen mom.
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Recently, Shanin was in a relationship with rapper and producer Airon Yarbrough, who goes by the stage name Layup. However, in October 2024, she revealed in an Instagram post that the two had broken up and lost a child. She described their love as “beautiful and also so painful.”
Regarding the breakup, Shanin stated, “I am not ashamed that I fell in love, because it showed me how ready I am for real love. I’m ready for a family and kids. I’m ready to settle down.”
Final Thoughts
At 30 years old, Shanin Blake has gone through a lot of ups and downs in her music career, relationships, and family life. Yet, she has emerged even better than ever, and her hit songs tell the story of the struggles she’s faced and the sweetness of the victories that came after.
With her followers increasing by the day, a national tour, and new music on the way, we can expect big things from this singer-songwriter, delivered with her signature “hippie” charm!
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