Ve'ondre Mitchell (born circa 2003/2004) is an American internet celebrity, recording artist, and activist. She co-created the 2024 song "It Girl (Fan Remix)" with Aliyah's Interlude, which received over 3.5 million streams on Spotify. Mitchell served as a Youth Ambassador for the Human Rights Campaign in 2021 and was featured in GLAAD's 20 Under 20 List. She was nominated for "TikTok Queer Advocate of the Year" at the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards.
Ve'ondre Mitchell | |
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 Mitchell in 2024 | |
| Born | Snohomish County, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | Glacier Peak High School |
| Occupation(s) | Internet celebrity recording artist activist |
| Years active | 2018–present |
TikTok information | |
| Page | |
| Followers | 6.7 million |
| Likes | 546.4 million |
Last updated: June 17, 2024 | |
Early life
editVe'ondre Mitchell was born in Snohomish County, Washington. She is of Latin American and African-American heritage.[1] Mitchell came out to her mother as transgender when she was seven years old.[2][3]
She attended Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish, where she led the school's Black Student Union.[2] Mitchell has said she grew up in a small town that was majority white, and sometimes felt she needed to hide her Black identity.[1]
Career
editIn 2018, Mitchell appeared in the documentary The Most Dangerous Year which focuses on transgender issues, it received favorable reviews from critics.[4]
Beginning in 2019, Mitchell began cultivating an online following, and had 4.6 million followers on TikTok by November 2021[2] and 6.6 million followers by June 2023.[1] Mitchell often discussed LGBT issues on her social media.[1]
In 2021, Mitchell was announced to be a Youth Ambassador for the Human Rights Campaign.[5] In the same year, Mitchell was featured on GLAAD's second annual 20 under 20 list[6] and nominated for the "Tiktok Queer Advocate of the Year" award at the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards.[7]
In 2022, Mitchell began working on an HIV prevention initiative called Me in You, You in Me.[3]
In 2023, she worked on Chrissy Chlapecka's music video for the single "I'm So Hot."
On January 30, 2024, Aliyah's Interlude and Ve'ondre Mitchell released "It Girl (Fan Remix)".[8][9] She made her live performance debut of the song at Jewel's Catch One in Los Angeles in June 2024.[9] As of June 2024, "It Girl (Fan Remix)" had amassed over 3.5 million streams on Spotify.[9]
On March 13, 2024, Mitchell appeared in the music video for Dylan Mulvaney's debut single "Days of Girlhood".[10] That same month, she fundraised for TikTok-a-Thon for Trans Healthcare.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d McClain, Audra (2023-06-26). "Meet Ve'ondre Mitchell, a Trailblazing Trans TikToker and Podcast Host". OUT FRONT. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ a b c Greenberg, Kalie (2021-11-22). "Snohomish County teen uses TikTok fame to advocate for Black, trans rights". king5.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ a b Milligan, Rashad (2022-06-26). "How Ve'ondre Mitchell became a voice for the trans community". rollingout.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "The Most Dangerous Year". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "HRC Foundation Announces 2021 Youth Ambassadors". Human Rights Campaign. 2020-12-09.
- ^ "GLAAD releases its second annual 20 Under 20 list, featuring JoJo Siwa, mxmtoon, Ve'ondre Mitchell, Stella Keating, Ewok, Yasmin Finney, and more". GLAAD. 2021-06-22.
- ^ "32nd Annual Glaad Media Awards Recipients Include: Disclosure, Schitt's Creek, Sam Smith, Chika, Happiest Season, I May Destroy You, Star Trek: Discovery, the Boys in the Band, Veneno, We're Here, and the Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo". GLAAD. 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Empowerment and Anti-Bullying: Aliyah's Interlude - It Girl feat. Ve'ondre (Fan Remix) - Video Summarizer". Glarity.
- ^ a b c Will, Rax (June 3, 2024). "Ve'ondre Mitchell Is TikTok's Trans "It Girl"". Them. Condé Nast. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dylan Mulvaney Drops Debut Single 'Days of Girlhood,' Shares Summery Music Video". Billboard.
- ^ "Last Year, This TikTok Duo Raised $2 Million for Trans Healthcare. This Year, They're Doubling It". Them. March 29, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.