Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Australian girl gains fame as 'Facebook song' goes viral on YouTube

An Australian teenager has gained fame after a video she posted on YouTube of herself singing with a guitar while describing her annoyances with Facebook, went viral.

Madelaine Zammit, 16, of Adelaide, South Australia and her 'Facebook song' were brought into the spotlight over the weekend after international blogs Mashable, The Daily What, Geekologie and Failblog posted about it.

According to Zammit's manager, Sam Helyard, also 16 and a close friend, she was "hysterical with excitement" when told of how her song began to go viral.

"She couldn't believe it," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted him as saying.

The song, which describes common Facebook experiences many adolescents go through, was written by Zammit about 3 months ago, Helyard said, and was only posted to YouTube at the beginning of this month.

"I told her to record a song and put it on YouTube it's just gone from there," he stated.

He said Zammit "always had a passion for singing" and that one day when they were "bludging" at school she picked up her guitar and began playing the 'Facebook song' to him.

Helyard, a member of the Vows of a Massacre band, said the song was "all related to what [Madelaine] thinks of Facebook".

"She just writes what she feels. When she's bored she just writes music," he added.

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