Madison Beer is an American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and author. Discovered through YouTube covers shared by Justin Bieber, she developed from a teenage viral performer into a platinum-selling recording artist whose albums Life Support, Silence Between Songs, and locket combine pop, R&B, alternative, and electronic influences.
Background
Ethnicity:
Beer has described her family background as Ashkenazi Jewish, with Moroccan Jewish ancestry also reported.
Madison Elle Beer was born on March 5, 1999, in Jericho, Nassau County, New York, to Robert Beer, a luxury home builder, and Tracie Beer, an interior designer. Her parents divorced when she was a child, and she grew up with a younger brother, Ryder.
Beer began singing publicly as a child and uploaded cover performances to YouTube in 2012. A video of her singing attracted Justin Bieber's attention, and his public endorsement brought her international online attention while she was still a young teenager. She later moved with her mother and brother to Los Angeles as her professional career developed.
Education
Beer attended Jericho Middle School in Jericho, New York, before continuing her education through homeschooling. The Jericho Union Free School District serves the suburban Long Island community in which she was raised, while homeschooling allowed her education to continue as her entertainment career expanded.
Her adolescence coincided with the rapid growth of YouTube and social-media-based music discovery. Rather than attending college, she pursued recording, performance, songwriting, visual production, and acting work.
Career
Beer began posting singing covers on YouTube in 2012, gaining worldwide attention after Justin Bieber shared one of her performances. She subsequently signed with Island Records and released the single “Melodies” in 2013. Her early recordings included “Unbreakable,” a collaboration with Mako on “I Won't Let You Walk Away,” and music associated with the Monster High franchise.
After a period of independent development, Beer released the extended play As She Pleases in 2018, which included “Dead,” “Home with You,” and “HeartLess.” She signed with Epic Records and released her debut studio album, Life Support, on February 26, 2021. The album was written and produced with substantial creative participation from Beer and included “Selfish,” which became a platinum-certified recording.
Beer released Silence Between Songs in 2023. She co-wrote and co-produced every song on the album, whose introspective approach addressed personal development, memory, relationships, and the pressures of public life. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Immersive Audio Album, while “Reckless” became one of her most successful recordings.
Her third studio album, locket, was released on January 16, 2026. The album extended her role as a songwriter, producer, visual director, and designer of her artistic presentation. Its singles included “make you mine,” “15 MINUTES,” “yes baby,” and “bittersweet”; “make you mine” received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Pop Recording, and locket became her first album to debut in the top ten of several Billboard album charts.
Beer has also worked as an actor, soundtrack performer, music-video director, and visual artist. Her recorded work has appeared in projects including He's All That and Fall, and she has directed or co-directed music videos connected with her own releases. In 2023 she published The Half of It, a memoir about childhood fame, online abuse, mental health, self-understanding, and recovery.
Achievements
Beer developed from a YouTube cover performer discovered in adolescence into a platinum-selling recording artist with multiple studio albums and international chart recognition.
She co-wrote and co-produced every song on Silence Between Songs, establishing a substantial creative role in the album's composition and production.
Her album Silence Between Songs received a Grammy nomination for Best Immersive Audio Album.
Her single “make you mine” received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Pop Recording.
Beer expanded her work beyond recording through music-video direction, visual design, soundtrack performance, acting, and authorship.
(Beer's third studio album, released on January 16, 2026. ...)
2026
Religion
Beer is Jewish and has publicly discussed her Jewish identity and family background. Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religious tradition centered on the covenant between God and the Jewish people, the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic interpretation, communal worship, and ethical responsibility.
Her religious identity developed within the Jewish community of Long Island, where she celebrated a bat mitzvah in 2012. Her public work has not centered on formal religious advocacy, but Jewish identity remains part of the personal and cultural background she has discussed.
Views
Beer has emphasized authenticity, self-acceptance, and creative control in discussions of her music and public life. Her memoir and albums repeatedly examine the tension between public visibility and private identity, presenting personal growth as a process of confronting painful experiences rather than concealing them.
She has also criticized the pressure created by social media to remain constantly visible and agreeable. Her artistic outlook favors emotional honesty, personal agency, and allowing creative work to develop organically rather than forcing it to satisfy external expectations.
Personality
In interviews, Beer has described herself as private about personal matters while emphasizing authenticity in music and public communication. She has spoken candidly about social anxiety, the pressures of internet fame, and the importance of controlling how her creative work is presented.
Lana Del Rey publicly praised Beer as part of a generation of female artists, and Beer has identified Del Rey's recognition as personally significant. Grammy coverage has described Beer's development from an internet discovery into an established recording artist known for emotionally vulnerable songwriting and cinematic vocals.
Interests
Beer has expressed interest in visual direction, fashion, music-video production, songwriting, and the relationship between music and cinematic imagery. She has also discussed mental-health advocacy and the effects of social media on young people.
Artists
Lana Del Rey
Music & Bands
Beer has cited a broad range of pop, R&B, alternative, and rock influences. She has identified Justin Bieber as an early inspiration and has discussed Lana Del Rey's music and artistic example with particular respect.
Connections
Beer is the daughter of Robert Beer and Tracie Beer and the older sister of Ryder Beer. Robert Beer worked as a luxury home builder, while Tracie Beer worked as an interior designer and developed the Contour Hanger. Ryder Beer has worked as a music producer and has been associated with Madison's musical projects.
Justin Bieber's 2012 public sharing of Beer's YouTube cover was the immediate professional connection that brought her to broad attention. Bieber subsequently signed her to Island Records and connected her with manager Scooter Braun. Beer has also worked with numerous songwriters, producers, directors, and performers across her recording and visual projects.
Father:
Robert Beer
Luxury home builder.
Mother:
Tracie Beer
Interior designer and developer of the Contour Hanger.
followers:
Etta James
Beer performed a cover of James's song “At Last” in the YouTube video that brought her to Justin Bieber's attention.
colleague:
Justin Bieber
Shared Beer's YouTube cover publicly in 2012, later signed her to Island Records, and connected her with manager Scooter Braun.
Brother:
Ryder Beer
Music producer and singer who has worked on music associated with Madison Beer.
References
Madison Beer Official Biography
Official biography covering Beer's albums, Grammy nominations, chart achievements, songwriting, production, visual work, memoir, and locket tour.
Madison Beer | Grammy.com
Grammy artist profile documenting Beer's nominations for Silence Between Songs and “Make You Mine.”
Madison Beer | RCA Records UK
Record-label biography describing Beer's recording career, Life Support, Silence Between Songs, and platinum-certified “Selfish.”
The Half of It: A Memoir
Publisher page for Beer's memoir, including publication details and a synopsis of its themes.
2023
Madison Beer | IMDb
Reference profile documenting Beer's acting, composing, directing, soundtrack, and music-video credits.
