Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Alabama Luella Barker is the youngest and the only daughter of Blink-182’s drummer, Travis Barker.
- She started releasing her own music in 2017 and her most famous song is “Heartbreaker”.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Alabama Luella Barker was born on December 24th 2005 in Los Angeles, California to parents, Travis Barker (father) and Shanna Moakler (mother). She has an older brother, Landon Barker and a half-sister from her mother’s relationship with Oscar de la Hoya named Cecelia de Hoya.
- Her father, Travis Barker is very well known for being a drummer for the pop punk band, Blink-182. He was also a member of The Transplants, Box Car Racer and Plus Forty-four earlier.
- Her mother, Shanna Moakler is a former model who won the pageant title of Miss New York and then placed second at Miss USA in 1995.
- The Bakers had their own reality show that ran from 2005 to 2006 for sixteen episodes. The show followed the everyday life of Travis and Shanna along with their kids. Alabama was introduced in the show and became a reality star from her infant years.
- Her parents separated in 2006, just a few months after she was born. They tried multiple times to give the relationship another shot but it didn’t work out and they divorced two years later in 2008.
- Her parents allowed her to get on social media from a very young age and Alabama took full advantage of that and started her Instagram account when she was 10 years old and gained followers at a very fast pace.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Alabama released her first music video when she was just 12 years old, “Our House”. Her musical journey started at a very early age when her father and his band mates were writing and composing the song, “She’s out of Her Mind”. She came up with the idea of including a piano part and her dad accepted the idea and proudly credited her for it on the album credits.
- She also has learned to play the drums and piano from her father. Her father regularly takes her to award shows and even takes her with him on his music tours.
- After her debut song, Alabama went on to release two more singles, “HeartBreaker” and “Mistletoe”. Both of them had their own music videos which she starred in.
- She has an active YouTube channel in which she posts Q&A and makeup videos. Along with that she uploads music covers.
- Alabama was a victim of cyber bullying when her social media pictures were talked about by RiceGum, a YouTuber with over 10 million subscribers. He criticized her by saying that she was trying very hard to look and behave like an adult at a very young age. This video triggered a lot of hate comments from his viewers towards Alabama. Her parents had to step in and defend her.
- In a QnA video, Alabama discussed that her dream job would revolve around helping the less fortunate and being an entrepreneur. She also aspires to have her own makeup line and potentially enter the music industry at some point in future.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Alabama was named after the character Alabama Withman from the movie, “True Romance”, a 1993 released romantic crime comedy film.
- Her top five favorite musicians are Netcat, Lil Baby, NBA YoungBoy, NBA Rod Wave, and Lil Durk, whom she finds relatable and inspiring. Her favorite movies are Moana, Blended, and Grown Ups, which she often turns to for a feel-good experience. Bond number nine Greenwich Village is her favorite perfume.
- Her father, Travis was involved in a plane crash in 2008 which he survived. He mentioned later how Alabama (barely three years old at the time) seemed to predict the incident because she was very frantic and hesitant to let her father leave to get on the plane.
- Alabama’s height is around five feet four inches, sometimes reaching five feet five inches on a good day.