Todrick Hall is an American singer, songwriter, choreographer, and YouTuber. He gained national attention on the ninth season of the televised singing competition American Idol, where he made it to the semi-finals. He has created various music videos along with some focused on aspects of Oz. He released his first album in 2016 entitled Straight Outta Oz.
Born in Arlington, Texas, Todrick Hall rose to fame after making it to the semifinals of the ninth season of American Idol in 2010. A man of many talents that include singing, acting, dance choreography, and directing, Hall decided to transform his brief moment of fame into a fully-fledged career that traversed the arts. He began by creating an ongoing series of viral videos dedicated to some of his favorite music artists. Stating that the idea of talent show graduates releasing albums or EPs was a tried-and-tested idea, he ultimately decided to pursue the route of combining his many talents using the resources available through online streaming platform YouTube. The move proved to be a successful one, and his YouTube creations quickly became online sensations -- most notably due to their flash mob videos for Ariana Grande and Beyoncé, and for directing and starring in a reinvention of The Wizard of Oz. His YouTube channel eventually exceeded two million subscribers.
In 2013 he created a music video entitled "Todrick Hall's The Wizard of Ahhhs" which featured the group Pentatonix beat boxing various pop songs within an Oz storyline similar to Glee.
In 2015, he released a single called "Low" which is a reference to the noises the Winkies make in the 1939 film.
In 2016, he released his first visual album entitled Straight Outta Oz with 16 original Oz inspired songs.
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The Wizard of Ahhhs by Todrick Hall
Low by Todrick Hall