Olivia Rodrigo has become 2021's biggest pop star – here's how

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Every singer has their own ritual in the recording studio. Kelly Clarkson drinks olive oil to coat her throat. Stevie Nicks prefers a tequila. John Legend goes for half a rotisserie chicken.

And what about Olivia Rodrigo – 2021’s biggest break-out star? She simply asks her producer, Daniel Nigro, to film her singing.

At first, he couldn’t understand it. “I’m a person who buckles under pressure,” he explains. “You put me on camera and all of