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Indiana Massara
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Massara in 2020
Background information
Birth name Indiana Marie Ella Massara
Born (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Years active 2015–present
Nationality Australian
Occupation Singer, actress, model, Internet personality
YouTube information
Subscribers 414,000
Total views 27.31 million
Subscriber and view counts updated as of 6 Jul 2024.

Indiana Marie Ella Massara (born on August 23, 2002) is an Australian singer, actress, model, and Internet star. People often call her just Indiana. She has been recognized by Kiss FM Australia as one of their youngest "New Next Up Artists." This means she is a rising talent to watch!

Early Life and School

Indiana Massara was born in Coolbinia, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Her family has Italian roots. When she was younger, Indiana was a "tom-boy" and loved sports.

Her parents and older brother, Presley, moved to Los Angeles so Presley could become an actor. Indiana first stayed in Australia with her grandparents. Later, she decided to join her family in Los Angeles. Before moving, she went to Mercedes College in Perth.

Career Highlights

Indiana Massara started her career at a young age. She walked the runway at Los Angeles Fashion Week when she was only 13 years old.

Acting Roles

In 2017, Indiana began working with Brat. She got the part of Rooney Forrester in the web series Chicken Girls. She played this character in many other shows and movies for Brat. These included Attaway Appeal, Chicken Girls: The Movie, Holiday Spectacular, and Intern-in-Chief. She also had the main role in Rooney's Last Roll. Indiana even made guest appearances in Total Eclipse and Stuck.

Besides acting, she hosted Brat Chat with Darius Marcell. She also sang the theme song, "Run You Down," for the show Red Ruby.

In 2021, Indiana played Paige in the movie Hero Mode. In 2023, she appeared as Jess in the film The Crusades.

Music Journey

Indiana released her first song, "Drama," in 2017. It featured the artist Stoppa. This song quickly became popular and reached the top ten on Radio Disney. Her songs have been played on the radio in the United States, Australia, and Canada.

She has released several other songs. Some of these include "Smoke In My Eyes," "In Your Dreams," "Do Yourself A Favour," and "Apology" (with 24hrs) in 2018. In 2019, she released "That Day" and "I Think We're Alone Now." Her song "Squeeze" came out in 2020.

Tours and Performances

In October 2018, Indiana went on her first music tour in Australia. She toured with Tayler Holder, Zach Clayton, and Joey Birlem for Swipe Up Live.

In June 2019, Indiana opened for popular artists like Why Don't We, Bryce Vine, and Ava Max. This was at 103.7 KISS-FM's "Kiss the Summer Hello" concert.

Podcast Host

In June 2020, Indiana started a podcast called Dropouts. She hosts it with her friends Zach Justice and Jared "JareBear" Bailey. Many famous people have been guests on their podcast. These include Josh Peck, Brighton Sharbino, and Paris Berelc. In 2022, Indiana also joined the Broken Road podcast.

Social Media Presence

Indiana is very popular on social media. As of December 2022, she had 1.9 million followers on Instagram. She also had 4.9 million followers on TikTok.

Artistic Inspirations

Indiana Massara gets ideas and inspiration from many different artists. Some of her modern inspirations include Sza, Khalid, Jack & Jack, and Beyonce. When she was younger, she was inspired by classic artists like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.

Music Releases

Singles

  • "Drama" featuring Stoppa (2017) 
  • "Smoke in my Eyes" (2018)
  • "Do Yourself a Favour" (2018)
  • "In Your Dreams" (2018)
  • "Apology" featuring 24hrs (2018)
  • "I Think We're Alone Now" (2019)
  • "That Day" (2019)
  • "Over It" (2019) with Jules LeBlanc and Aliyah Moulden
  • "Run You Down" (2019), Red Ruby theme song
  • "Say It Back" (2019)
  • "Squeeze" (2020)
  • "Brainstorm" (2021) from Hero Mode
  • "Hopeless" (2022) with Illy

Music Videos

Year Song Director
2018 "Smoke in My Eyes" James Toth
2018 "Do Yourself a Favor" James Toth
2018 "In Your Dreams" James Toth
2018 "Apology" Reel Mike Jones
2019 "I Think We’re Alone Now" Nayip Ramos
2019 "That Day" Reek Mike Jones
David Madison
2019 “Over It” Brat
2019 “Run You Down” Brat
2020 "Squeeze" Éli Sokhn

Filmography

Movies and TV Shows

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Crafty: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of the Girl in Charge of Snacks)  Kendall Short film
2015  Sh!t Happens  Indi Episode: "Trouble Maker"
2015 Connect  Sami Conrad Episode: "Uh...Hi"
2015 Saturated  Abigail Episode: "Nightcap"
2019 Single Parents  Britney Episode: "Welcome to Hell, Sickos!"
2021 Hero Mode  Paige Feature film
2023 The Crusades Jess

Web Series

Year Title Role Notes
2017–present Chicken Girls  Rooney Main role
2017 Attaway Appeal  Rooney Main role
2018 Chicken Girls: The Movie  Rooney Brat film
2018 Brat Chat  Herself  Host
2018 Total Eclipse  Rooney Cameo; episode: "Happy Birthday"
2018 Holiday Spectacular  Rooney / Reindeer photographer Brat holiday special
2019 Brat's Happy Death Day 2U  Rooney Short film
2019 Stuck  Rooney Cameo; episode: "A Different Day"
2019 Intern-in-Chief  Rooney Brat film
2020 Rooney's Last Roll Rooney Lead role; miniseries
2022 Chicken Girls: COLLEGE YEARS Rooney Co-lead; miniseries
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