A South Florida girl who once faced fears she might never speak is now performing for sold-out crowds around the world.
Anastasia Radzinskaya, known online as Like Nastya, has become one of the biggest children’s content creators on YouTube, with more than 132 million subscribers on her main channel and billions of monthly views across her platforms.
Born in Russia and raised in South Florida, the 12-year-old content creator was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth.
Despite early concerns about her development, Radzinskaya and her family began creating videos together, eventually building a worldwide brand localized into multiple languages.
Radzinskaya said performing has always been a dream.
“Well, at a young age, I always wanted to sing,” she said. “I would sing in the shower or I would sing to my parents, and I would do a little show for them.”
Like Nastya’s online success has quickly expanded into music and live performances. But she said growing up online also came with challenges.
“Probably bullying when I was little, because sometimes when people saw my videos, they were like, ‘Oh you look so weird in them,’” Radzinskaya said. “But that didn’t take away my confidence and I just kept going.”
Now, she hopes her platform encourages other children to embrace confidence and individuality.
“Be confident, be yourself, be happy,” she said.
Radzinskaya recently celebrated her first sold-out concert and said live performances have become one of her favorite parts of her career.
“A first it’s weird, but I love to perform and I love big stages and big audiences,” she said. “So when I’m on stage, I can be myself and it’s very fun.”
That same message carries into her music, including her song “I’m Gonna Shine.”
“It was about giving people self-confidence and not caring about the haters,” Radzinskaya said.
And while her career continues to expand, she hinted at another major project ahead.
“I can’t reveal anything but you guys are probably gonna see me in a movie soon,” she said.
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