How Alaina Castillo Held the Internet Captive by Strangely Addictive Lullabies

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Teen ASMR singer Alaina Castillo took a bet by sharing original tracks on YouTube — now Spotify's taking a bet on her

,” she soothes her viewers’ senses with an extra hushed rendition of a Billie Eilish song and whispers, “I hope you’re in a nice little sleepy land and dreaming of cookies.”Long before they secured Grammys and major label record deals, young artists like Justin Bieber and Alessia Cara grew sizable fanbases by singing on. As her videos have amassed millions of plays each, the 19-year-old Castillo is hoping to follow a similar path of success.

“I once told my parents that if I got 1,000 followers, they’d have to take [my videos] seriously,” she tellswith a laugh. Upon surpassing a million views on “Sing You to Sleep,” lamented a fan on YouTube: “She’s not our little secret anymore.”, where her original song, 2019’s “I Don’t Think I Love You Anymore,” has garnered over 3 million plays.

Born to a Mexican father and American mother, Castillo first discovered her gift for singing in their church’s choir in League City, a suburb of Houston. “My mom sang in the choir, and wanted me to as well,” says Castillo. “But even in middle school, I knew I didn’t want to pursue choral singing.” At home, Castillo was developing a vastly different vocal style, characterized by a hyper-controlled, but lightweight soprano that is tailor-made for lullabies.

 

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