About
The Diva Kid is the nickname of Brendan Jordan, a teenager who rose to fame online after a video featuring his Lady Gaga-inspired dance moves in the background of a live news broadcast began circulating on YouTube in October 2014.
Origin
On October 11th, 2014, YouTuber xbatusai uploaded a video titled “Kid goes full diva on live tv,” featuring footage of a young boy performing various Lady Gaga-inspired dance moves in the background of a live CBS news broadcast from the Downtown Summerlin shopping center in Las Vegas, Nevada (shown below). In the first three months, the video gained over 4.1 million views and 2,000 comments.
Spread
The same day, YouTuber Justine David uploaded a video titled “Brendan Jordan the dancing diva at Downtown Summerlin grand opening,” featuring additional footage of Jordan dancing in the background of a news broadcast (shown below).
On October 28th, the Crush Las Vegas video uploaded an interview with Jordan, who explained how to perform his “stank face” (shown below).