![]() The Backpack Kid claims he cannot really dance and just moves his body to make people laugh. He also made a cameo appearance in the music video for “Rolex” by Ayo & Teo. ![]() Katy Perry also included him in her music video of the same song released that year. He calls the move “The Russell” and claims he had first performed it at a summer camp in June 2014. His moves became an instant hit and began to be called “flossing,” due to its fast arm and hip swings that make it seem as if the dancer is using a huge invisible dental floss. He was subsequently invited by Perry to dance with her during her ‘Saturday Night Live’ performance of her song ‘Swish Swish’ in May 2017. However, his big breakthrough came after he was spotted by singer Katy Perry, who found his ‘Instagram’ page as a “recommendation.” If you’re not working out like this…are you really working out? post shared by ᏆɦɛɮǟƈᏦքǟƈᏦᏦɨɖ on at 2:55pm PDT Following this, he gained 55,000 new followers in just 2 days. ![]() The video Rihanna shared featured Russell wearing Pikachu sweatpants and showing off some dance moves set to ‘My Friends (We Get Turnt Up)’ by Mr. The Backpack Kid started gaining fame after Rihanna gave him a shout-out on ‘Instagram,’ in 2016. He also started the ‘#IGotSkillsChallenge.’ Russell then started posting content as “i_got_barzz,” and one of his dance clips became viral in 2016. In January 2015, an established “Instagrammer” tagged Russell in a video, leading to Russell gaining thousands of followers. Initially, his ‘Instagram’ username was ‘Majestic Cat Lover.’ He initially performed in a church camp in 2014 and began posting his dance clips on ‘Instagram’ later. He used to attend regular school earlier and even played football in seventh and eighth grade.Ĭareer: From Russell Horning to The Backpack Kid His mother, Anita Redd, is now also his manager. He grew up with his younger sister, Jill. ![]() Russell Horning, better known as the “Backpack Kid,” was born on December 19, 2001, in Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. ![]()
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