About

Benson Boone is an American singer and songwriter from Monroe, Washington, known for his flamboyant style and belting singing style. The singer began his career with a brief stint on American Idol before accumulating a significant TikTok presence. In 2024, his song "Beautiful Things" went viral online, gathering over 600 million views in a year. Boone performed the song during an acrobatic set at the 2025 Grammys, somersaulting off a piano while dressed in a tight, sparkly jumpsuit. The performance was parodied multiple times after February 2025, with Marcello Hernandez mimicking Boone's performance on SNL in March 2025, and Mark Zuckerberg mimicking Boone's performance at his wife's birthday celebration in February 2025.

History

Benson Boone is an American singer-songwriter from Monroe, Washington. Boone was raised as a member of the Church of Latter-day Saints, although he no longer identifies as Mormon. He first gained attention in 2021 after a brief stint on American Idol, which he quit early, later signing with Dan Reynolds' (of Imagine Dragons) label Night Street Records under Warner Records.

A video of Boone auditioning for American Idol was posted to YouTube^[1] by Talent Recap on February 14th, 2021, gathering over 15 million views in four years.

Benson Boone's breakout hit was his song "Beautiful Things," which was released on January 18th, 2024. Boone's videos teasing the song went viral on TikTok in early 2024, gathering over 130 million views before it was released.

The song has been used over 4 million times on TikTok in a year, and the official music video for the track has gathered over 660 million views on YouTube^[2] since it was first released on January 18th, 2024.

Online Presence

Benson Boone's 2025 Grammy Performance

On February 21st, 2025, Benson Boone livestreamed his performance of "Beautiful Things" at the 67th Grammy Awards on his YouTube^[3] channel. The video begins with Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser ripping off Boone's dress suit to reveal a tight, sparkly blue jumpsuit. The singer also goes on to do a backflip off a piano at roughly the 0:54 timestamp.

The performance gained viral traction online soon after it aired, with several internet users highlighting Boone's acrobatic abilities, and others commenting on his tight costume. On February 2nd, 2025, X^[4] user @workinonit tweeted, "sza’s face after benson boone was done 😭," gathering over 17 million views and 240,000 likes in three months.

On February 28th, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg posted a video to his Instagram^[5] showing him recreating Benson Boone's Grammy performance to celebrate his wife Priscilla Chan's 40th birthday. The video gathered over 62 million views and 1.3 million likes in three months.

On March 30th, 2025, SNL cast member Marcello Hernandez recreated Boone's Grammy performance for a "Jury Duty" skit. A YouTube^[6] reupload of the sketch gathered over 3 million views in two months.

How Benson Boone's Music Sounds To Me

Several TikTokers began posting memes about Benson Boone's song "Mystical Magical" in May 2025, with TikToker^[6] @silly.lil.guy7 posting a video montage of unappetizing food with the caption, "How Benson Boone's music sounds to me." The video gathered over 6 million views and 1 million likes in three weeks.

On May 12th, TikToker^[7] @yfx.pyt posted a similar video set to a cover of the song "Mystical Magical," gathering over 890,000 plays and 120,000 likes in three weeks.

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