breakout star
Overnight famous newcomer
A breakout star is a performer who suddenly achieves fame or recognition after a notable role or performance.
The term implies rapid emergence from relative obscurity: She was the breakout star of last year's festival.
Breakout suggests breaking out of anonymity into public consciousness.
- overnight sensationRapid rise to fame
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
- debutFirst public appearance
- coming out partyFormal social introduction event
spotlight · fame · talk of the town · discovery · talent · making waves · buzz · hype · fresh face · breakthrough · celebrity · sensation · critical darling · prodigy · arrival · launch · hit · viral
- celebritiesA-lister, superstar, celebrity, megastar, TV personalities
- famefame, famous, celebrity, renown, famed
- pop culturememe, celebrities, memes, trending, fandoms
- rising starsup-and-comer, newcomer, prospect, emerging artist, phenom
- viral cultureviral videos, going viral, viral challenge, memes, meme
- young talentchild actor, prodigy, wunderkind, phenom, teen idol
career trajectory
breakout starhas-been
Former notable, now irrelevant
fading star · fallen star · yesterday's news · old hand · elder statesman
break, star, breakout, breaks, broken, breaking, outbreak, outs, outing