Inspired by early YouTube videos that she saw, and by rude classmates, Ballinger created the character as a satire of bad but arrogant singers who believe that posting their videos on YouTube will lead to them breaking into show business. In these videos, the eccentric, narcissistic, yet endearing character sings and dances badly, gives inept 'tutorials', recounts her daily activities, discusses current events that she often misunderstands, collaborates with other YouTubers, and rants about her critics, reading examples of hate mail directed at the character on social media she responds to them with her catchphrase: 'Haters Back Off!' Ballinger displays videos of the comically talentless, egotistical, misguided and quirky character on her YouTube channel. Miranda Sings is a fictional character, created and portrayed by American comedian, actress, singer and YouTube personality Colleen Ballinger, that first appeared on the Internet in 2008.
