Leah Halton, the 23 year old Australian model’s lip sync of YG Marley’s “Praise Jah in the Moonlight” has overtaken Bella Poarch‘s ‘M To The B’ video to become the fifth most viewed video on TikTok. The video has surpassed 900 million views and more Thant 53 million likes on the Beijing owned platform.
Known for her engaging and playful style, the video by Leah Halton captures her trademark expressions and has gone viral with over 2 million comments praising her beauty and the video’s appeal.
Leah Halton, who goes by @looooooooch on TikTok, also creates makeup tutorials and fashion content. She has 6.8 million TikTok followers, alongside substantial followings on Instagram and YouTube. Living in Melbourne, she travels globally for her content creation. She has celiac disease and advocates for gluten-free eating. Additionally, she appears to support Liverpool F.C.
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Her video is largely responsible for the early popularity of YG Marley’s breakout single which has since been certified Gold in the US and the UK for sales equivalent units of 500,000 and 400,000 respectively.
Praise Jah In The Moonlight was released December 26, 2023 and debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of February 10, 2024. The song is written by YG’s mother Lauryn Hill with a sample of Bob Marley’s Crisis (1978) later peaked at No. 34 on the Hot 100 with a 13-week run.
The reggae track is certified Platinum in Canada (80,000) and New Zealand for 30,000 sales, where it topped the New Zealand Songs Chart. Internationally, it reached No. 1 on the Netherlands Tipparade chart and secured top 10 spots in Luxembourg (8), the Netherlands (8), Switzerland (5), the UK (5), Portugal (6), Norway (6), Sweden (9), and Ireland (9). The song also ranked in Australia (19), Brazil (27), Canada (20), Denmark (23), France (29), Germany (46), and the US (34)
Rounding out the top five list of most viewed videos on TikTok is Zach King’s cake glass illusion with 967 million views: Zach creates an illusion where a glass of water turns out to be a cake, leaving viewers baffled.
At No. 3 is Zach King’s hide and seek illusion with 1.1 billion views: Zach amazes fans with a creative hide and seek trick that has over a billion views.
Taking the No. 2 spot is James Charles’ Christmas wonderland transition – 1.7 billion views: James Charles’ top video offers a look inside his 2019 Sisters Christmas Party.
Zach King’s Harry Potter illusion is the most viewed video on TikTok with 2.3 billion views: Zach’s magical Harry Potter-themed illusion holds the record for the most viewed TikTok ever.
