Who is Megan Boni, the TikTokker behind ‘Man in Finance’? The 26-year-old was working a day job in sales when her clip went mainstream, now the song is being remixed by DJs and Finneas
- Megan Boni’s viral TikTok hit ‘Man in Finance’ might be the song of the summer, with the 19-second clip exploding online and countless DJ remixes, reposts and likes sending it into the stratosphere
- She wrote the satirical song as a joke about women who complain about being single, but have too high expectations when it comes to finding a partner – even Billie Eilish’s brother Finneas reposted it
Megan Boni’s viral TikTok hit “Man in Finance” might be the song of the summer.
In an interview on the Today show, she said she wrote the satirical song after thinking about people who complain about being single but have a strict list of checkboxes when it comes to finding a partner: “I was trying to make fun of those girls who say that they’re not high maintenance or that they want a boyfriend, but then they have a long-a** list of needs that are insane.”
“Hi, yeah, I just left the date, and I dunno, am I asking for too much? And this guy was really cute and he was a musician, and he was super passionate about what he did, but I don’t know, all I’m looking for,” go the lyrics. “I’m looking for a man in finance, Trust fund, 6ft 5, blue eyes.”
Here’s what we know about the TikTokker who went viral virtually overnight:
Where is Megan Boni from?
According to People, Boni attended Penn State university and moved to New York after she graduated in 2019.