Samuel "Sam" Tsui is an American musician and internet celebrity who rose to fame on YouTube. He is best known for covering songs by popular artists like Adele, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars, as well as for his original songs, medleys, and ma...
Make It Up, The Covers, DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love, Christmas Everyday
Nominations
Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Music, Shorty Award for Best YouTube Musician, Dahsyatnya Award for Outstanding Guest Star, Just a Dream, Heart Attack, Thinking out Loud / I'm Not the Only One
Movies
College Musical The Movie
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[on doing covers] I think no matter what way you're making, you're still creating something new even if you're using material from someone else.
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'Hey, you're that YouTube guy!' While I can say 15 million, or however many views our videos have gotten, that just feels like a number that you see on a screen. It doesn't really register until you're walking down the street and someone actually recognizes you.
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At the beginning, when we weren't as popular, it was all about finding the right material, Now we've sort of built up this street cred, almost, and people aren't just watching our videos because we're doing a Beyoncé thing, or a Lady Gaga thing. People are actually starting to watch our videos because it's just us, and they know us, and they like us.
$1 Million
