Sam Tsui

Sam Tsui
Samuel Tsui at YouTube FanFest Indonesia 2015
Born
Samuel Tsui

(1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 35)
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
EducationYale University (BA)
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, producer
Spouse
Casey Breves
(m. 2016)
ChildrenElaia Tsui-Breves
Musical career
OriginBlue Bell, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • synthesizer
  • glockenspiel
Years active2008 – present
Labels
Websitesamtsui.com

Samuel Tsui (born May 2, 1989[1]) is an American singer, songwriter and video producer. He rose to fame as an internet celebrity known for doing covers and musical medleys of songs by pop artists.[2] He has since released original songs and expanded to mashups.

Tsui frequently collaborates with YouTuber and childhood friend Kurt Hugo Schneider. Their one-man a cappella videos have been described by Time as a combination of Glee and Attack of the Clones.[3]

As of June, 2021, Tsui had received over 3.18 million subscribers.[4]

  1. ^ Tsui, Sam (2010-05-02). "Woooo! 21 Years old! Thanks everyone for your birthday wishes! :-)". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. ^ Yager, Sarah (2010-01-29). "Kurt Schneider re(de)fines formula for YouTube success". The Yale Herald. Yale University. Archived from the original on 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  3. ^ Fletcher, Dan (2009-11-23). "YouTube Effect: Making Money from Viral Videos". Time. Time Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  4. ^ "Sam Tsui on YouTube (TheSamTsui)". YouTube. Retrieved May 11, 2020.