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| Birth name | William Patrick Spencer Gold[a] | |||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1996 Ipswich, Suffolk, England | |||||||||
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| Member of | Lovejoy | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2017–2023 | |||||||||
| Followers | 4.60 million | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Gaming | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 5.82 million (main channel) 8.96 million (combined)[b][3] | |||||||||
| Total views | 796.60 million (main channel) 977.72 million (combined)[c][3] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 17 June 2024 | ||||||||||
William Patrick Spencer Gold[4][a] (born 14 September 1996[9][10]), known professionally as Wilbur Soot, is an English Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and musician. He first became known in 2017 for his work with the group comedy YouTube channel SootHouse, where he made recurring appearances and was the lead editor and a co-founder. He later started his own channel, Wilbur Soot, in March 2019.
Gold released his first single, "The 'Nice Guy' Ballad", in January 2018.[11] His sixth single, "Your New Boyfriend", peaked at No. 64 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] Gold is co-founder of the British indie rock band Lovejoy, where he is one of the songwriters, the lead vocalist and the rhythm guitarist.[13] In 2021, they released Pebble Brain, their second EP, which debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart, and their third EP Wake Up & It's Over, released in 2023, debuted at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart.
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- ^ Yewdall, Hamish (16 October 2022). "Living these songs: Lovejoy at Leadmill". Now Then Sheffield. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Gold, William Patrick Spencer [@WilburSoot] (13 May 2019). "Think I'm almost done with making comedy music. What do you guys think? I feel like my serious stuff affects people more and I like that ☺️" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "About Wilbur Soot". YouTube.
- ^ a b Gold, William (13 February 2020). "Ultimate Chicken Horse with Technoblade, Arlus and Philza (TWITCH CHAT PLAYS)". Twitch. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
My name is- my full name is William Patrick Spencer Gold, alright? On record.
- ^ a b Gold, William; Grace, Shelby. "william/will/wilbur". Twitch. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Wilbur Soot". Spotify. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Lovejoy". Spotify. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "William Patrick GOLD personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Gold, William [@WilburSoot] (14 September 2018). "Every birthday I re-listen to" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Bovey, LJ (23 October 2019). "Gamer Focus: Who Is Wilbur Soot?". The Versed. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
He was born in the UK on September 96.
- ^ Bovey, LJ (23 October 2019). "Gamer Focus: Who Is Wilbur Soot?". The Versed. Clickon Media. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Wilbur Soot – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Degrazia, Leah (14 October 2021). "Lovejoy's Wilbur Soot Can't Get Over His Ex On New Song "Perfume"". Genius. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.