8 Musicians Who Got Their Start on YouTube
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With today's massive social media platforms, it seems easier than ever to break out onto the entertainment scene with as little as a camera and a home set up. Many of the now household names in music realized that from the get go, and were quick to grab a hold of as many opportunities as they can through their platforms, however small they were at the time.
And as many dream of becoming YouTubers, some YouTubers or even casual users of the website set their sights on the bigger picture, and knew how to use the social media site to their advantage, or simply to fulfill their desires to self express and share their musical creations.
Here are some examples for those who were determined enough or lucky enough to blast beyond the YouTube load screen and onto the big charts!
9 Troye Sivan Used To Be A Massive YouTuber
Australian Troye Sivan began uploading daily vlogs on his YouTube channel in early 2012. He has been active on the site as early as 2007, showing off his singing chops and collaborating with friends and many famous YouTubers such as Tyler Oakley. His time on YouTube and multiple collabs earned him a Teen Choice Award for "Choice Web Collaboration" as he helped create and popularize many challenges and interesting engaging topics such as "The Boyfriend Tag."
Sivan continued to use his platform in fun, meaningful, and personal ways as he began to take his music seriously to express his deepest personal experiences. And thus, a star was born.
8 Joji Was A YouTube Comedian
The timeline of this star's musical career is a whirlwind to fans when they attempt to dig deep in his past. No one knows for sure when he started out experimenting with music since much of it was deleted on YouTube, but Joji began his YouTube career as a staunch satirist and somewhat controversial comedian relying so much on physical comedy and a shock value to gain an audience. His earliest musical footprint was under his early pseudonym, Chloe Burbank, under which he released an EP experimenting with some of his early sounds. Before he became the sentimental voice of this young generation, he released two comedy hip hop albums titled "Pink Life," and "Pink Season."
7 The Weeknd Posted His First Hits On YouTube
Fans may not be aware of many facts about their favorite R&B superstar The Weeknd. Most importantly, they might not be aware that he began uploading music anonymously to YouTube in 2010. As a matter of fact, his stage name came from his channel's name at the time. While he continued to post his music with his producer at the time, Jeremy Rose, The Weeknd grabbed the attention of many fans and household names in entertainment including Drake, and The New York Times.
6 YouTube Was Alessia Cara's Introduction To The Industry
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Although the singer is taking a hiatus due to anxiety and in order to prioritize her mental health, Alessia Cara is on top of everybody's minds when thinking of true YouTube talent. She started out by uploading acoustic covers of pop hits like The Neighbourhood's Sweater Weather, and fans watched her journey all the way to the top of the Billboard charts!
4 Halsey Used Both SoundCloud And YouTube To Blast Off
Halsey, formerly known as Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, used as many platforms as she could when she was 17 to put her music out there. Through her Kik, SoundCloud, and YouTube accounts, the alternative pop diva managed to get songs like "New Americana" charting on Billboard.
3 Justin Bieber Basically Started The Whole Wave Of YouTube Stardom
There was a time when the internet was infatuated by teen Justin Bieber just as much as his success story. He also began uploading acoustic YouTube covers in his early teens only to be discovered by the one and only Usher! The rest his history from then.
2 Ariana Grande Created A YouTube Channel In 2007
The queen of pop herself joined YouTube in 2007 way before Victorious fame. Her channel name back then was "osnapitzari." She uploaded her first ever cover song "Aint No Other Man," and then went on to do more covers, vlogs, collabs, and she even briefly dated a YouTuber named Jai Brooks back in 2012.
1 Shawn Mendes Was Discovered On YouTube
In 2012, the young Canadian vocalist uploaded a cover of Adele's "Hometown Glory" on his YouTube channel. He played the cover along with his friend Danielle who played the piano, and snippets of the cover went on to blow up over Vine throughout 2013. Shawn Mendes continued to release covers on YouTube up until artist manager Andrew Gertler discovered him in 2013 and subsequently signed him to Island Records in early 2014. Mendes released his debut album in 2014 titled "Handwritten," and rose to international stardom all in the blink of an eye.
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