Germán Garmendia
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| Born |
Germán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis. 25 April 1990[1] Tierra Amarilla, Chile[2][3] | |||||||||
| Nationality | Chilean | |||||||||
| Residence | Santiago, Chile[2] | |||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||
| Website |
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| Channel | HolaSoyGerman | |||||||||
| Created by | Germán Garmendia | |||||||||
| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Comedy, Video blog, humor | |||||||||
| Subscribers |
30.2 million (November 26, 2016[4]) | |||||||||
| Total views |
2.8 billion (November 26, 2016[4]) | |||||||||
| Network | Machinima | |||||||||
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| Subscriber and view counts updated as of November 26, 2016. | ||||||||||
Germán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis (born 25 April 1990), known by his YouTube channels HolaSoyGerman. and JuegaGerman, is a Chilean YouTuber, comedian, musician, singer, and writer. He has produced a variety of songs together with his band, all available on YouTube. His book titled "#Chupaelperro" came out at multiple stores of Latin America and Spain on 28 April 2016. His channels are currently the 2nd and 19th most subscribed on YouTube, having a combined total of over 46 million subscribers. He is the first YouTuber to obtain two Diamond Play Buttons (for achieving 10 million subscribers on his two channels). He also gave his voice to the spanish version of Ice Age: Collision Course as Julian.
Early life and YouTube career
Garmendia was born on April 25, 1990 in Chile. At the age of three, his father died in an automobile accident on Christmas Day. Germán has an older brother named Diego from whom he lived separately during childhood until reuniting in Los Vilos. He was very interested in music from a young age, and when he was 13, he formed a band with his brother that was called "Zudex".[5] Garmendia uploaded his first YouTube video in 2011 after being encouraged by his friends.[6][7]
In 2013, he was accused of using fraudulent programs to gain subscribers. He created a video explaining that he didn't use such fraudulent programs.[8]
As of November 26, 2016, his YouTube channel has over 30 million subscribers, making him the second most subscribed channel on YouTube after PewDiePie, and the most subscribed in the Spanish language.[4]
In August 2014 and 2015, he won the "Icon of the Year" prize from MTV Millennial Awards 2014.[9] He made a brief appearance in YouTube Rewind 2014[10] and made a longer appearance in the 2015 version due to how much he had accomplished during that year.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course (Spanish version) | Julian |
Book
Garmendia's book is titled "#ChupaElPerro" (Spanish for "Lick the dog"). He describes it as a mix between a book and a magazine. The name comes from a recurring joke that appears in many of his videos, stemming from an attempt to improve a common vulgar phrase in Spanish. Garmendia had a book tour around some countries of Latin America and Spain.
Incident in Mexico
In April 2014, Garmendia was scheduled to appear at the Telmex Digital Village in Zócalo, Mexico City.[12] The event experienced an unplanned excess of attendees, and many people waiting in line to see Garmendia fainted due to heat exposure and had to be evacuated. Eventually, the crowd became unruly, with attendees forcing their way past barriers and into the tented area, causing many injuries. Ten people were injured when a light element fell into the crowd. After security regained control of the situation, the crowd was dispersed and Garmendia's event was cancelled. He later expressed condolences to his fans for the incident.[13][14]
Notes
References
- ↑ Rosie Matheson. YouTube Famous: Making it big on the internet. 2015. Available at Google Books.
- 1 2 BBC Mundo, Germán Garmendia: el chileno que arrasa en internet con su humor de lo cotidiano, 21 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Top 20 YouTuber, HolaSoyGerman
- 1 2 3 "YouTube Top 100 Most Subscribed Channels List - Top by Subscribers". vidstatsx.com.
- ↑ "Germán Garmendia de "Hola soy Germán": el chileno que arrasa en internet con su humor de lo cotidiano". El Comercio. Retrieved 2016-02-03. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Germán Garmendia de "Hola soy Germán": el chileno que arrasa en internet con su humor de lo cotidiano". El Comercio. Retrieved 16 May 2014. (Spanish)
- ↑ Redacción Revista Tierra Cultah. "Manual Práctico: Compilado de personas y personajes atacameños conocidos o históricos". Retrieved 19 October 2014. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Hola soy Germán: Intensa polémica por denuncia de fraude con bots | Guioteca.com". 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ↑ "Creador de "Hola soy Germán" gana premio en los MTV Millennial Awards 2014". Emol. Retrieved 19 October 2014. (Spanish)
- ↑ "HolaSoyGerman in Youtube Rewind: Turn Down For 2014". Youtube Spotlight. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "HolaSoyGerman in Youtube Rewind 2015". Youtube Spotlight. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Telcel. "World's Largest Digital Inclusion Event returns to Mexico City from April 11- April 27, 2014". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ↑ "SSPDF confirma 10 lesionados en incidente en Aldea Digital". El Universal. Retrieved 2016-02-03. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Deja tumulto 13 lesionados durante la "Aldea Digital"". www.telediario.mx. Retrieved 2016-02-03. (Spanish)
External links
- Havana Times, A Popular Chilean Circulates in Cuba from PC to PC