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| Butler's book, ''Hello Life'', which is part autobiography and part self-help book, was published on 28 July 2015 in the UK and in the US on 10 November 2015.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} | Butler's book, ''Hello Life'', which is part autobiography and part self-help book, was published on 28 July 2015 in the UK and in the US on 10 November 2015.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} | ||
| {{As of|2015|12}}, Butler's main YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and over 290 million video views, and is the 186th most subscribed channel on the website; his second channel "MoreMarcus" has over 1. |
{{As of|2015|12}}, Butler's main YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and over 290 million video views, and is the 186th most subscribed channel on the website; his second channel "MoreMarcus" has over 1.9 million subscribers and over 140 million video views.<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="standard"/><ref name="bustle">{{cite web|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/13500-marcus-butler-is-famous-on-youtube-for-talking|title=Marcus Butler is Famous on YouTube for Talking|publisher=Bustle|date=23 January 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vidstatsx.com/marcusbutlertv/youtube-channel|title=Marcus Butler YouTube Channel Stats|publisher=Vidstatsx.com|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vidstatsx.com/MoreMarcus/youtube-channel|title=MoreMarcus YouTube Channel Stats|publisher=Vidstatsx.com|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
| Butler was mentioned by '']'' as one of "Britain's most influential Tweeters" in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|first=Miranda|last=Prynne|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/10416649/Britains-most-influential-tweeters.html|title=Britain's most influential tweeters|newspaper=]|date=31 October 2013|accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref> {{As of|2015|12}}, Butler has over 2.5 million followers on ] and over 2.8 million on ].<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="bustle"/> | Butler was mentioned by '']'' as one of "Britain's most influential Tweeters" in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|first=Miranda|last=Prynne|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/10416649/Britains-most-influential-tweeters.html|title=Britain's most influential tweeters|newspaper=]|date=31 October 2013|accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref> {{As of|2015|12}}, Butler has over 2.5 million followers on ] and over 2.8 million on ].<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="bustle"/> | ||
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.jpg) Marcus Butler at VidCon in 2014. | ||||||||||
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| Born | Marcus Lloyd Butler (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 33) Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK | |||||||||
| Nationality | English | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2010–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 4.6 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 290 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: 7 October 2016 | ||||||||||
Marcus Lloyd Butler (born 18 December 1991) is an English YouTube vlogger, known for his eponymous channel "Marcus Butler" (formerly "Marcus Butler TV"). His second channel, MoreMarcus, has content varying from vlogs, reaction videos to product testing videos.
Career
Marcus Butler started on YouTube creating music and video mixes and edited sports footage while in college.
In 2010 he created his YouTube channel, Marcus Butler TV, at viewer request. Butler has done a number of collaborations with other YouTubers, including: Jim Chapman, Alfie Deyes, Caspar Lee, Tyler Oakley, Joe Sugg, Zoella, Connor Franta, Lilly Singh, Troye Sivan, now ex-girlfriend Niomi Smart, Joey Graceffa, Oli White, Louise Pentland, Conor Maynard and many others.
He was part of the 'YouTube Boyband' that raised money for Comic Relief and was featured in The Guardian.
Butler's book, Hello Life, which is part autobiography and part self-help book, was published on 28 July 2015 in the UK and in the US on 10 November 2015.
As of December 2015, Butler's main YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and over 290 million video views, and is the 186th most subscribed channel on the website; his second channel "MoreMarcus" has over 1.9 million subscribers and over 140 million video views.
Butler was mentioned by The Telegraph as one of "Britain's most influential Tweeters" in 2013. As of December 2015, Butler has over 2.5 million followers on Twitter and over 2.8 million on Instagram.
Butler, along with Alfie Deyes, briefly featured on the first episode of the 13th series of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, as demonstrators of the "Ant vs Dec" task. The pair also featured in more episodes throughout the series.
Butler was a contestant in the 2016 celebrity edition of Celebrity Masterchef. He was eliminated in the quarter final.
Music
Butler was part of a "YouTube Boyband", a group creation created to raise awareness and to make people laugh. Also involving Jim Chapman, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, and Caspar Lee; they raised money and awareness for Comic Relief. On 22 January 2016, Butler released a song with Conor Maynard called "I'm Famous". It entered the UK Singles Chart on 29 January 2016 at number 85.
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| "I'm Famous" (featuring Conor Maynard) |
2016 | 34 | — | ||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
References
- ^ "About MarcusButlerTV". YouTube.
- ^ Marr, Wendy (16 August 2014). "Zoella, Tanya Burr and the UK's YouTube superstars". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ Johnston, Lucy Hunter (7 February 2014). "Press play: meet YouTube's London stars". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- Edmonds, Lizzie (26 April 2014). "Video bloggers taking internet by storm and earn £20,000 a MONTH for posts". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- Grant, Wynona (23 December 2013). "YouTuber of the Week: Marcus Butler". Fortitude Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- Dobbins, Amanda (21 April 2014). "Meet the YouTube Boy Band". Vulture. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- Dredge, Stuart (21 March 2014). "YouTube Boy Band's cover version of It's All About You becomes viral hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- "Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Jim Chapman and Caspar Lee are The YouTube Boyband for Sport Relief". Sugarscape. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Marcus Butler is Famous on YouTube for Talking". Bustle. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "Marcus Butler YouTube Channel Stats". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- "MoreMarcus YouTube Channel Stats". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- Prynne, Miranda (31 October 2013). "Britain's most influential tweeters". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- "Celebrity Masterchef 2016". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Meet the YouTube Boy Band". Vulture. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For all except where noted: "Conor Maynard - UK Charts". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- For "Better Than You": "New Chart Entries > 11 August 2012" (in German). Zobbel.de. 11 August 2012.