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| − | '''''Houssein South''''' '''(born as Houssein Guney on June 3rd, 1999) also known as '''Houssein''' is a British Singer-Songwriter. He was born in London, England. He currently lives near to London, England with his family.''' |
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| − | ==Personal Life== |
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| − | Houssein was born in London, England to Diane Holliday and Turkish-British[1] Ramadan Guney. He has two siblings, Kevin and Pamela. Houssein attended Hoe Bridge School, a private academic school until the age of 13, where he obtained 12 Common Entrance Exams with straight A's and A*'s. |
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| − | In early 2017, Houssein began dating fellow social media star, Amelia Gething. |
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| − | ==Internet Career== |
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| − | ===Early YouTube=== |
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| − | Houssein uploaded his fist video to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] in August 2009, a video of 'stuffed animals', the video has since been taken down. He then went on to create a series called 'Bill Bently', a character similar to well-known YouTube Star 'Fred'. |
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| − | ===VFX Guys=== |
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| − | In late 2011, Houssein started to focus on Visual Effects, creating a series called 'VFX Guys', a 5-10 minute how-to video series. He would show an example of a Visual Effect, and then explain how he created it, using screen recordings and simple explanations. The series was cancelled after Season 1. |
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| − | ===2012 - 2013=== |
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| − | In 2012, Houssein began making VFX Shorts, music covers and pranks. He was joined by Tyler Jack Fagan and Rowan Shone in multiple prank videos, such as '[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RzQ34ACc8Y Pranks in Ikea]'. |
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| − | ===Pranks=== |
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| − | *Rapping in a Onesie in Town |
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| − | *Awkward Interviews |
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| − | *Prank Calling America |
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| − | *Prank Calling America 2 |
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| − | *Public Pranks |
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| − | *Lift Pranks |
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| − | *Pranks in Ikea |
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| − | *Town Shooting Prank |
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| − | ===2014 - Present=== |
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| − | Houssein's YouTube videos are now mostly vlog-based or short skits. However he has explained in a recent video that he would plans to film more pranks. |
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| − | In May 2014, Houssein partnered with the Freedom! Network. |
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| − | As of July 2014, Houssein has 5,000+ followers on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter Twitter],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houssein#cite_note-33]</sup>26,000+ followers on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine Vine],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houssein#cite_note-34]</sup>and 5,000+ followers on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram Instagram]. |
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| − | ===Vine=== |
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| − | Houssein began Vine in May 2014. His Vines have recieved a lot of attention from 'Best Vines' and other Vine Stars. He is frequently featured on the "Popular Now" section. As of September 2014, Houssein has 26,000+ followers and 11,000,000 views. |
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| − | He has worked with companies such as: PumpUp, Find Molly, Boomf, Face On A Figure, and Wishbone. |
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| − | Houssein announced the he is officially the face of the Wishbone Vine account. |
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| − | ==VEVO== |
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| − | In April 2014, Houssein partnered with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VEVO VEVO], to create [https://www.youtube.com/HousseinVEVO HousseinVEVO]. This channel would focus on his original music. His debut single was releast 20th August 2014, titled "Swear to the Bible." It has recieved mostly positive reviews. |
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| − | ==Discography== |
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| − | ===Singles=== |
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| − | *"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swear_To_The_Bible Swear To The Bible]" (2014) |
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| − | ===Covers=== |
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| − | *"Anna Sun" (2013) |
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| − | *"Say Something" (2014) |
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| − | ==Musical Theatre== |
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| − | ! class="headerSort" title="Sort ascending" role="columnheader button" tabindex="0" |Title |
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| − | |2008 |
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| − | |''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang] UK Tour'' |
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| − | |N/A |
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| − | |Houssein was an actor/singer/dancer in 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang UK Tour' |
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| − | |2009–2011 |
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| − | |''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_Of_Music The Sound Of Music] UK Tour'' |
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| − | |Kurt Von Trapp |
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| − | |Houssein starred in 'The Sound Of Music UK Tour' as Kurt Von Trapp, alongside well known actors such as; Connie Fisher, Michael Praed and Jason Donovan. |
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| − | Houssein has explained that he no longer wishes to take part in musical theatre productions, and instead wants to focus on his pop career. |
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| − | ==Television Adverts== |
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| − | Houssein has appeared in adverts for Disney UK on iTV 1 during the XFactor commercials. |
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| − | ==Channels== |
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| − | ===Active Channels=== |
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| − | '''PuneyGuneyStudios'' ''(youtube.com/puneyguney)'' |
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| − | Main channel, started in 2009, with over 140 videos. |
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| − | '''Houssein''' ''(youtube.com/cheekyhoussein)'' |
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| − | Houssein's personal channel, however only 3 videos have been uploaded as of May 2014. |
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| − | '''The Cheeky Channel''' ''(youtube.com/cheekychanneltv)'' |
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| − | Current second channel, featuring skits and extras. |
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| − | '''HousseinVEVO''' ''(youtube.com/HousseinVEVO)'' |
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| − | Houssein's official music channel, managed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vevo VEVO.] |
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| − | ===Inactive Channels=== |
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| − | '''PGS''' ''(youtube.com/puneyguneystudios)'' |
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| − | Second channel, now inactive. |
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| − | '''PGS Music''' ''(N/A)'' |
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| − | Houssein's original music channel, however the channel was closed after the introduction of 'HousseinVEVO'. |
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| − | '''Smudge''' ''(youtube.com/cheekysmudge)'' |
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| − | A channel based around Houssein's dog, created as an April Fools joke. The channel features one video, a live stream of Smudge for 30 minutes. |
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| − | ==#Cheeky== |
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| − | During YouTube videos, Houssein would often express his love for the word 'Cheeky'. He then used the tag '#cheeky' in every photo he posted on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram Instagram].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houssein#cite_note-67]</sup>Following this, he began to sell T-Shirts and merchandise with his slogan '#cheeky' printed on them. This resulted in his followers referring to themselves as the '#cheekyarmy' or simply the 'cheekyarmy'. This also led to the creation of the Cheeky Channel (see Active Channels) |
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| − | ==External links== |
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| − | *[https://www.YouTube.com/HousseinVEVO VEVO] |
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| − | *[https://youtube.com/cheekychanneltv Cheeky Channel] |
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| − | *[https://twitter.com/cheekyhoussein Twitter] |
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| − | *[http://blog.puneyguneystudios.com Tumblr] |
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| − | *[https://www.facebook.com/puneyguneystudios Facebook] |
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| − | *[http://www.instagram.com/cheekyhoussein Instagram] |
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| − | *[https://vine.co/Houssein Vine] |
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[[Category:Musician Viners]] |
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