Kuei Kuei
Kuei Kuei Musical Artist | |
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| File:Http---i.imgur.com-A2c5Rwc.jpg Kuei Kuei Announcing his new album Revelations | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | Kuei Kuei |
| Birth name | Kuei Kuei |
| Also known as | Kuei Awsm |
| Born | August 24, 2000 Nairobi, Kenya, Africa |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments | singing |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Labels | Dream$Team Records |
| Associated acts | Dream$Team Records |
| Website | Template:Www.facebook.com/kueiog |
Kuei Chol Kuei (August 24, 2000), better known by his social media name, is an Australian social media star, Actor and musician who is best known for his Youtube [1] and Vines videos which have earned him over 300 thousand Subscribers and views. Kuei Awsm is best known for his innovativevine which he later on went to start Youtube. His first videos started in January 2015 with the "Black and Blue Vine", doing short vines and skits. He is currently attending high school until 2018 were he will be perusing an acting degree at the University of Melbourne he once said in a video, as he aspires to be an actor or be around that field. He has been mentioned in many articles such as BuzzFeed,[2] TMZ, WhatCulture and many more.
Background[edit]
Kuei Kuei was born in 2000 and is from South Sudan, East Africa[1], he is the oldest of 6 siblings, he was raised by his mother Juba Ajith and father Chol Nhial. At a young age, Kuei was interested in singing, teaching himself how to sing until 2015 when he found his talent in making short films. He has gone to compete in many local competitions such as FocusOnAbility and TropFest[3] 2016 (soon to be released).
Career[edit]
Kuei has earned over 300 thousand viewers on vine and over a million views on the social media app Vine, ranking as one of the top viners in South Australia and Australia. Although he is now known for his vines, he originated in music covers in early 2011 - 2015, his YouTube channel "awsm covers" which had over 50,000+ subscribers was deleted in 2015 as he lost motivation in the music industry. Restarting his YouTube channel and focusing mainly on short skits and short films, he has gained over 19,000 monthly viewers and is currently perusing a film career. He is also known for his Viral Videos such as Black and blue[4]
Music to Acting[edit]
Kuei Kuei was making short singing videos on YouTube until he started to lose interest in music, this enabled him to take time in finding new talents, which he did. In 2015 he decided to try acting in school based activities which enabled him to write his first short film "Revelati[5]ons" with a few others. Kuei awsm has since then stuck with making short films to this present day. He also has a debut album also named revelations which is "set to launch in fall 2017" said by TMZ.[6]
Music[edit]
Kuei Kuei has released one album named 'Changes'[7] this was released in 2015. It is rumoured he will be releasing a second comeback album named 'Revelations'[8]. Reporters say[9]. When he announced his Revelations Tour[10]
Talents[edit]
Aside from doing singing covers, Kuei Kuei makes films, he is inspired by the acts of Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Rock and Will Smith as inspirations when making films. He has been compared to actors like Will Smith.
Films[edit]
Kuei Kuei has released one short film [11]so far with Nova 919[12] which he went on to win in 2015. He was announced to release films with TropFest[13] in 2017 sources say
Social Media Career[edit]
Kuei Kuei has been on social media for the last couple of year. He has had a massive growth rate, for example his Twitter, which he started in January, 2015, he has gained over 20 thousand followers in a short period. Another example of his massive growth is his Vine (service), he currently has 300 thousand viewers in only three months. Kuei Awsm does not like social media apps like Face (sociological concept) as he believes they are "platforms of hate". Kuei Kuei has also recently been featured in articles relating to his ability to make videos go "viral" as stated by TheDailyHaze[14] in the article "The Internet Is a great Pla[15]ce".
Awards[edit]
- ↑ "YouTube". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "BuzzFeed". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Films". tropfest.com. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Kuei's Profile". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "kueikuei". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebrity News | TMZ.com". TMZ. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "kueikuei". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "kueikuei". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "Tour Dates | Consequence of Sound". consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "kueikuei". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "2015 Winners List". www.focusonability.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "Nova 919". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "Tropfest Australia". tropfest.com. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "The Daily Haze - New Media For A New World". The Daily Haze. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Watch this guy shoot himself in the cheek with a revolver in his friends car". 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Watch this guy shoot himself in the cheek with a revolver in his friends car". 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Check out WINNERS OF TEEN CHOICE 2015 ANNOUNCED | Teen Choice on FOX". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Aussie Viners". 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ Always Vine (2015-07-19), The Best "Run" Vines | AWOLNATION Run Remix Vines | Best Vines of 2015, retrieved 2016-08-06
- ↑ "Not what I have, who I am: Focus On Ability". www.focusonability.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "2015 Winners List". www.focusonability.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Aria Awards - Nominees". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Here's Literally Just A Bunch Of Hilarious Vines About "Fresh Avocado"". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Business Insider". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "Meet the 30 most popular Vine stars in the world". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "BuzzFeed". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "Here's Literally Just A Bunch Of Hilarious Vines About "Fresh Avocado"". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ Kuei, Kuei. "Pocket-Lint:Top 38 Viners to follow". Top 16 Vine Followers to follow in 2015.
- ↑ "Pocket-Lint:Top 38 Viners to follow".
- ↑ "Best social Stars".
- ↑ "Mashable". Mashable. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ Bogle, Ariel. "5 Australian Vine stars you should be watching right now". Mashable. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ [www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart"] Check
|url=value (help). ARIA. - ↑ "Rapper shoots a hole through his cheek to promote his music". 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ Viners, Australian. "Australian Viners - Newsvine - Get Smarter Here". Newsvine. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ Cabinet, Department of the Prime Minister and. "Australian indie music | australia.gov.au". www.australia.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
Reference
1. Jump up^ "South Sudan". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2016-05-01.
2. http://www.todaytonightadelaide.com.au/
3.www.spin.com/2015/.../five-artists-to-watch-january-2015-amazing-lady... 4. www.spin.com/2015/.../five-artists-to-watch-january-2015-amazing-lady...
5. www.pocket-lint.com/.../123632-top-38-viners-to-follow-and-become-in... 6. www.buzzfeed.com/matwhitehead/fre-sha-voca-do 7. http://thedailyhaze.com/nsfw-watch-guy-shoot-cheek-revolver/
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