Zerkaa
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| Born | Joshua Charlie Joseph Bradley[1][2] 4 September 1992[3] Bermondsey, England | |||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||
| Education | Ravensbourne University | |||||||||
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| Also known as | Josh Zerker[4] | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 7.6 million (combined)[5] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.7 billion (combined)[5] | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Sidemen | |||||||||
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| Updated 24 June 2021 | ||||||||||
Joshua Charlie Joseph "Josh" Bradley (born September 4, 1992), better known by his online alias Zerkaa, is an English YouTuber. He is a member of the YouTube group the Sidemen. Since 2020, his main channel video schedule has consisted of Zerkaa Thursdays and Reddit Mondays.[6] Whilst on his second channel and on Twitch he uploads gaming videos.
In 2019, Bradley was listed as the 9th most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[7] As of June 2021, his main YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and 600 million video views.[5]
Early life and education[edit]
Joshua Charlie Joseph Bradley was born on 4 September 1992 in Bermondsey.[8] Bradley attended Bexley Grammar School, where he met future fellow Sidemen member Tobi Brown.[8] He later went to Ravensbourne University to study digital film production.[8]
Career[edit]
Bradley started his channel in 2009, uploading primarily gaming content such as Call of Duty and FIFA.[9] In 2012, Bradley created his second YouTube channel ZerkaaPlays.[10] In October 2013, he joined the Sidemen.[11][12] He lived with them from 2014-2018 before moving into an apartment with his girlfriend.[13]
Bradley didn't show his face until 2014, when he was invited by KickTV to take part in a FIFA tournament in New York.[8][14] In October 2014, Bradley won The Sidemen Experience, a Comedy Central UK web series.[15][16] In early 2015, Zerkaa hit 1 million subscribers.[17]
On April 9 2017, Zerkaa launched his own clothing line called ZRK London.[18] In 2018, he starred in the YouTube Premium series The Sidemen Show.[19][20] In December 2019 along with other members of the Sidemen and S-X, he released "The Gift".[21] In 2020, Bradley also released "Run" as Sabaka[lower-alpha 1] on Spotify and Apple Music, a song he had created with JME two years prior.[22][23]
Personal life[edit]
Bradley is a supporter of Millwall F.C..[7][24] He is in a relationship with Freya Nightingale, who is also a YouTuber.[7][25] Zerkaa does not believe in any religion.[24] He has a half-brother.[24] He contracted COVID-19 in January 2021.[26][27]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | KSI: Can't Lose | Himself | Documentary | [28] |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | The Sidemen Experience | Himself | Comedy Central UK | Main role; 5 episodes | [15] |
| 2018 | The Sidemen Show | Himself | YouTube Premium | Main role; 7 episodes | [29] |
| 2018 | Formula E Voltage | Himself | YouTube | Episode: "2018 Ad Diriyah ePrix" | [30] |
| 2020 | How to Be Behzinga | Himself | YouTube | 2 episodes | [31] |
Discography[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| UK [32] |
UK R&B [33] |
UK Ind. [34] |
NZ Hot [35] |
SCO [36] | ||
| "The Gift"[21] (as part of Sidemen featuring S-X) |
2019 | 77 | 40 | 11 | 27 | 26 |
| "Run"[22] (with Jme) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Josh Bradley". IMDb. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Joshua Charlie Joseph Bradley". cbetta.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ @ZerkaaHD (4 September 2020). "Best birthday present a YouTuber can ask for..." (Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑
- "Josh Bradley". IMDb. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Sunday Times. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "Josh 'Zerkaa' Zerker". Facebook. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
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- "Josh Bradley". IMDb. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2
- "Zerkaa". Social Blade. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "ZerkaaPlays". Social Blade. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "ZerkaaClips". Social Blade. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "ZerkaaShorts". Social Blade. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Unknown parameter
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- "Zerkaa". Social Blade. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Unknown parameter
- ↑ @ZerkaaHD (29 May 2021). "There has now officially been over 1 year of Zerkaa Thursdays" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Sunday Times. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "The Sidemen Book". Google Books. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑
- Fogarty, Paul (17 September 2019). "YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members – Ethan, Tobi, Harry!". HITC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "Josh Bradley - Zerkaa". Influencer Matchmaker. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- "Zerkaa". OP Talent. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- Fogarty, Paul (17 September 2019). "YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members – Ethan, Tobi, Harry!". HITC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021. Unknown parameter
- ↑ "San Andreas E012 - About This Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ Fogarty, Paul (17 September 2019). "YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members – Ethan, Tobi, Harry!". HITC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "KSI v Logan Paul: Sidemen Zerkaa & Vikkstar123 react to Los Angeles fight". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑
- "These insane YouTuber houses will make yours look like a literal doll house". The Tab. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "Sidemen Sub Count : Sidemen reach 10 million Subs, A recap of the 7 year journey". The Sportsrush. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "10 of the Craziest YouTube and TikTok Content Houses". Popdust. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "I'm MOVING Out Of The SIDEMEN House". YouTube. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "KICKTV FIFA14 Invitational". FIFA Addiction. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Who Are The Sidemen? – The Sidemen Experience". ComedyCentral.co.uk. October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ep 5: The Final: Paint Ball Fifa". Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "1,000,000 SUBSCRIBERS". YouTube. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑
- @ZerkaaHD (9 April 2017). "We've finally launched // zrk.london instagram.com/p/BSrBR8Bg99Q/" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Josh Bradley - Zerkaa". Influencer Matchmaker. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- "ZRK London". ZRK London. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ Clarke, Stewart (4 June 2018). "YouTube Orders 'The Sidemen Show' Original Premium Series". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ White, Peter (18 June 2018). "YouTube Launches Premium Video Service Internationally Including In UK & Canada". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 "The Gift – Single by Sidemen on Apple Music". Apple Music. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 22.0 22.1
- "Run Sabaka". Genius. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "Single Run Sabaka". Spotify. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "Run Sabaka". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
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- "Run Sabaka". Genius. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
- ↑ "JME TEACHES ME HOW TO MAKE A SONG!". YouTube. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "GOOGLING MYSELF". YouTube. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "YouTuber almost cries after killing Minecraft cat in the worst way possible". Dexerto. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "My Experience With COVID-19". YouTube. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ @ZerkaaHD (7 January 2021). "Woke up today feeling extremely dizzy when I tried to walk about so took a COVID test to be safe and ended up testing Positive.
Took another test to make sure and tested Positive again.
I've been super safe as well, so it shows how easy this new variant is to catch" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter. - ↑ Hale, James (10 August 2018). "KSI Releases Documentary 'Can't Lose' Ahead Of Logan Paul Boxing Match Up". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ White, Peter (2 June 2018). "'The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Formula E viewers brand new KSI and Zerkaa show a 'car crash' after first episode". Metro. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ Griffin, Louise (19 October 2020). "YouTuber Behzinga's Sidemen 'family' helped him through mental health struggles and epic fitness transformation". Metro. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 26 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "UK R&B Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "UK Independent Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "New Zealand Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 23 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Scottish Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 26 December 2019.
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