Emiru
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| Born | Emily Schunk January 3, 1998 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
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| Location | Austin, Texas U.S. | ||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||
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| Followers | 1.1 million | ||||||
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| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||
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| Subscribers | 442,000 | ||||||
| Total views | 30.8 million | ||||||
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Last updated: August 31, 2022 | |||||||
Emily Schunk[1] (born January 3, 1998), better known as Emiru, is an American Twitch streamer and cosplayer. She is primarily known for streaming League of Legends and her cosplays on her Twitch channel, where she has garnered more than 1,000,000 followers as of Aug 13, 2022. She is a content creator for the gaming organization One True King.[2]
Early life
Schunk was born in Wichita, Kansas,[3] on January 3, 1998,[3][4] to a German-American father and a Chinese mother.[citation needed] She grew up in Wichita and graduated from high school in 2016.[citation needed]
Career
Schunk started streaming on Twitch in November of 2016 playing League of Legends, she later became known for this along with her cosplays.[5]
On August 28, 2020, it was announced that Schunk had joined the esports organization Cloud9 as a content creator.[6][7]
In 2021, the design of the newly released League champion Gwen was partially inspired by Schunk, whose cosplay was used as part of a reference board by a Riot Games illustrator working on the project.[citation needed]
On January 2, 2022, it was announced that Schunk had joined gaming organization One True King as a content creator, resulting in the end of her contract with Cloud9.[2]
Schunk is represented by agency Ader Gaming.[8]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best League of Legends Streamer | Nominated | [9] |
| 12th Streamy Awards | Breakout Streamer | Pending | [10] |
References
- ^ "Emily Schunk". Cloud9. n.d. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Emiru Joins OTK as Its Newest Content Creator". GlobeNewswire. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Saha, Srijita (November 7, 2021). "Did Emiru and Dyrus Break up? Relationship between the two Twitch Streamers". OtakuKart. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Schunk, Emily [@emiru] (January 3, 2020). "it's my birthday https://t.co/xel9cbIGwL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Emiru - Streams List and Statistics". TwitchTracker. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Nomis, John (August 28, 2020). "Cloud9 Welcomes Emiru as Streamer and Content Creator". Cloud9. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Soba, Carly (August 29, 2020). "Emiru joins Cloud9 as its newest content creator". Daily Esports. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ader Gaming". Ader Gaming. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ Escandon, Rosa (1 November 2022). "YouTube's Streamy Awards Announce 2022 Noms". Forbes.