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Alfie Deyes
Deyes at VidCon 2014 in Anaheim, California
Personal information
Born17 September 1993 (1993-09-17) (age 31)[1]
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)YouTuber, vlogger, author
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009-
Subscribers4.1 mil (main), 2.2 mil (vlogs), 1.3 mil (games)[2]
(27 May 2015)
Total views241 mil (main), 208 mil (vlogs), 94 mil (games)[2]
(27 May 2015)
100,000 subscribers2011
1,000,000 subscribers2013

Alfie Deyes (born 17 September 1993)[1] is an English YouTuber and author who runs the YouTube channels PointlessBlog, PointlessBlogVlogs (previously PointlessBlogTv) and PointlessBlogGames (previously AlfieGames). Since 2014 he has released two books in his Pointless Book series and is due to release another in late 2015.

Career

Deyes started his PointlessBlog YouTube channel in 2009. As of April 2015, the channel has over 4 million subscribers and over 220 million views on YouTube.[3][4] His second channel has over 2 million subscribers and 180 million views.[5] He also has a following of over 2 million followers on Twitter and over 2 million followers on Instagram.[4] He was named by Yahoo! News as one of "12 Web-savvy entrepreneurs to watch" in December 2013,[6] and was featured on the cover of the January 2014 edition of Company magazine for the "Generation YouTube" feature.[7][8]

Deyes has collaborated with a number of other YouTubers; including Tanya Burr, Louis Cole, Louise Pentland, Grace Helbig, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Miranda Sings, Joe Sugg and Zoe Sugg. He also created a couple of videos with Ariana Grande for the You Generation network on YouTube.[9] He currently stars, along with a number of other YouTubers, in the Style Haul series The Crew, described by teen website Sugarscape.com as "the male version of Loose Women, but a bit less pervy".[10][11]

In 2013, Deyes was a member of the "Guinness World Records OMG!" channel and held a number of world records, including "Most bangles put on in 30 seconds by a team of two", along with YouTubers Marcus Butler and 'Laurbubble' (which they still hold); and "Most party poppers popped in 30 seconds" with a count of 29, beating the previously set record by 1 (he subsequently lost this to Ashrita Furman in October 2013).[12][13][14]

Deyes was included in the 2015 Debrett's 500, listing the most influential people in Britain, under the New Media category.[15][16]

The Pointless Books

Deyes signed a book deal with Blink Publishing in 2014, with his debut book The Pointless Book due for release in September of the same year.[17][18][19] The book is part journal, part activity book and includes a free downloadable app and social media integration.[17][18][19] It has been unfavourably compared to Keri Smith's Wreck This Journal, which contained some similar ideas.[20][21][22] Rhik Samadder, for The Guardian, stated "It’s a bit like the activity sheets given to children in museums and on planes to keep them quiet. Most of the pages are largely blank, containing instructions to "Draw a selfie" or "Fill this page in with whatever you want!", and found that while "It may not be Moby Dick", he stated that "the Pointless Book is a canny piece of merchandising."[23]

A sequel to The Pointless Book, The Pointless Book 2, was released on 26 March 2015 and features similar content.[24] It was the second best selling non-fiction book on the week of release.[25] A third is planned for release later in 2015.[26]

Music

Main article: Band Aid 30

Deyes was featured on the 2014 single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as part of the Band Aid 30 charity supergroup, raising money for the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.[27][28][29]

Deyes was part of the 'YouTube Boyband' that raised money for Comic Relief and was featured in The Guardian.[30][31][32]

Radio

In November 2014, Deyes appeared on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw alongside fellow vlogger Marcus Butler.[33]

Personal life

Deyes is currently in a relationship with YouTube personality Zoe Sugg, known on YouTube as Zoella.[34][35] Deyes identifies as a feminist.[36][37]

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated Award Result
2014 "Ariana Does My Makeup" with Ariana Grande Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Collaboration Nominated
2015 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards UK Favourite Vlogger Nominated[38][39]

References

  1. ^ a b Berry, Jo (7 May 2015). The Alfie & Zoella A-Z: The Unofficial Ultimate Guide to the Vlogging Super-Couple. Orion. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4091-6101-1. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b PointlessBlogVlogs, PointlessBlogGames/about "About PointlessBlog, PointlessBlogVlogs, PointlessBlogGames". YouTube. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ "PointlessBlog YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b Cullen, Clare (18 February 2014). "What's trending on Twitter today – and why". Independent.ie. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. ^ "PointlessBlogTv YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Alfie Deyes | 12 Web-savvy entrepreneurs to watch". Yahoo! News. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  7. ^ "January Issue Of Company – Out Now!". Company. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  8. ^ Cox, Lizzie (11 December 2013). "YouTubers Zoella, Alfie Deyes, Tanya Burr and more star in shoot for Company Magazine – pics and behind the scenes videos". Sugarscape.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. ^ Wood, Lucy (31 October 2013). "Ariana Grande does YouTuber Alfie Deyes' makeup, and it ain't pretty (but it is funny)". Sugarscape.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  10. ^ Weinger, Erin (3 December 2013). "FremantleMedia North America Partners With StyleHaul on Multi-Series, Multi-Year Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  11. ^ Fole, Linds (12 January 2014). "YouTubers Alfie Deyes, Caspar Lee, Jim Chapman and Marcus Butler talk relationships on new blokey chat show The Crew". Sugarscape.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  12. ^ Molloy, Mark (29 December 2012). "Party popping Guinness World Record broken | Metro News". Metro. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Revealed – The YouTube personalities joining our new channel Guinness World Records: OMG!". Guinness World Records. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Most party poppers popped in 30 seconds". Guinnessworldrecords.com. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  15. ^ Metcalfe, Luisa (25 January 2015). "Debrett's names Russell Brand and Zoella on 500 most influential list". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  16. ^ Watson, Leon (25 January 2015). "Zoella and Alfie feature in Debrett's 500 most influential people in Britain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  17. ^ a b Carpenter, Caroline (20 July 2010). "Blink signs YouTube star". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  18. ^ a b DeSimone, Evan (15 August 2014). "PointlessBlog Brings You The Pointless Book". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  19. ^ a b Whalen, Andrew (15 August 2014). "The Pointless Book Announced: PointlessBlog YouTuber Alfie Deyes To Release Book". IBT Media. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  20. ^ "Oh my Deyes". Private Eye. No. 1377. London. 17 October 2014. p. 27.
  21. ^ Nurjehan Mohamed (23 September 2014). "The point of pointlessness". The Rakyat Post. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  22. ^ Morgan, Tom (20 October 2014). "Pointless Book reviews: The good, the bad and the ugly". Tube Chum. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  23. ^ Samadder, Rhik (28 September 2014). "Alfie Deyes, the 21-year-old king of YouTube: 'He's normal, not like celebrities'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  24. ^ "Second Alfie Deyes book released early". The Bookseller. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  25. ^ "Between the covers: What's really going on in the world of books". The Independent. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  26. ^ Shafi, Sarah (18 November 2014). "Blink signs two more from YouTube star Alfie Deyes". The Bookseller. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  27. ^ Petridis, Alexis (16 November 2014). "Do They Know It's Christmas review – in tune with non-musical times". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  28. ^ Butterly, Amelia (16 November 2014). "Zoella talks 'surreal' experience of singing with Band Aid 30". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  29. ^ Pocklington, Rebecca (17 November 2014). "Who's who in Band Aid 30? One Direction, Bono, vloggers and more". The Mirror. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  30. ^ Dobbins, Amanda (21 April 2014). "Meet the YouTube Boy Band". Vulture. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  31. ^ Dredge, Stuart (21 March 2014). "YouTube Boy Band's cover version of It's All About You becomes viral hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  32. ^ "Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Jim Chapman and Caspar Lee are The YouTube Boyband for Sport Relief". Sugarscape.com. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  33. ^ Wood, Lucy (20 November 2014). "Marcus Butler and Alfie Deyes play Call or Delete with Grimmy on Radio 1". Sugarscape.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  34. ^ Sheffield, Emily (6 November 2014). "Zoella: Queen Of The Haul". Vogue. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  35. ^ Rodrigues, Brittany Goldfield (3 February 2014). "Must Follow Monday: Zoella (Zoe Sugg)". ANDPOP. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  36. ^ Firman, Tehrene (2014-09). "Emma Watson's #HeForShe Campaign Celebrity Tweets". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2015-06-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  37. ^ Corsetti, Caitlin (24 September 2014). "17 Cool Celebrities Who Support #HeForShe And Gender Equality". Gurl.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  38. ^ Laing, Greg (20 February 2015). "Ariana Grande, Spider-Man lead Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  39. ^ Bacon, Lucy (20 February 2015). "One Direction, Zoella & Ed Sheeran Nominated For Kids' Choice Awards!". MTV. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

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