Samuel “Sam” Tsui ( born Samuel “Sam” Tsui ; born May 2, 1989 ) is an American musician and singer, an Internet star who became famous for his YouTube videos . He is best known for his cover versions of songs by popular artists such as Adele , Britney Spears , Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars , as well as original timelines and mashups . Yale University Graduate (2011).
| Sam Tsui Samuel tsui | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | May 2, 1989 (30 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Blue Bell , PA , USA |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | singer , songwriter, youtuber |
| Years of activity | 2008 - today |
| Singing voice | |
| Instruments | and |
| Genres | pop |
| samtsui.com , youtube.com/thesamtsui , youtube.com/KurtHugoSchneider , | |
Personal life
1989-2008: The Early Years
Sam Lee Tsui was born on May 2, 1989 . His father is a Chinese man from Hong Kong , his mother is an American from Iowa . He has a brother, Kent Kevin. Sam grew up in Blue Bell, PA, as did Kurt Schneider, his producer and accompanist, with whom he attended the same school.
2009—2010: Career Start and The Covers
Sam Tsui’s television debut took place on October 28, 2009 at ABC World News , where he performed the song “ I'll Be There ” by The Jackson 5 . In November of that year, he performed at The Bonnie Hunt Show , where he gave an interview and performed “ I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) ” by Whitney Houston. He also appeared on It's On with Alexa Chung , singing for the cast of the American television series Glee on Journey 's Don't Stop Believin ' show.
In 2016, on the singer’s personal page there were photos of his wedding with singer and composer Casey Brevis, whom Sam met in the first year of his studies at Yale [1] [2] .
Discography
Albums
Studio Albums
- The Covers (2010)
| The covers | |
|---|---|
| Album of Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider | |
| Date of issue | February 9, 2010 |
| Recorded by | October 2009 |
| Genre | pop |
| Duration | 34:39 |
| Producer | Kurt Schneider |
| Label | Sh-k-boom |
The Covers digital album was put up for sale by Sh-K-Boom Records on the iTunes Store on February 9, 2010 [3] .
| Song list | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Author | Original performer | Duration | |||||
| one. | “ Michael Jackson Medley” (“ The Way You Make Me Feel ” / “ ABC ” / “ I'll Be There ” / “ Man in the Mirror ” / “ Smooth Criminal ” / “ Billie Jean ” / “ Thriller ” / “ Beat It ") | Michael Jackson / The Corporation / Berry Gordy , Bob West, Hal Davis , Willie Hutch / Siedah Garrett , Glen Ballard / Jackson / Jackson / Rod Temperton / Jackson | Michael Jackson / The Jackson 5 | 3:41 | |||||
| 2. | " Down " | Kamaljit Jhooti , Dwayne Carter, Jr. , J-Remy, Bobby Bass, Jared Cotter , J Perkins | Jay sean | 3:13 | |||||
| 3. | “ Don't Stop Believin ' ” | Jonathan Cain , Steve Perry , Neal Schon | Journey | 3:50 | |||||
| four. | " Halo " | Ryan Tedder , Evan Bogart , Beyoncé Knowles | Beyoncé | 3:13 | |||||
| five. | Breaking Free (along with Allison Williams) | Emma starling | Drew Seeley , Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens | 3:27 | |||||
| 6. | " You and I Both " | Jason mraz | Jason mraz | 3:31 | |||||
| 7. | " Run " | Gary Lightbody , Jonathan Quinn , Mark McClelland , Nathan Connolly , Iain Archer | Snow patrol | 4:41 | |||||
| eight. | " Thinking of You " | Katy perry | Katy perry | 2:31 | |||||
| 9. | “ Lady Gaga Medley” (“ Bad Romance ” / “ Just Dance ” / “ LoveGame ” / “ Poker Face ” / “ Paparazzi ”) | Stefani Germanotta , Nadir Khayat / Germanotta, Khayat, Aliaune Thiam / Germanotta, Khayat / Germanotta, Rob Fusari | Lady Gaga | 2:55 | |||||
| ten. | " Fireflies " | Adam young | Owl city | 3:37 | |||||
- Make It Up (2013)
| Song list | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
| one. | "Make It Up" | Sam tsui | 3:34 | ||||||
| 2. | "Gray Area" | Sam tsui | 4:12 | ||||||
| 3. | "Shadow" | Sam tsui | 4:02 | ||||||
| four. | "Wherever You Are" | Sam tsui | 3:25 | ||||||
| five. | "Me Without You" | Sam tsui | 3:49 am | ||||||
| 6. | "Heads Up" (feat. Lindsey Stirling) | Sam tsui | 4:07 | ||||||
| 7. | "Naive" | Sam tsui | 3:29 | ||||||
| eight. | "Story" | Sam tsui | 3:33 | ||||||
| 9. | “Bring Me The Night” (feat. Kina Grannis) | Sam tsui | 4:00 | ||||||
| ten. | "Open Up The Sky" | Sam tsui | 3:44 | ||||||
| eleven. | "Worth It" | Sam tsui | 4:37 | ||||||
| 12. | "Walking Backwards" | Sam tsui | 3:36 | ||||||
| 13. | "Next Best Thing" | Sam tsui | 3:57 | ||||||
| 14. | Don't Want An Ending (acoustic version) | Sam tsui | 3:57 | ||||||
| 53:52 | |||||||||
See also
- Kurt Hugo Schneider
Notes
- ↑ YouTube singer Sam Tsui comes out and reveals surprise wedding . PinkNews (April 18, 2016). Date of treatment July 21, 2019.
- ↑ TheSamTsui. VLOG: The Proposal Story !!! ft. Casey Breves | Sam Tsui (April 11, 2017). Date of treatment July 21, 2019.
- ↑ The Covers by Sam Tsui & Kurt Schneider . iTunes Store . Date of treatment September 14, 2010. Archived on August 25, 2012.
Links
- Kurt Schneider YouTube Video Channel
- Sam Tsui official Facebook page
- Sam Tsui on Music-covers