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| Born | Alex Richard George Day Essex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
| Known for | Comedy, vlogging, music |
| Notable work | LOST in 3 minutes, Alex Reads Twilight, Chameleon Circuit, Chartjackers |
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| Website | alexdaymusic |
Alex Richard George Day is a British vlogger and musician from Hornchurch, England. As of June 2011, he has the most subscribed "Comedian" YouTube channel in the UK. Day is also well-known for his solo music as well as part of the bands Sons Of Admirals and Chameleon Circuit.
YouTube Career
In August 2006 Alex Day set up a YouTube channel called nerimon which was named after a digimon he invented from the fanfiction stories he wrote when he was younger. Alex began posting vlogs to a small audience mainly composed of his family and friends but soon after his audience slowly increased as he began to interact with the YouTube Community. Later on his fanbase grew to rapid numbers once he began the video series Alex Reads Twilight, subsequently he has become the most subscribed comedian in UK.
World Vision Vloggers
In 2010 Alex and two other popular YouTube vloggers were selected to visit Zambia where they will experience the life there and post Vlogs about the experience of living within those conditions. This had a very positive impact on the YouTube Community and encouraged many viewers to sponsor children in poorer areas.
Musical History
Day is known to occasionally upload songs to his YouTube channel, predominantly solo work of his own creation. He has released four albums on DFTBA Records.
Chameleon Circuit
Day is one of the founding members of Chameleon Circuit, a band known for creating music inspired by the British cult sci-fi show, Doctor Who. With fellow vloggers ] ("charlieissocoollike" on YouTube), Liam Dryden ("Littleradge" on YouTube), and former member Chris Beattie ("CowInParachute" on YouTube), Chameleon Circuit released their self-titled debut album on 1 June 2009. In July 2010, their song "Count the Shadows" also appeared on "DFTBA Records, Volume Two", a compilation sampler that was given for free in the grab bags at VidCon 2010.. At the beginning of 2011, Chameleon Circuit, in their new line-up following the departure of Beattie and the addition of Eddplant and Michael Aranda, began work on their second album "Still Got Legs". It is scheduled for release on July 12th, 2011.
Sons Of Admirals
In 2010, Alex, along with three other YouTubers, Charlie McDonnell, Eddplant, and Tom Milsom, formed a new project entitled Sons Of Admirals. Their first single was released via YouTube on June 14, 2010 on each members channel. The group covered Cat Stevens' song, "Here Comes My Baby". It features all four members on vocals. The track got to 61 in the UK. In October 2010 the band released an EP including the songs 'Here Comes My Baby' as well as an acoustic version of the same song, a cover of 'Believe In Yourself', which is well known as the theme of children's television show Arthur, the video of 'Here Comes My Baby', and a behind-the-scenes video. The band has been known to perform a cover of 'You're Not There', originally performed by band member Eddplant, and a cover of Radiohead's "Creep".
External links
- Alex Day's channel on YouTube
- Second Alex Day's channel on YouTube
- Official website
- Alex Day on Twitter
References
- "The rise and rise of the YouTube generation, and how adults can help". Guardian. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ""Planning plenty as winter makes its slow exit"". Brian Cormier. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "Internet geeks to storm to No1". The Sun. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "Meet: Alex Day". Yow Yow. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "World Vision uses YouTube Vloggers". B&T. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "Music - Chameleon Circuit - DFTBA Records LLC". DFTBA records. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- "Available for FREE, exclusively at VidCon". Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- "Music - Chameleon Circuit - DFTBA Records LLC". DFTBA records. Retrieved 2011-6-15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ""Here Comes My Baby EP - Sons Of Admirals"". iTunes. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2011.