The music industry is heavily infused with competition; everyone has to be pitch-perfect to make it to the top. But, in most cases, there are not many artists who had a smooth launch and took the YouTube route to make their music popular and now they are some of the most popular names in the industry. Here is a list of 9 impressively popular music artists who made it on their own by using YouTube as their platform.
1. Shawn Mendes
The first name that comes in this list of Top Music YouTubers, who became a musical sensation is Shawn Mendes; he started to upload videos from a very young age. His earliest videos were him playing guitar and singing on YouTube. Soon, some of his earliest videos were created for various cover content. He performed his rendition of Ed Sheeran’s ‘The A Team’ for the Coca-Cola MuchMusic contest. With his singing, he first won the hearts of many teenage girls and his popularity was initiated through his videos on YouTube.
2. Charlie Puth
Being beaming with sheer talent, Charlie Puth was a student at the Berklee College of Music. During his college days, he started out on YouTube and soon enough his talent was recognized by the talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. He was brought to her show to perform, and once he performed at the show he became a worldwide musical sensation and widely successful music artist.
3. Ed Sheeran
If you are thinking that the ginger-haired musical heartthrob came out of nowhere you are wrong. He also started his way through YouTube. He was one of the music artists who had been filming their songs from their bedroom with his guitar. His boy-next-door look, his immensely unique vocal styles, and his melodies made him one of the most desired music artists on YouTube. During this time he stated that he wanted to be as successful as Taylor Swift and while his guitar may have remained small his career is getting bigger with each release.
4. Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara also didn’t start by featuring in songs and collaborating with artists like Zedd and Khalid. She was also a girl sitting on a chair playing her guitar and singing to the most beautiful melodies, in front of her computer camera. Her amazing voice was recognized by leading music artists and they asked her to be a part of their songs. Her journey from YouTube to EP Entertainment is a motivation for every aspiring YouTube music artist.
5. The Weeknd
Yet, the most interesting story of becoming a worldwide star is of The Weeknd’s. This famous music artist started out on YouTube, and soon he gained attention due to his incredibly fascinating musical styles. While his first releases were under the strange account name of “xoxxxoooxo", later on, he proceeded with this misspelled name. No one ever knew who “The Weeknd” was, as many of his initial videos didn’t show his face. The increasing enigma around this artist is still making many intrigued about his songs his eccentric screen presence and his singing styles.
6. Tori Kelly
Tori Kelly wanted to start out as a contestant on American Idol but she got rejected. And this was the time she started her journey on YouTube. While American television was unable to fathom her potential the internet welcomed her with open arms, and she became a YouTube Sensation due to her impressive singing capabilities. Her journey from being rejected from American Idol and starting out as an internet singer to performing on the Grammy stage is truly an inspiration for music artists across the world.
7. James Bay
Based out of England, James Bay never came across as an outspoken star after gaining fame and appreciation from the spectrum of worldwide music lovers. But, he did all can did that a guy with a great voice and a guitar would do on YouTube. He started to win hearts with his music. The emotion and the passion in his music have been rare on any platform, especially on YouTube. Eventually, the long-haired shy guy gained not just popularity but also a thriving career out of that platform.
8. 5 Seconds of Summer
This is a YouTube success story of a band based out of Australia. They all with their styles and accents won many hearts, while they strived to be the most popular global band. Although their music was traveling the world, after a member of One Direction, Louis Tomlinson tweeted, “Been a fan of this band for a while, everyone gets behind them”, about their music and they became a hit overnight.
Apart from the ‘Brokenhearted’ musical duo Karmin ruled many hearts, and the sensational singer Justin Bieber also gained popularity based on YouTube. These are some of the most successful artists who came to popularity after they gained their attention on YouTube. Lana Del Rey also regained her musical strengths through this powerful platform.
