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{{short description|Swedish musician and YouTuber (born 1993)}}
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'''Set Erik Adrian Summanen''' (born 19 October 1993), better known as '''Seth Everman''', is a Swedish musician and former [[YouTuber]]. Noted for his habit of staring into the camera with a [[deadpan]] expression while performing his songs, he came to prominence for making comedic piano videos and parodies of popular songs. In November 2023, he went live on Twitch and YouTube for the final time before blacking out his social media profiles.


==Early life==
{{Autobiography|date=June 2020}}
Seth Everman was born Set Erik Adrian Summanen in [[Stockholm]] on 19 October 1993.<ref name="Sveriges befolkning 2000">{{Cite Q|Q106527645}}</ref>


== Career ==
Seth Everman is a Swedish Youtuber and social media personality, known for making comedic piano videos and parodies, often maintaining a straight face while predominantly staring toward the viewer. He is also known by his social media username setheverman.
Everman created his YouTube channel in May 2013, but had gone viral on multiple occasions since 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karabuda |first1=Effie |title=Svensken Seth gör succé – med sin spelmusik-parodi |url=https://spela.aftonbladet.se/2017/10/svensken-seth-gor-succe-med-sin-spelmusik-parodi/ |website=[[Aftonbladet]] |date=4 October 2017 |accessdate=27 June 2020}}</ref> Many of these viral videos did not show his face, but one that did was titled "Nyan Cat 10 HOURS REACTION VIDEO! (yes, I actually watched it for 10 hours)" and was published on 6 December 2011 on a channel called TheGamePro. It received over 1.5 million views and was re-uploaded to his Seth Everman channel as "my old secret videos" on 3 April 2018, accumulating another 2 million views.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Friedrich |first1=Laura |title=SethEverman - Rekordhalter für den YouTube-Kommentar mit den meisten Likes |url=https://www.quotenmeter.de/n/130705/setheverman-rekordhalter-fuer-den-youtube-kommentar-mit-den-meisten-likes |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=Quotenmeter |date=14 November 2021 |language=de}}</ref>


In September 2015, Everman published a [[mashup (music)|mashup]] on his [[Tumblr]] account of [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s "[[Hotline Bling]]" combined with [[Nintendo 64]] games such as ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gore |first1=Sydney |title=Drake's 'Hotline Bling' Gets A Video Game Upgrade |url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/10/10/drake-hotline-bling-video-games |website=[[The Fader]] |accessdate=27 June 2020 |date=10 October 2015}}</ref> This post was his first viral video under the Seth Everman name, accumulating over 600,000 notes on the platform. The first video to go viral on the Seth Everman YouTube channel was called "When you're a classical pianist but you listened to hip hop once", posted on 13 February 2016. In the video, he turns a rendition of "[[Für Elise]]" into [[Eminem]]'s "[[Mockingbird (Eminem song)|Mockingbird]]" and a rendition of "[[Moonlight Sonata]]" into [[Dr. Dre]]'s "[[Still D.R.E.]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shobe |first1=Michael |title=Für Elise and Moonlight Sonata Like You've Never Heard Them |url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/fur-elise-and-moonlight-sonata-youve-never-heard-them/ |website=WQXR |accessdate=27 June 2020 |date=6 October 2016}}</ref> The video has received over 30 million views as of January 2023.<ref>{{cite web |author1=SethEverman |title=When you're a classical pianist but you listened to hip hop once |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMbn7JY9D1U |website=YouTube |accessdate=4 April 2021}}</ref>
He is most active on Twitter, typically tweeting at least every other day while his YouTube account is much less active, where it is not uncommon to see several months between uploads.


In 2019, Seth Everman became the one with the most likes on a Youtube comment, which was made on the music video for Billie Eilish's "bad guy". His comment currently has 2.9 million likes<ref name="Youtube">{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2019 /title=Billie Eilish - Bad Guy |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDfgMOUjCI | url-status=live |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>, as of 6/19/2020. It reads "i'm the bald guy".
In November 2019, Everman became the person with the most liked YouTube comment and the first comment to hit 1 million likes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/billie-eilish-bad-guy-youtube-video-comment-one-million-likes/|title = Billie Eilish "bad guy" video comment becomes first to get 1 million likes|website = [[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date = 14 October 2019}}</ref> Referencing his trademark [[Head shaving|shaved head]], the comment reads "i'm the bald guy" and was left on the music video for [[Billie Eilish]]'s "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]".<ref name=":0" /> As of January 2023, the comment has over 3.25 million likes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mixerno.space/youtube-comment-counter/Ugyb0OkJoZemhn5BD194AaABAg|title=Mixerno.Space - Youtube Comment Realtime Statistics for i'm the bald guy}}</ref>


On 1 January 2023, Everman announced that he would be stepping away from his YouTube channel at the end of the year to focus on other projects; he challenged himself to upload as much content as possible for the rest of the year, which he described as a chance to "make all the videos [he] never managed to make over the years".<ref>{{cite web |author1=SethEverman |title=Signing Off |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E88tnKsq4KA |website=YouTube |accessdate=1 January 2023}}</ref> On 30 May, he announced that his final day of producing content would be 27 November.<ref>{{cite web |author1=SethEverman |title=My Final Decision |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI9xX8zECgg |accessdate=19 August 2023 |website=YouTube}}</ref> In the run-up to that date, he reposted clips of his previous videos each day as a kind of countdown.<ref>{{cite web |title=SethEverman |url=https://www.youtube.com/@SethEverman/videos |website=YouTube |access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref> On 27 November, he held a six-hour [[Live streaming|live stream]] on YouTube and Twitch titled "Goodbye". When the livestream ended, his social media profile pictures were replaced with a simple black background.<ref>{{Citation |title=Goodbye |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUdTPE1SG_A |access-date=2023-11-27 |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal Life==

Seth is a musician and he is bald. He is a fan of [[Nintendo]] games, and many of his videos involve using the style to create new music, or using the physical games themselves.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{YouTube|u=SethEverman}}
* {{Twitch|SethEverman}}
* {{Twitter|SethEverman}}
* {{Instagram|SethEverman}}
* {{Tumblr|SethEverman}}

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Latest revision as of 03:27, 19 November 2024

Seth Everman
Born
Set Erik Adrian Summanen

(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 31)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • musician
Musical career
Instruments
  • Synthesizer
  • piano
  • drums
  • vocals
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–2023
Genres
  • Music
  • comedy
Subscribers4.17 million[1]
Total views516.0 million[1]
100,000 subscribers2017
1,000,000 subscribers2018
Last updated: 19 November 2024

Set Erik Adrian Summanen (born 19 October 1993), better known as Seth Everman, is a Swedish musician and former YouTuber. Noted for his habit of staring into the camera with a deadpan expression while performing his songs, he came to prominence for making comedic piano videos and parodies of popular songs. In November 2023, he went live on Twitch and YouTube for the final time before blacking out his social media profiles.

Early life

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Seth Everman was born Set Erik Adrian Summanen in Stockholm on 19 October 1993.[2]

Career

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Everman created his YouTube channel in May 2013, but had gone viral on multiple occasions since 2006.[3] Many of these viral videos did not show his face, but one that did was titled "Nyan Cat 10 HOURS REACTION VIDEO! (yes, I actually watched it for 10 hours)" and was published on 6 December 2011 on a channel called TheGamePro. It received over 1.5 million views and was re-uploaded to his Seth Everman channel as "my old secret videos" on 3 April 2018, accumulating another 2 million views.[4]

In September 2015, Everman published a mashup on his Tumblr account of Drake's "Hotline Bling" combined with Nintendo 64 games such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, and Mario Kart.[5] This post was his first viral video under the Seth Everman name, accumulating over 600,000 notes on the platform. The first video to go viral on the Seth Everman YouTube channel was called "When you're a classical pianist but you listened to hip hop once", posted on 13 February 2016. In the video, he turns a rendition of "Für Elise" into Eminem's "Mockingbird" and a rendition of "Moonlight Sonata" into Dr. Dre's "Still D.R.E.".[6] The video has received over 30 million views as of January 2023.[7]

In November 2019, Everman became the person with the most liked YouTube comment and the first comment to hit 1 million likes.[8] Referencing his trademark shaved head, the comment reads "i'm the bald guy" and was left on the music video for Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy".[8] As of January 2023, the comment has over 3.25 million likes.[9]

On 1 January 2023, Everman announced that he would be stepping away from his YouTube channel at the end of the year to focus on other projects; he challenged himself to upload as much content as possible for the rest of the year, which he described as a chance to "make all the videos [he] never managed to make over the years".[10] On 30 May, he announced that his final day of producing content would be 27 November.[11] In the run-up to that date, he reposted clips of his previous videos each day as a kind of countdown.[12] On 27 November, he held a six-hour live stream on YouTube and Twitch titled "Goodbye". When the livestream ended, his social media profile pictures were replaced with a simple black background.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Seth Everman". YouTube.
  2. ^ Sveriges befolkning 2000 (in Swedish), Sveriges släktforskarförbund, 2020, Wikidata Q106527645
  3. ^ Karabuda, Effie (4 October 2017). "Svensken Seth gör succé – med sin spelmusik-parodi". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ Friedrich, Laura (14 November 2021). "SethEverman - Rekordhalter für den YouTube-Kommentar mit den meisten Likes". Quotenmeter (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ Gore, Sydney (10 October 2015). "Drake's 'Hotline Bling' Gets A Video Game Upgrade". The Fader. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. ^ Shobe, Michael (6 October 2016). "Für Elise and Moonlight Sonata Like You've Never Heard Them". WQXR. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ^ SethEverman. "When you're a classical pianist but you listened to hip hop once". YouTube. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Billie Eilish "bad guy" video comment becomes first to get 1 million likes". Alternative Press. 14 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Mixerno.Space - Youtube Comment Realtime Statistics for i'm the bald guy".
  10. ^ SethEverman. "Signing Off". YouTube. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  11. ^ SethEverman. "My Final Decision". YouTube. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  12. ^ "SethEverman". YouTube. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  13. ^ Goodbye, retrieved 2023-11-27
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