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{{Infobox YouTube personality |
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| name = Marcus Butler |
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| image = Marcus Butler by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = Marcus Butler at [[VidCon]] in 2014. |
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| birth_name = Marcus Lloyd Butler |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|18|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Shoreham-by-Sea]], [[West Sussex]], [[England]], UK |
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| nationality = [[English people|English]] |
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| height = |
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| residence = [[London]], UK |
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| occupation = {{flatlist| |
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* [[YouTuber]] |
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* [[Video blog|vlogger]] |
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* [[author]] |
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* [[rapping|rapper]] |
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}} |
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| website = |
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| channel_name = MarcusButlerTv |
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| years_active = 2010–present |
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| subscribers = 4.6 million |
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| views = 378 million |
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist| |
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* [[Alfie Deyes]] |
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* [[Joe Sugg]] |
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}} |
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| silver_button = yes | silver_year = 2012 |
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| gold_button = yes | gold_year = 2013 |
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| diamond_button = no | diamond_year = |
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| stats_update = 7 October 2016 |
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}} |
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'''Marcus Lloyd Butler''' (born 18 December 1991) is an English [[List of YouTubers|YouTube vlogger]], known for his [[eponymous]] channel "'''Marcus Butler'''" (formerly "'''Marcus Butler TV'''"). His second channel, MoreMarcus, has content varying from vlogs, reaction videos to product testing videos. |
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==Career== |
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Marcus Butler started on [[YouTube]] creating music and video [[DJ mix|mixes]] and edited sports footage while in college.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web|last=Marr|first=Wendy|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/11031778/Zoella-Tanya-Burr-and-the-UKs-YouTube-superstars.html|title=Zoella, Tanya Burr and the UK's YouTube superstars|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=16 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="standard">{{cite web|first=Lucy Hunter|last=Johnston|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/press-play-meet-youtubes-london-stars-9112810.html|title=Press play: meet YouTube's London stars|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=7 February 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2010, he created his YouTube channel, Marcus Butler TV, at viewer request.<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="standard"/> Butler has done a number of collaborations with other YouTubers, including: [[Jim Chapman (Internet celebrity)|Jim Chapman]], [[Alfie Deyes]], [[Caspar Lee]], [[Tyler Oakley]], [[Joe Sugg]], [[Zoella]], [[Connor Franta]], [[Lilly Singh]], [[Troye Sivan]], now ex-girlfriend Niomi Smart, [[Joey Graceffa]], Oli White, [[Louise Pentland]], [[Conor Maynard]] and many others.<ref>{{cite web|last=Edmonds|first=Lizzie|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2613963/Rise-squeaky-clean-video-bloggers-taking-internet-storm-earn-20-000-MONTH-posting-advice-videogames-shopping-online.html|title=Video bloggers taking internet by storm and earn £20,000 a MONTH for posts|work=[[The Daily Mail]]|date=26 April 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Wynona|last=Grant|url=http://www.fortitudemagazine.co.uk/entertainment/youtuber-week-marcus-butler/14369|title=YouTuber of the Week: Marcus Butler|work=Fortitude Magazine|date=23 December 2013|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> |
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He was part of the 'YouTube Boyband' that raised money for [[Comic Relief]] and was featured in ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref name="vulture">{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2014/04/youtube-boy-band-internet-fame.html|title=Meet the YouTube Boy Band|work=[[Vulture (blog)|Vulture]]|date=21 April 2014|accessdate=9 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Stuart|last=Dredge|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/21/youtube-boy-band-sport-relief|title=YouTube Boy Band's cover version of It's All About You becomes viral hit|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=21 March 2014|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sugarscape.com/main-topics/film-and-tv/1024261/marcus-butler-alfie-deyes-joe-sugg-jim-chapman-and-caspar-lee-are-yo|title=Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Jim Chapman and Caspar Lee are The YouTube Boyband for Sport Relief|publisher=[[Sugarscape]]|date=10 March 2014|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref> |
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Butler's book, ''Hello Life'', which is part autobiography and part self-help book, was published on 28 July 2015 in the UK and in the US on 10 November 2015.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} |
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{{As of|2015|12}}, Butler's main YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and over 290 million video views, and is the 186th most subscribed channel on the website; his second channel "MoreMarcus" has over 1.9 million subscribers and over 230 million video views.<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="standard"/><ref name="bustle">{{cite web|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/13500-marcus-butler-is-famous-on-youtube-for-talking|title=Marcus Butler is Famous on YouTube for Talking|publisher=Bustle|date=23 January 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vidstatsx.com/marcusbutlertv/youtube-channel|title=Marcus Butler YouTube Channel Stats|publisher=Vidstatsx.com|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vidstatsx.com/MoreMarcus/youtube-channel|title=MoreMarcus YouTube Channel Stats|publisher=Vidstatsx.com|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref> |
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Butler was mentioned by ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' as one of "Britain's most influential Tweeters" in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|first=Miranda|last=Prynne|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/10416649/Britains-most-influential-tweeters.html|title=Britain's most influential tweeters|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=31 October 2013|accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref> {{As of|2015|12}}, Butler has over 2.5 million followers on [[Twitter]] and over 2.8 million on [[Instagram]].<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="bustle"/> |
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Butler, along with Alfie Deyes, briefly featured on the first episode of the 13th series of [[Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway|Ant & Dec's Saturday Night]] Takeaway, as demonstrators of the "Ant vs Dec" task.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} The pair also featured in more episodes throughout the series. |
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Butler was a contestant in the 2016 celebrity edition of [[MasterChef (UK TV series)#Celebrity MasterChef|Celebrity Masterchef]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/celebrity-masterchef-2016-everything-you-need-to-know/|title=Celebrity Masterchef 2016|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> He was eliminated in the quarter final. |
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==Music== |
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Butler was part of a "[[YouTube]] Boyband", a group creation created to raise awareness and to make people laugh. Also involving [[Jim Chapman (Internet celebrity)|Jim Chapman]], [[Alfie Deyes]], [[Joe Sugg]], and [[Caspar Lee]]; they raised money and awareness for [[Comic Relief]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the YouTube Boy Band|url=http://www.vulture.com/2014/04/youtube-boy-band-internet-fame.html#|website=Vulture|accessdate=9 October 2015}}</ref> On 22 January 2016, Butler released a song with [[Conor Maynard]] called "I'm Famous". It entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 29 January 2016 at number 85.<ref name=uk /> |
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===Singles=== |
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Title |
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year |
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! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name=uk>Peak positions in the United Kingdom: |
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* For all except where noted: {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/conor%20maynard/|title=Conor Maynard - UK Charts|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]. officialcharts.com/}} |
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* For "Better Than You": {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/120811cluk.txt|title=New Chart Entries > 11 August 2012|publisher=Zobbel.de|date=11 August 2012|language=de}} |
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</ref> |
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! scope="row"| "[[I'm Famous]]"<br><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Conor Maynard]])</span> |
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| 2016 |
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| 34 |
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| {{n/a}} |
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| colspan="6" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|30em}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{Official website|http://www.marcusbutler.co.uk/}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bulter, Marcus}} |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:British video bloggers]] |
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[[Category:British Internet celebrities]] |
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[[Category:Video bloggers]] |
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[[Category:English YouTubers]] |
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[[Category:1991 births]] |
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[[Category:People from Shoreham-by-Sea]] |
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Revision as of 19:36, 11 December 2016