Janoskians, Bounce Patrol Kids: Victoria’s biggest YouTube stars
From bakers to make-up artists and pranksters, Victoria is home to some of the biggest YouTube stars in the world. Check out the rich list.
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From a boy band full of pranksters to a woman who can teach people how to cook even the most complicated dishes, Victoria has no shortage of famous YouTubers.
Many of them make thousands and some of them are setting trends and taking the world by storm.
Here are some of Victoria’s top YouTubers.
Loserfruit
3.34 million subscribers
Melbourne internet celebrity Kathleen Belsten posts gaming content on YouTube under the name Loserfruit and is part of a famous gaming group, ‘The Click Crew,’ made up of several internet celebrities, such as Muselk, Crayator, BazzaGazza, Marcus, Lazarbeam, and Lachlan.
In 2014, Loserfruit appeared in one of the episodes of the popular Australian television series, ‘60 Minutes.’
Her channel started in 2013 and so far has 892 videos with more than 4 million views.
Sammy Robinson
708,000 subscribers
Sammy Robinson, who was born in Melbourne, shot to fame by posting beauty related videos on her self-titled YouTube channel.
Her personality has caught the attention of the beauty industry, leading to a huge fan following across Australia.
This beauty influencer in Australia has also garnered a rapidly growing international following on social media, which has helped her to partner with a number of global fashion and beauty brands.
She has been signed by the management company Max Connectors. She is a regular at prestigious fashion events and often travels around the world to work with international brands.
Her channel has amassed more than 65 million views.
How to Cook That
4.8 million subscribers
Ann Reardon knows her way around the kitchen and she’s sharing the best tips on How to Cook That.
Baking tutorials and kitchenware reviews are what make this channel so appealing — from cakes that look exactly like a My Little Pony toy to the best chocolate lava cake.
Reardon also reviews kitchen gadgets so you know what you need to put in your cupboard.
There’s hundreds of videos viewed more than 800 million times since the channel started in April 2011 to inspire you to get adventurous in the kitchen.
A new video is posted every second Friday.
Janoskians
2.4 million subscribers
Controversial Melbourne pranksters turned boyband Janoskians has more than 2 million fans logging on to see their prank videos.
The band rose to fame after performing pranks and sharing their cheap laughs on YouTube.
Then they were signed to Sony Music and have released some major pop songs since.
Beau Brooks with his twin brothers Luke Brooks and Jai Brooks and friend Daniel Sahyounie make up the band and have almost 200 clips on their channel which started back in July 2011.
They’ve got a following of nearly 300 million views on their pranks alone.
Draw with Jazza
5.93 million subscribers
Monthly YouTube income: $17,500
There is an art to drawing and Jazza has got the gift.
The regional Victorian artist gives drawing tutorials on how to use different types of mediums — from pencils to thick markers — to tips on how to animate a cartoon character or make a living from your art.
While he doesn’t have a specific type of drawing, he teaches his followers how to sketch cartoon characters to tips for turning trash into art.
His loyal following has accumulated more than a billion views on his channel.
Bounce Patrol Kids
26 million subscribers
Monthly YouTube income: $328,000
Preschoolers love this channel and so do parents.
Its catchy songs and classic nursery rhymes to help children learn their colours, numbers and even the sounds animals make.
The five-member children’s entertainment group is based in Melbourne and its videos have been viewed more than 18 billion times since the channel began in December 2012.
The members also have the support of songwriters and music producers from Ace Baker, Clair Marlo, Grainger Lock, Rosanne Machado, Andrew Ferris and Brian Pearson.
Jamie and Nikki
1.76 million subscribers
Jamie and Nikki simply post about their lives on YouTube.
The young Belmont couple got married in March 2013 after a year-long engagement where Jamie proposed on the big screen at Federation Square in Melbourne.
The couple have shared big life moments with their audience including their pregnancy announcement and buying a house in their Vlogs while Nikki also shares her summer vacation looks, outfits to glamour hair looks.
Jamie also runs Q&A videos for fans. They have more than 25 million views across their channel.
Grace’s World
2.83 million subscribers
Monthly YouTube income: $16,700
Victorian girl Grace Mulgrew has her subscribers tuning into her channel dedicated to Barbies.
It’s a channel for all of us who loved playing with Barbie as children, and making up storylines with the dolls.
Mulgrew’s taken this exact concept and put the dolls in front of a computer-generated background to produce videos about imaginary storylines involving Barbie and the clan.
Her videos range from Barbie having a baby scare to her friend Skipper’s secret boyfriend.
The Coburg resident started her channel in 2012 and now has more than three billion views.
Iozaus1
3.7 million subscribers
This Melbourne-based father and husband is sharing his love for stop motion on YouTube.
He’s had the passion since he was 12 and has had his own channel since 2011.
His channel is actually a series about a 16 year old and his passion for collecting action figures.
Epic battles unfold with Spider Man, the Hulk and Ironman in his videos. There’s been more than one billion views on his videos since he started.
Melbourne Beats
976,00 subscribers
The Victorian channel mixes the latest songs into fresh tracks which are sure to sure to be a hit at your next party with the clips viewed almost 260 million times.
Melbourne Beats makes songs into smash hits overnight.
The channel has been running since 2012 and has more than three million views to date.
Heidi Hamoud
389,000 subscribers
Professional makeup artist Heidi Hamoud is showing her best face on YouTube.
The Melburnian posts beauty and hair tutorials while giving motivational advice to her followers who have watched her videos more than 26 million times since she started in 2014.
Hamoud even opens up about her life — she left school in year 10 and her beauty skills are self taught. Her channel is her way of sharing her favourite tips and tricks.