Sam Tsui was born on the 2nd May 1989, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania USA, and is a singer, songwriter, video producer, actor, and internet celebrity, best known for his cover songs of popular artists such as Justin Timberlake, Adele, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, and Britney Spears. Tsui has also written original songs, mash-ups and medleys. His career started in 2008.
Have you ever wondered how rich Sam Tsui is, as of mid- 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Tsui’s net worth is as high as $1 million, earned largely through his career as a YouTuber. In addition Tsui has also appeared in films and on television which also improved his wealth.
Sam Tsui Net Worth $1 Million
Sam Tsui grew up in Pennsylvania in a mixed family of a Hong Kong father, and mother with European roots. He went to Wissahickon High School, where he was active in school musicals including Titanic, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Miss Saigon, and Urinetown. Tsui later studied at Yale University, where he was a member of an a cappella group called The Duke’s Men of Yale. He graduated with major in classical Greek in 2011.
Tsui made his television debut on ABC World News in October 2009, performing The Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There”. Next month, he sang Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”, and appeared on “It’s On with Alexa Chung”. In 2010, Tsui released his debut album “The Covers” that featured hits from, Journey, Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé, among others. The sales of the album certainly increased his net worth. With his producer Kurt Schneider, Tsui appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in February 2010, and in December he gave an interview on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”.
Tsui made his YouTube channel debut in 2011, performing various hit songs such as “Hold It Against Me” by Britney Spears, and making a mash-up of Bruno Mars’ “It Will Rain” and Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain”. He gained enormous popularity on the Internet, and currently has over 2.5 million YouTube subscribers. This success significantly increased his net worth.
In May 2013, Tsui released his first full-length album called “Make It Up”, and then toured with his producer across the US and Canada. Sam also continued to make videos for his YouTube channel, and made a commercial for Coca-Cola in January 2014, which added further to his net worth. Tsui has appeared in several films and TV series, including Kurt Schneider’s musical “College Musical” in 2014, in two episodes of “Relationship Status” in 2016, “Bones” in 2016, and in three episodes of “Sing It!” also in 2016.
Regarding his personal life, Sam Tsui revealed in April 2016 that he is in a long-term relationship with fellow collaborator and musician Casey Breves, and the pair married in Los Angeles only a couple of weeks later. Tsui has over 300,000 Instagram followers at the moment, and he is very active on other social networks.
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