Zerkaa Explained
Birth Name: | Joshua Bradley |
Birth Date: | 4 September 1992[1] |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Education: | Ravensbourne University |
Other Names: | Josh Zerker |
Module: | Subbox: | yes | Channel Name: | ZerkaaHD | Channel Display Name: | Zerkaa | Years Active: | 2009–present | Subscribers: | million (combined)[2] | Views: | billion (combined) | Associated Acts: | Sidemen | Silver Button: | yes | Silver Year: | 2010 | Gold Button: | yes | Gold Year: | 2015 |
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Module2: | Subbox: | yes | Channel Name: | Zerkaa | Years Active: | 2010–present | Followers: | 1.4 million[3] | Stats Update: | 19 October 2023 |
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Joshua Bradley (born 4 September 1992), better known as Zerkaa and his stage name Josh Zerker, is an English YouTuber, streamer, and Internet personality. He is a member of the British YouTube group known as the Sidemen. In 2022, he was the most watched Twitch streamer in the United Kingdom, with 17.68 million hours watched.[4] As of October 2023, his main YouTube channel has over 4.6 million subscribers and over 800 million video views.
Early life and education
Joshua Bradley was born on 4 September 1992 in Bermondsey, London. Bradley attended Bexley Grammar School, where he met future fellow Sidemen member Tobi Brown. He later achieved an upper second honours degree in digital film production at Ravensbourne University.[5]
Career
In 2009, Bradley created his first YouTube channel, Zerkaa, to which he primarily uploaded video game content from Call of Duty and FIFA.[6] In October 2013, Bradley co-founded and became a member of the British YouTuber group known as the Sidemen.[7] He lived with three other members of the group from 2014 until 2018, after which he moved into an apartment with his girlfriend.[8] [9] Bradley also launched his own clothing line, named ZRK.
In 2018, Bradley co-starred alongside the rest of the Sidemen in the YouTube Premium series The Sidemen Show. In 2019, Bradley was listed as the ninth most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[10] In a 2021 article discussing gambling issues surrounding the FIFA game series, Bradley was cited by The Sunday Times as an example of a YouTuber sponsored by EA to make pack-opening videos. He was also cited as a streamer featuring walkthroughs of the 2023 video game Hogwarts Legacy by Guinness World Records.[11]
Personal life
Bradley is a supporter of Millwall F.C. and has had a season ticket since he was six years old.[10] [5] He has been in a relationship with Freya Nightingale since 2010.[10] [8] They were engaged in January 2024.[12] In The Sidemen Story, he said that he had anxiety.[13]
Filmography
Discography
Charted songs
Awards and nominations
Notes and References
- 639816822339072001 . ZerkaaHD . Happy 23rd Birthday to myself. Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes! . 4 September 2015 . 26 June 2021.
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- Web site: Zerkaa's YouTube Stats . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014190842/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/zerkaahd . 14 October 2022 . 22 June 2021 . Social Blade.
- Web site: ZerkaaPlays's YouTube Stats . . live . 22 June 2021 . 14 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014190834/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/zerkaaplays .
- Web site: ZerkaaClips's YouTube Stats . . live . 22 June 2021 . 29 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210629004232/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/zerkaaclips .
- Web site: ZerkaaShorts's YouTube Stats . . live . 22 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624211403/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/zerkaashorts .
- Web site: Zerkaa's Twitch Stats . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327025823/https://socialblade.com/twitch/user/zerkaa . 27 March 2023 . 27 March 2023 . Social Blade.
- Web site: Daniel. Mcneil. Most watched Twitch streamers in 2022 from the United Kingdom revealed - including Sidemen founder Zerkaa. 30 December 2022. The Star. 19 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019120927/https://www.thestar.co.uk/read-this/most-watched-twitch-streamers-in-2022-from-the-united-kingdom-revealed-including-sidemen-founder-zerkaa-3969455. 19 October 2023. live.
- Book: The Sidemen . Sidemen: The Book . 18 October 2016 . . 978-1473648166 . 11–13 . 29 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311141914/https://books.google.com/books?id=IiVeDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA11 . 11 March 2023 . live.
- News: Das . Shanti . 21 March 2021 . YouTube stars 'lure Fifa gamers into gambling' . . bot: unknown . subscription . 18 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211018195444/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/youtube-stars-lure-fifa-gamers-into-gambling-dwk8tcx3g . 18 October 2021.
- Web site: Fogarty . Paul . 17 September 2019 . YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members – Ethan, Tobi, Harry! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210209071019/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/09/17/youtube-sidemen-members-ethan-tobi-harry-ksi-miniminter-vik/ . 9 February 2021 . 23 June 2021 . HITC.
- News: 23 October 2021 . Who are the Sidemen? How KSI and friends amassed 123 million followers . . live . subscription . 24 October 2021 . https://archive.today/20211023194702/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/who-are-the-sidemen-how-ksi-and-friends-amassed-123-million-followers-cdnbjjswd . 23 October 2021.
- Web site: 2 December 2018 . I'm Moving Out Of The Sidemen House . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/N34c8IerHcU?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N34c8IerHcU . 24 October 2021 . 24 June 2021 . YouTube.
- News: 8 September 2019 . The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100 . . live . subscription . 22 June 2021 . https://archive.today/20200224162716/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-sunday-times-influencer-list-2019-meet-the-uks-top-100-hsmhv8dlp . 24 February 2020.
- Web site: Dominic. Punt. Hogwarts Legacy becomes most viewed game ever on Twitch. 15 February 2023. Guinness World Records. 19 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019115910/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/2/hogwarts-legacy-becomes-most-viewed-game-ever-on-twitch-738166. 19 October 2023. live.
- Web site: Fans react to Sidemen member Zerkaa getting engaged to long-time girlfriend. Sportskeeda. Atharv. Kapoor. 21 January 2024. 21 January 2024.
- Web site: Becca. Monaghan. 14 February 2024. Five things we learned from Netflix's Sidemen documentary | indy100. www.indy100.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20240222192311/https://www.indy100.com/viral/the-sidemen-story-netflix-documentary. 22 February 2024. 22 February 2024. live.
- News: Hale . James . 10 August 2018 . KSI Releases Documentary 'Can't Lose' Ahead Of Logan Paul Boxing Match Up . . live . 21 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422044251/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/08/10/ksi-documentary-cant-lose/ . 22 April 2019.
- Web site: Shah . Furvah . Sidemen's Netflix documentary: Release date, trailer, cast and more . Cosmopolitan . 6 February 2024.
- Web site: October 2014 . Who Are The Sidemen? – The Sidemen Experience . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190119023349/https://www.comedycentral.co.uk/the-sidemen-experience/videos/who-are-the-sidemen . 19 January 2019 . 22 June 2021 . ComedyCentral.co.uk.
- Web site: YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017. 4 April 2024 . YouTube.
- Web site: White . Peter . 2 June 2018 . 'The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191120042324/https://deadline.com/2018/06/the-sidemen-show-youtube-debuts-first-trailer-dates-premium-reality-challenge-format-1202401935/ . 20 November 2019 . 20 November 2019 . Deadline Hollywood.
- Web site: 15 December 2018 . KSI & Zerkaa Formula E Voltage Global 2018 Saudi Ad Diriyah ePrix . https://web.archive.org/web/20190219094304/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEJb_MwkL4 . 19 February 2019 . 24 October 2021 . YouTube.
- Web site: October 2020 . How To Be Behzinga . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20210629201510/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBHuR7fUesrsFp3OhJ1jbknGl7b2W9j4S . 29 June 2021 . 29 June 2021 . YouTube.
- Web site: ITV's The Chase to face major format shake-up for epic special episode. 10 February 2024. EXPRESS.co.uk. en.
- Web site: Copson . Josie . YouTube gameshow with staggering £1,000,000 prize fund rivals traditional TV . Metro . 3 June 2024.
- Web site: A1 x J1 - Don't Lie (Official Video) ft. Nemzzz. 17 March 2024 . YouTube.
- Web site: UK Singles Chart . 26 December 2019 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220192010/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/56873/sidemen/ . 20 December 2019 . 4 January 2020.
- Web site: UK R&B Singles Chart . 26 December 2019 . Official Charts Company.
- Web site: UK Independent Singles Chart . 26 December 2019 . Official Charts Company.
- Web site: New Zealand Hot Singles Chart . 23 December 2019 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220235050/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles%3Fchart%3D4794 . 20 December 2019 . 4 January 2020.
- Web site: Scottish Singles Chart . 26 December 2019 . Official Charts Company.
- Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 10 December 2022.
- Web site: 15 December 2019 . The Gift – Single by Sidemen . live . https://archive.today/20200112050317/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-gift-single/1491085960 . 12 January 2020 . 12 January 2020 . Apple Music.
- Web site: 15 March 2017 . Hachette and Penguin Random House lead British Book Awards Books of the Year shortlists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114045021/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hachette-and-penguin-random-house-lead-british-book-awards-books-year-511061 . 14 January 2020 . 14 January 2020 . The Bookseller.
- Web site: 28 January 2019 . 11th Annual Influencer Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190131142058/https://shortyawards.com/11th/influencer/nominees . 31 January 2019 . 28 January 2019 . Shorty Awards.
- Web site: Polhamus . Blaine . 20 February 2023 . All 2023 Streamer Awards nominees . Dot Esports . . 12 March 2023 . 21 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221230011/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/all-2023-streamer-awards-nominees . live .