Joel Berghult Explained

Joel Berghult
Birth Name:Joel Gustaf Berghult
Birth Date:8 April 1988
Birth Place:Lerum, Gothenburg, Sweden
Years Active:2010–present
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  • 1.55 billion (RoomieOfficial)
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Silver Year:2013
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Channel Name:RoomieOfficial
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Years Active:2022–present
Followers:30.8 thousand

Joel Gustaf Berghult (born 8 April 1988), better known as Roomie, is a Swedish YouTuber, singer-songwriter, and producer based in Los Angeles, California.

He is best known for his YouTube channel RoomieOfficial, which consists of music commentary, original songs, covers, comedy, and more music-related content. He has posted several viral videos and collaborations with PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg), TheOdd1sOut (James Rallison), and Boyinaband (David Brown). His most popular video is "One Guy, 43 Voices (with music)", featuring vocal imitations of popular singers such as Justin Bieber, Charlie Puth, and Brendon Urie. His main YouTube channel has 7.54 million subscribers [1]

In 2020, while on a hiatus from daily YouTube uploads, he started to release music under the name Lil Pitchy.

Personal life

Joel Gustaf Berghult[2] was born on 8 April 1988[3] [4] in Lerum, Gothenburg, Sweden.[5] His father, Bosse Berghult, is also a musician and had encouraged his musical endeavors growing up by providing him with instruments and high-tech music production software, including drums.

He used to play in a small band with his college friends.[6] Berghult graduated in 2014 from, where he studied songwriting and music production.[7]

Berghult moved to London, England, in 2015. He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2021.[8]

Career

Berghult started his YouTube channel in 2010.[9] [10] In 2014, he rose to prominence by uploading a series of celebrity singer impressions.[11] [12] [13] The first of which was titled "One Guy, 14 Voices" which became the first of Berghult's many viral videos.[14] The next year Berghult released a follow-up "One Guy, 15 Voices" in August 2015.[15] [16] He was subsequently invited to perform on Nyhetsmorgon in September 2015,[17] followed by Good Morning America that October.[18] The most recent of the series, released in 2017, is "One Guy, 43 Voices (with music)" which has over 97 million views and is Berghult's most viewed video .[19]

In 2014, Berghult began to release music with fellow Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie (who is also a Gothenburg native). The single "His Name is Pewdiepie" was released in 2014 and was made using samples of PewDiePie's voice; later that year, "Fabulous" was released, followed by "Brofist" in 2016. In 2019, Berghult again teamed up with PewDiePie and longtime collaborator Boyinaband on the song "Congratulations".[20] [21] The song peaked at number one on the US Comedy Digital Track Sales published by Billboard[22] and has over 200 million views on YouTube as of 2021.

In December 2019, Berghult uploaded daily videos as part of a series called "Daily December". In response to positive feedback, he continued releasing daily videos. He grew discontent with the daily upload schedule, and announced a hiatus from YouTube on 11 June 2020, which lasted until 22 July.[23] On 20 July 2020, while still on break, Berghult released an album single "Livin' For That" on Spotify under the name "Lil Pitchy". The album consists of the song "Livin' For That", plus its instrumental and a cappella versions.[24] On 31 May 2021, Berghult announced another hiatus from YouTube. He cited fatigue from uploading daily videos, and wanting to shift focus to larger-scale projects.[25] He ended that hiatus on 28 September, with the video "We Bought 100 Microphones To Do This...".[26]

Discography

Solo albums

Singles

Collaborations

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2015Artist of the YearRoomie[27] [28]
2018iHeartRadio Music AwardsSocial Star AwardRoomieOfficial

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RoomieOfficial - YouTube . 2024-02-24 . www.youtube.com.
  2. Web site: ¿Termina la épica guerra entre PewDiePie y T-Series? . Is the epic war between PewDiePie and T-Series over? . . Merino . Álex . 2 April 2019 . 2022-09-08 . es.
  3. 1248093524085497857. roomieofficial. Celebrating my birthday by singing a little bit pitchy. Joel Berghult. 8 April 2020. 3 July 2020.
  4. 1258824473311993856. roomieofficial. I am 32. Joel Berghult. 2023-05-01.
  5. Web site: Joel Berghult. Curators of Sweden. 8 May 2020. 26 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190926012831/https://curatorsofsweden.com/curator/joel-berghult/. dead.
  6. Web site: About Roomie. Tumblr. 4 June 2020.
  7. Web site: Joel "Roomie" Berghult Musikmakarna. 25 September 2019. Musikmakarna.
  8. roomieofficial. Joel Berghult. 1367469554918699024. Sorry if I miss some daily uploads soon, I got my US visa and am moving to Los Angeles for some exciting opportunities! . 4 March 2021. 26 April 2021.
  9. Web site: RoomieOfficial. 3 June 2020. YouTube. en.
  10. Web site: Kiley. Rachel. 30 October 2014. Rock Out With Roomie! New Media Rockstars. 8 May 2020. NewRockstars. en-US.
  11. News: Bihani . Raksha . He Can Sing in 23 Different Voices, From Bruce Springsteen to Sam Smith . 8 May 2020 . NDTV . 2 September 2015.
  12. News: This Guy Can Imitate 15 Famous Singers and You Won't Be Able to Tell the Difference . 8 May 2020 . Inside Edition . 10 August 2015.
  13. News: Grant . Stacey . This Guy Can Impersonate So Many Artists, He's Got To Be A Robot . https://web.archive.org/web/20150903050734/http://www.mtv.com/news/2260148/joel-roomie-berghult-singing/ . dead . 3 September 2015 . 8 May 2020 . MTV News . en.
  14. Web site: Imituje śpiew 14 znanych piosenkarzy FILM. 19 March 2016. Fakt.pl. pl. 11 May 2020.
  15. Web site: 2 September 2015. Ten chłopak z powodzeniem udaje 15 wokalistów. 11 May 2020. Interia Muzyka. pl.
  16. Web site: 3 September 2015. WATCH: YouTuber's Uncanny Musical Impressions Of Everyone From Sam Smith To Jason Derulo. 11 May 2020. Capital. en.
  17. Web site: 14 September 2015. "Roomie" härmar världsstjärnorna – Nyhetsmorgon (TV4). 8 May 2020. YouTube. Nyhetsmorgon.
  18. News: 14 October 2015. Viral Sensation Joel Berghult Impersonates Rock Stars Live on 'GMA'. en. ABC News. 8 May 2020.
  19. Web site: Social Blade – RoomieOfficial's 50 Most viewed Videos. socialblade.com. 11 May 2020.
  20. News: 2 April 2019. PewDiePie vs T-Series: The battle for the biggest YouTube channel – ABC News. en-AU. ABC News. 8 May 2020.
  21. Web site: Perang Berakhir! PewDiePie Mengakui Kekalahannya Terhadap T-Series. Ramadhan. Rafli. 1 April 2019. Media Formasi. id-ID. 11 May 2020.
  22. 27 April 2019. Comedy Digital Track Sales. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013180319/https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-digital-track-sales/2019-04-27. 13 October 2019. 17 November 2019. Billboard.
  23. Web site: Allen. Siân. 15 June 2020. Roomie Announces Break From Making Videos. 15 June 2020. TenEighty. en-GB.
  24. Web site: 20 July 2020. Livin' for That [Explicit]]. 23 December 2020. amazon.com.
  25. Web site: RoomieOfficial reveals reason behind sudden YouTube break . Dexerto. en . 31 May 2021.
  26. Web site: 28 September 2021. YouTube. en. We Bought 100 Microphones To Do This.... Berghult. Joel.
  27. Web site: William Spetz leder Guldtuben 2015. www.dagensmedia.se. sv. 2019-10-14.
  28. Web site: Häng med Expressen på galan Guldtuben Nöje Expressen. www.expressen.se. 2 May 2015 . sv. 2019-10-14.

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