S amuel Tsui

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S amuel Tsui

Birth name: Samuel Tsui
Origin: Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres: Pop, acoustic
Occupations: Singer
Instruments: Vocals, piano
Years active: 2008–present
Labels: Mud Hut Digital, NoodleHouse, Sh-K-Boom
Associated acts Kurt Schneider
Website: myspace.com/samtsui



Samuel Tsui is a Chinese American musician and Internet celebrity who rose to fame on YouTube. He is best known for covering and performing songs by popular artists, as well as original medleys and mashups. Currently an undergraduate at Yale University, Tsui is also a member of The Duke's Men of Yale.
Background

Love The Way You Lie - MASHUP (free mp3!)


According to his profile on The Duke's Men of Yale's official website, Tsui is from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.[1] Tsui is of Chinese origin and grew up a street away from Kurt Schneider, his producer and accompanist, who along with Tsui attended Wissahickon High School.[2][3] Tsui attends Davenport College of Yale University and is expected to graduate with a major in classical Greek in 2011.

Career


Collaborations between Tsui and Schneider began in high school with an electronic keyboard, primitive recording equipment, and GarageBand. Both attended Yale University, and there a musical partnership developed. They have produced videos ranging from covers and original medleys to the College Musical online series. As of November 2010, the YouTube channel "KurtHugoSchneider" has garnered over 100 million upload views and is the fifteenth most subscribed musician channel, with more than 400,000 subscribers. The most viewed video is the Michael Jackson medley, with more than eighteen million views. This medley is one of several where, using multiple pitch variations, Tsui sings as a one-man choir, covering both lead vocals and background vocals, ranging from baritone to tenor. Tsui is also a member of The Duke's Men of Yale, an all-male a cappella group.

College Musical


Starting in 2009, Tsui and Schneider have produced a series of episodes of College Musical, a comedy web series parodying the High School Musical film series, with original songs composed by Schneider. Four episodes have been released, with Tsui playing the lead role of Cooper. Following the popularity of the series, it was announced that a film, currently in production, would be made based on the series.

Television appearances


In November 2009, Tsui appeared on The Bonnie Hunt Show where he was interviewed and performed Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". He also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 22, 2010 along with his producer, Kurt Schneider. The pair was interviewed, and Tsui performed a medley of Michael Jackson's songs. Tsui also appeared on ABC World News on October 28, 2009, singing The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There". In November 2009, Tsui appeared on It's On with Alexa Chung, singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" for the cast of American television series Glee.



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