This guy has a voice like no other. He 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. They have produced videos ranging from covers and original medleys to the College Musical online series. As of February 2011, the YouTube channel “KurtHugoSchneider” has garnered over 170 million total views and more than 670,000 subscribers. The most viewed video is the Michael Jackson medley, with more than twenty 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. His videos have been described by Time Magazine as a combination of Glee and Attack of the Clones.
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”.[14] 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. On December 2, 2010, Tsui gave an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and performed a mashup of Katy Perry’s “Firework” and Bruno Mars’ “Grenade” with Schneider hos producer.
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Posted by Ivan Martinez
April 17, 2011
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