Keenan Cahill (1995 – December 29, 2022) was an American

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and Internet celebrity who gained fame in the early 2010s for his viral videos in which he

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ed to popular songs. Cahill launched his first lipsynced

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video on August 28, 2010, on the Katy Perry song " Teenage Dream". Guest artists on his channel included

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, 50 Cent, Flo Rida, Katy Perry,

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, Maroon 5,

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, Jason Derulo,

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, Gym Class Heroes, Xuso Jones,

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, and

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. He released two EPs and over a dozen singles on iTunes.

Early life

Cahill was born in 1995 in Elmhurst, Illinois. He was diagnosed at the age of one with Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, which in his case resulted in developing an appearance much like that of people with dwarfism; Cahill was , with thickening of the dura, shortened trunk, crouched stance, restricted joint movement, and enlarged hands. Cahill was treated with a

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in 1997 to slow down the progression of the disease, and he had multiple surgeries, including surgery to relieve intracranial pressure.

Career

2011

In March, at a Danish award show,

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Awards 2011, Cahill performed in a video where he was lip-synching the songs which were nominated for the Hit of the Year award. In April, he appeared with Brian Wilson and

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's hit, " Dynamite". During her

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, Katy Perry met Keenan and they performed " Teenage Dream" together in a video. Cahill was nominated for Viral Web Star at the J-14 Awards in September. In the fall, he performed in a music video with

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for their song " What'cha Gonna Do". A one-hour documentary about Cahill aired on NT1 in France, Belgium and Switzerland.

2012–2022

Cahill released 18 singles and two EPs through iTunes.

Death

Cahill died at age 27 on December 29, 2022, following open-heart surgery on December 15.

Discography

EPs

* ''Hands Up (The Dance Remixes)'' (feat.

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) (Augmenter Publishing Group, April 2012) * ''Closer (The Remixes)'' (feat. SHY & DRS) (Augmenter Music Group / PressPlay, February 2014)

Singles

* "Hands Up" (feat. ElectroVamp) (Augmenter Publishing Group, July 2012) * "Closer" (feat. SHY & DRS) (Augmenter Music Group / PressPlay, November 2013) * "Back to Us" (feat. Lovey James) (PressPlay, March 2014) * "Till Morning Comes" (feat. Kristina Antuna) (Keenan Cahill, May 2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cahill, Keenan 1995 births 2022 deaths American Internet celebrities Viral videos People from Chicago 21st-century American people Date of birth missing People from Elmhurst, Illinois