Corpse Husband (born August 8, 1997), commonly abbreviated as Corpse and stylized as CORPSE, is an American
YouTuber
A YouTuber is an online personality and/or influencer who produces videos on the video-sharing platform YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006.
Influence
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and musician. Corpse is best known for his music and "faceless" work on
YouTube
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. He is mostly known for his horror story narration and ''
Among Us
''Among Us'' is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game developed and published by American game studio Innersloth. The game was inspired by the party game Mafia (party game), Mafia and the science fiction horror film ''The Thing (19 ...
'' content.
He also gained notable recognition for his
deep low-pitched voice.
Early life
Corpse was born on August 8, 1997, in
San Diego
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,
California
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.
Career
In 2015, Corpse began his career on YouTube by narrating horror stories on his channel, which he did consecutively until 2020. He made his musical debut in 2016, being featured on the single "Grim Grinning Ghost" by record producer The Living Tombstone and musical artist CrusherP.
In June 2020, Corpse released his debut single "Miss You!", which peaked at number 31 on the
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs
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chart.
His follow-up single "White Tee", which was released in the same month, reached number 32 on the same chart.
In September 2020, Corpse began streaming and creating content on the video game ''
Among Us
''Among Us'' is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game developed and published by American game studio Innersloth. The game was inspired by the party game Mafia (party game), Mafia and the science fiction horror film ''The Thing (19 ...
'', which brought him much recognition, and has since gained over 7 million subscribers on
YouTube
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. In the same month, he released the single "
E-Girls Are Ruining My Life!
"E-Girls Are Ruining My Life!" (styled in all caps) is a song by YouTuber Corpse Husband, also known as Corpse. Released as a single on September 30, 2020, It also features vocals from American rapper Savage Ga$p.
Background and composition
Th ...
", featuring vocals from rapper Savage Ga$p, which generated wide-spread commercial success for Corpse in 2020. The song charted at 28 in Bulgaria, 90 on the
UK Singles Chart
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, and 24 in ''
Billboard
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''s
Bubbling Under Hot 100
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chart.
It also reached more than 100 million streams on
Spotify
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, and was ranked second on Spotify's Viral 50 songs chart. In 2022, it became his first track to be certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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.
In October 2020, he worked with
U.S. representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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and
Ilhan Omar
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along with several other notable streamers including
Disguised Toast
Jeremy Wang (born 25 November 1991), better known as Disguised Toast, is a Taiwanese-Canadian streamer, YouTuber, and Internet personality. He got his start on YouTube, creating videos about the digital card game ''Hearthstone''. Wang later b ...
,
Cr1TiKaL
Charles Christopher White Jr. (born August 2, 1994), better known as MoistCr1TiKaL (pronounced "moist critical") or simply Cr1TiKaL, is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and musician who is known for his commentary videos on YouTube, as ...
and
Pokimane
Imane Anys (; Arabic: إِيمَان أَنِيس, born 14 May 1996), better known as Pokimane ( or ), is a Moroccan-Canadian Twitch streamer and YouTuber. She is best known for her live streams on Twitch, broadcasting video game content, most ...
for a session of ''Among Us'' as part of a
get-out-the-vote initiative for the
2020 United States presidential election.
The same month, he released the single "Agoraphobic", which debuted at number 21 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart four months later.
In March 2021, Corpse was featured on
Machine Gun Kelly
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's song "
DayWalker".
On March 18, 2021, a music video for the song was released, featuring fellow YouTuber and streamer
Valkyrae
Rachell Hofstetter (born January 8, 1992), better known as Valkyrae, is an American Internet personality. She has been YouTube's most-watched female streamer since 2020, and appeared on ''Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022. She was named "Gami ...
portraying Corpse. The song became Corpse's first
''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry, charting at number 88, and second on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
, peaking at number 53.
In April 2021, Corpse participated in an hour-long charity ''
Among Us
''Among Us'' is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game developed and published by American game studio Innersloth. The game was inspired by the party game Mafia (party game), Mafia and the science fiction horror film ''The Thing (19 ...
'' stream on ''
The Tonight Show
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'' with
Jimmy Fallon
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, members of
The Roots
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, fellow streamers
Valkyrae
Rachell Hofstetter (born January 8, 1992), better known as Valkyrae, is an American Internet personality. She has been YouTube's most-watched female streamer since 2020, and appeared on ''Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022. She was named "Gami ...
and
Sykkuno
Sykkuno ( ; born June 4, 1991) is an American live streamer. He is best known for his live streams, which were hosted on Twitch from 2019 to April 2022, before he began streaming exclusively on YouTube in May 2022.
Career
Twitch
While his Twit ...
, and ''
Stranger Things
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'' actors
Gaten Matarazzo
Gaetano John Matarazzo III (; ; born September 8, 2002) is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (2011–12) and as Gavroche in ''Les Misérables'' (2014–15). Matar ...
and
Noah Schnapp
Noah Cameron Schnapp (born October 3, 2004) is an American actor. He gained recognition for playing Will Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series ''Stranger Things''. His film roles include Roger Donovan in Steven Spielberg's histori ...
, with proceeds going towards
Feeding America
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.
In September 2021, Corpse released a single entitled "
Hot Demon B!tches Near U!!!" in collaboration with
Night Lovell
Shermar Cuba Paul (born May 29, 1997), known professionally as Night Lovell, is a Canadian rapper, songwriter and record producer. His old record producer name was under the alias KLNV, standing for Killanov. He initially gained fame after his son ...
.
In February 2022,
Funimation
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announced Corpse's English dub debut voice role as Ōjirō Ōtori in the anime adaptation of
Kazutaka Kodaka
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's ''
Tribe Nine
is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka. It consists of a video game developed by Too Kyo Games and published by Akatsuki and an anime television series by Liden Films, which aired from January to March 2022. A webto ...
''.
Personal life
Corpse has conditions such as
fibromyalgia
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,
thoracic outlet syndrome and
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* Gerd (moon), a moon of Saturn
* Gerd Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
* Gastroesophageal reflux disease, a chronic symptom of mucosal damage ...
, the latter of which has partially caused his voice to become deeper. He has also stated that he frequently wears an
eyepatch
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due to strain from the brightness of
blue light screens.
Filmography
Television
Discography
Singles
As a lead artist
As a featured artist
References
External links
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Living people
21st-century American artists
American male artists
American male rappers
American YouTubers
Gaming YouTubers
1997 births
American musicians of Mexican descent
American people of Irish descent
Unidentified musicians