Corpse Husband (born August 8, 1997), commonly abbreviated as Corpse and stylized as CORPSE, is an American

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and musician. Corpse is best known for his music and "faceless" work on

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. He is mostly known for his horror story narration and ''

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'' content. He also gained notable recognition for his deep low-pitched voice.

Early life

Corpse was born on August 8, 1997, in

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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

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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 ''

'', which brought him much recognition, and has since gained over 7 million subscribers on

. In the same month, he released the single "

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", 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

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, and 24 in ''

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''s

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chart. It also reached more than 100 million streams on

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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

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. In October 2020, he worked with U.S. representatives

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and

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along with several other notable streamers including

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and

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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

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's song " DayWalker". On March 18, 2021, a music video for the song was released, featuring fellow YouTuber and streamer

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portraying Corpse. The song became Corpse's first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry, charting at number 88, and second on the

, peaking at number 53. In April 2021, Corpse participated in an hour-long charity ''

'' stream on ''

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'' with

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, members of

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, fellow streamers

and

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, and ''

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'' actors

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and

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, with proceeds going towards

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. In September 2021, Corpse released a single entitled " Hot Demon B!tches Near U!!!" in collaboration with

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. In February 2022,

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announced Corpse's English dub debut voice role as Ōjirō Ōtori in the anime adaptation of

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's ''

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''.

Personal life

Corpse has conditions such as

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, thoracic outlet syndrome and

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, the latter of which has partially caused his voice to become deeper. He has also stated that he frequently wears an

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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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