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Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji better known as KSI, is a British YouTuber and rapper. He is also a co-founder and member of the British YouTube ... KSI FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch BritishYouTuberandrapper Forotheruses,seeKSI(disambiguation). Someofthisarticle'slistedsourcesmaynotbereliable.Pleasehelpthisarticlebylookingforbetter,morereliablesources.Unreliablecitationsmaybechallengedordeleted.(October2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) KSIKSIin2020BornOlajideOlayinkaWilliamsOlatunji[1][2](1993-06-19)19June1993(age 28)[3]Watford,Hertfordshire,England[4]OccupationYouTuberactorrappersingersongwriterboxerYouTubeinformationChannelsKSIJJOlatunjiKSIClipsYears active2009–presentGenre Entertainment associationfootball comedy gaming music Subscribers38.3million(combined)Total views9billion(combined)AssociatedactsSidemen CreatorAwards 100,000subscribers 2011,2012,2021 1,000,000subscribers 2012,2013 10,000,000subscribers 2015,2020 Updated:25October2021 MusicalcareerGenres Hiphop pop grime Yearsactive2015–presentLabels RBC BMG Island(former) Dcypha(former) Associatedacts S-X DigitalFarmAnimals JME Anne-Marie Randolph MusicalartistBoxingcareerStatisticsNickname(s)TheNightmare[5]Weight(s)Cruiserweight[5]Height6ft0in(183cm)[5]Reach76in(193cm)[5]StanceOrthodox[5]BoxingrecordTotalfights1Wins1WinsbyKO0Losses0 Websiteshopksi.com OlajideOlayinkaWilliams"JJ"Olatunji(/ɒləˈdʒiːdeɪɒləˈtundʒiː/,oh-lah-JEE-dayoh-lah-TUHN-jee;born19June1993),betterknownasKSI,isaBritishYouTuber,actor,rapper,singer,songwriter,andboxer.[6]Heisalsoaco-founderandmemberoftheBritishYouTubegroupknownastheSidemen.[7]In2019,hewasrankedsecondbyTheSundayTimesinitslistofthetop100UKinfluencers.[8] KSIregisteredhismainYouTubeaccountin2009andbuiltafollowingpostinggaming-commentaryvideosoftheFIFAvideogameseries.HisYouTubecontenthasdiversifiedtoincludevlogandcomedystylevideos.AsofMarch2021,hehasover34millionsubscribersandover8billionvideoviewsacrosshistwoYouTubechannels. KSI's2020debutstudioalbum,Dissimulation,debutedatnumber2ontheUKAlbumsChart.Hissecondstudioalbum,AllOverThePlace,debutedatnumber1.Hehasachievedfourteentop40singlesontheUKSinglesChart,sevenofthemendingupintheTop10andfiveofthemendingupintheTop5.KSIfeaturedintheBritishcomedyfilmLaidinAmerica(2016),andwasthesubjectofKSI:Can'tLose(2018),adocumentaryfilmfollowingthebuild-uptohisfirstamateurboxingfightagainstBritishYouTuberJoeWeller.HewasinvolvedintwofurtherboxingeventsagainstAmericanYouTuberLoganPaul,thesecondofwhichwasaprofessionalbout. Contents 1Earlyandpersonallife 2YouTubecareer 2.12008–2013:Beginnings,FIFAvideosandcontroversy 2.22013–present:Sidemenandexpandingcontent 3Boxingcareer 3.1Amateurcareer 3.1.1KSIvs.JoeWeller 3.1.2KSIvs.LoganPaulI 3.2Professionalcareer 3.2.1KSIvs.LoganPaulII 4Musiccareer 4.12015–2016:Earlyreleases 4.22017–2019:Independentreleases 4.32019–2020:NewrecordlabelsigningandDissimulation 4.42020–present:AllOverthePlaceandTheOnlineTakeover 5Incomeandwealth 6Charitywork 7Professionalboxingrecord 8Amateurboxingrecord 9Filmography 10Games 11Discography 12Concerttours 13Bibliography 14Awardsandnominations 15References 16Externallinks Earlyandpersonallife OlajideOlayinkaWilliamsOlatunjiwasbornon19June1993.[1][2][3]Hisfather,Jide,isfromIbadan,Nigeriaandhismother,Yinka,isfromIslington,London.[9]RaisedinWatford,Hertfordshire,[4]hewaseducatedatBerkhamstedSchoolinBerkhamsted,wherehemetfuturecollaboratorandSidemenmemberSimonMinter.[10] KSI'syoungerbrother,Deji,isalsoaYouTuber.Thebrothersrankedfirstandsecondrespectivelyasthe"UK'sMostInfluentialYouTubeCreators"byTubularLabsin2015.[11][12] InlateNovember2018,DejirevealedKSI'spersonalbankrecordsinavideo.KSIlatercondemnedDeji'sactionsandexpressedhisdisappointmenttowardshisparentsforallowingthepublicationofhisfinancialrecords.[13]InNovember2019,KSIrevealedthattheirfeudwassettled,statingthat"brothersfightandthere'salwaysgonnabeasituationwhere,becausewe'reinthepubliceye,everythinggetsblownoutofproportion".[14] KSIisasupporterofArsenalF.C.[15] YouTubecareer 2008–2013:Beginnings,FIFAvideosandcontroversy KSIshootingavideoforhisYouTubechannelin2012 KSIregisteredhisfirstaccountonYouTubeundertheusername"JideJunior"in2008whileinhisearlyteens.[16]HeregisteredhiscurrentYouTubeaccounton24July2009underthenameKSIOlajideBT,whereheuploadedgaming–commentaryvideosoftheFIFAvideogameseriesfromhisbedroomathisparents'houseinWatford.[4][8]HedroppedoutofsixthformcollegetopursuehisYouTubecareeroncehewasearningsteadymonthlyrevenuefromhisuploads.Inaninterviewin2014,herecountedaskinghisteacherwhetherheshoulddrop-out.HisteacheraskedhowmuchKSIwasmakingfromYouTube,towhichKSIanswered,"around£1,500amonth",whichwasmorethanhisteacherearned.Hisparentsinitiallydisapproved,butlaterbecamesupportiveandfeaturedinanumberofhisvideos.[4] KSIlateruploadedmorevlog-stylecontentandplayedavarietyofgamesandin2012,thechannelreachedamillionsubscribers.[17][4] KSI'srisetofamewasnotwithoutcontroversy.Hewaswidelycriticisedforhisself-described'rape-face',arecurringjokeonhischannelduring2012and2013,[4]andwasthecentreofacontroversyfollowingthird-partyallegationsofsexualharassmentoffemalestaffataEurogamereventin2012,thatwentsofarasaccusinghimofsexuallyassaultingaspokesmodelBrandyBrewer,despitehertweetingthatsheconsentedtothemotorboat,writing,"it'scalledcomedy……relax".[18][19]Asaresult,MicrosoftcuttieswithKSIandhewasbannedfromEurogamerevents.[20]KSIsubsequentlyapologised"foranyoffencethevideoof15monthsagomayhavecausedintheshorttimeitwasonhisYouTubechannel,referencestoitsinceandsubsequentlyusedbyotherpeople"andstatedhisdesiretomoveonfromtheincidentand"bejudgedonthegreatcontentandvaluehegivestobrandsandpartners,withoutcontroversy."[21] 2013–present:Sidemenandexpandingcontent InOctober2013,KSIsignedwithMakerStudios'sub-network,Polaris.[22]Since19October2013,KSIhasbeenpartoftheBritishYouTubegroupknownastheSidemen.[23]Thegroupproducesonlinevideos,mostoftenconsistingofchallenges,sketchesandvideo-gamecommentary,aswellassellingexclusiveSidemenmerchandise.[24][25] In2015,KSIpublishedabiographytitledKSI:IAmaBellend.[26]Thebookwasreleasedon24September2015intheUKandfivedayslaterintheUnitedStates,andKSItouredtosupportthebookfromitsreleaseuntil4October2015.[27] In2016,KSIandtheSidemenpublishedSidemen:TheBook,[28]whichsold26,436copieswithinthreedaysandtoppedthehardbacknonfictioncharts.[29] On4August2017,KSItweetedthathewouldbeleavingtheSidemen,citingconflictswithfellowmember,EthanPayne.[citationneeded]Shortlythereafter,hereleasedanumberofdisstrackvideoscriticisingmembersofhisthen-formergroup,towhichmostofthemembersrespondedbackwiththeirown.[30]Laterthatmonth,KSIreleasedavideoinwhichheclaimedthathewasbeingdeportedfromtheUnitedStatesforreceivinganincorrectvisa.[citationneeded]InNovember2017,KSIreleasedavideodiscussingwhetherhissupposedfallingoutwiththeSidemenwasrealorfake,saying,"[thedrama]wasn'tentirelyrealbutwasn'tentirelyfakeeither."[30] Boxingcareer Amateurcareer KSIvs.JoeWeller SupposedhostilitiesbetweenKSIandBritishYouTuber,JoeWeller,begantowardstheendof2017.FollowingpublicdisagreementsonTwitteranddiss-tracksbetweenthepair,theyannouncedthattheywouldhostanamateurboxingmatchon3February2018atCopperBoxArena,London,tosettlethefeud.Duringtheannouncement,thepairconfrontedeachother,withKSImockingWeller'sstruggleswithdepressionandhisuseofantidepressantsforwhichhelaterapologised.[30] ThefightwaswonbyKSI1minuteand37secondsintothethirdroundbywayoftechnicalknockout.[31]KSIexpressedhisrespectforWellerafterthefightforbeing"wayharder,waytougherthanIthought,"andpraisedhimforhiscommitmenttoraisingawarenessformentalhealth,beforecallingoutAmericanYouTuberLoganPaul,hisbrotherJakePaul,andretiredfootballerRioFerdinand.[32]OnYouTube,thefightdrew1.6 millionliveviewers,21 millionviewswithinaday,[33]andover25 millionoverthenextseveraldays.Theboutwasdescribedasthebiggestwhite-collarboxingfightinhistory.[citationneeded] KSIvs.LoganPaulI Mainarticle:KSIvs.LoganPaul On24February2018,itwasannouncedthatKSIwouldbefightingLoganPaulinawhite-collarboxingamateurboxingmatch.[34]Thefightendedasamajoritydraw,withtwojudgesscoringthefightevenat57–57andathirdjudgescoring58–57infavorofKSI.[35]Itwasdescribedas"thebiggestwhitecollarboxingmatchinhistory"byTheIndependent,[36]and"thebiggestamateurboxingmatchinhistory"bytheRadioTimes.[37]Itsold-out21,000ticketsforManchesterArena,[38]generatedanestimatedlivegaterevenueofover£2.7 million($3.5 million),[39]andwaswatchedbyover2.25 millionviewerslive,includingover1.05 millionwatchingpay-per-view[40]and1.2 millionwatchingillegalstreamsonTwitch.[41][42] Professionalcareer KSIvs.LoganPaulII Mainarticle:KSIvs.LoganPaulII KSIfightingLoganPaulattheStaplesCenter,LosAngeles ArematchbetweenKSIandPaulwasheldon9November2019attheStaplesCenter,LosAngeles,andwaspromotedbyEddieHearn.[43]Unlikethefirstfight,therematchwasaprofessionalfightwithouttheuseofheadgear.[44]KSIwastrainedbyprofessionalboxer,ViddalRiley,andJeffMayweather,uncleofFloydMayweatherJr.[45] SomejournalistscriticisedKSIandPaulforusingtheeventasa'cashgrab'andquestionedthelegitimacyofthematchasaprofessionalbout,orquestionedthechoiceofputtingprofessionalworld-titleboutsonanundercardtotwoYouTubers.TheexecutivedirectoroftheCaliforniaStateAthleticCommission(thefight'ssanctioningbody),AndyFoster,defendedtheaccusationthattheYouTubersweren'tfittofightprofessionally,sayinginaninterviewthat"Iftheyweren'tYouTubestars,thisfightisstillapprovableineverycommissioninthiscountryasdebutathletes".KevinDraperofTheNewYorkTimesnotedKSI,Paulandtheorganisers'intentiontobringanewaudiencetoa'stagnant'sportandhighlightsthefactbothYouTuberssoughtcoachingfromworld-championboxersandtrainers.[45]Severalprofessionalboxersexpressedsupportfortheevent,highlightingthebenefititcouldbringtoboxingintermsofexpandingthesport'saudience.[46] Aftersixthree-minuterounds,KSIwasthewinnerviasplitdecision,withtwojudgesscoringthefight57–54and56–55forKSI,whilethethirdjudgescoredit56–55infavourofPaul.[47]Whenaskedaboutapossiblerematch,Paulexpressedhissupportfortheidea,butKSIrejectedanyprospectofathirdfightagainstPaul,saying"It'sdone...I'montothenextthing".[48][49] Musiccareer 2015–2016:Earlyreleases Havingwrittenandproducedcomedy–rapsongsforhisYouTubechannelin2011,[8]KSIreleasedhisdebutsingle,"Lamborghini",featuringBritishgrimeMCPMoney,on23March2015,withDcyphaProductions.[50]Thesongchartedatnumber30ontheUKSinglesChart.[51] "KeepUp",thetitlesongforKSI'sdebutextendedplayofthesamename,featuringJme,wasreleasedon13November2015,[52]reachingnumber45ontheUKSinglesChart.[51]ThefullEPwasreleasedon8January2016,throughIslandRecords,debutingatnumber13ontheUKAlbumsChartandnumberoneontheUKR&BAlbumsChart.[53][51][54] On29April2016,KSIreleased"GoesOff",featuringMistaSilva,asthefirstsinglefromhissecondEPtitledJumpAround.[55]TheEP'ssecondsingle,"FriendswithBenefits",featuringMNDM,wasreleasedon29July2016,[56][57]reachingnumber69ontheUKSinglesChart.[51]ThefullEPwasreleasedon28October2016throughIslandRecords.[58]OneoftheEP'ssongs,"TouchDown",featuringrapperandsingerStefflonDon,appearedonthesoundtrackofthe2017filmBaywatch.[59] 2017–2019:Independentreleases KSIperformingin2019onhisNewAgetour On23June2017,KSIindependentlyreleased"Creature",[60]whichreachednumber100ontheUKSinglesChart.[51]"Creature"wasthefirstsinglefromKSI'sthirdEP,Space,whichwasreleasedindependentlyon30June2017.[61]On6Octoberthatyear,KSIreleasedhisfourthEP,Disstracktions,whichincludesdisstracksagainstfellowSidemenmembersW2SandBehzinga.[62]TheEPreachednumber31ontheUKAlbumsChartandnumberoneontheUKR&BAlbumsChart.[51][63]Oneweekbeforeitsrelease,KSIannouncedthattheEPwouldbehis"finalrelease"withIslandRecordsandthathewouldbereleasingmusicindependently.[64] On2February2018,KSIreleased"Uncontrollable",featuringBigZuu.[65]ThesongplayedduringKSI'sringwalkforhisboxingfightagainstJoeWeller[66]andchartedatnumber89ontheUKSinglesChart.[51]KSIreleased"OnPoint"on17August2018,[67]whichwasplayedduringhisringwalkforhissecondboxingbout.[68] On12April2019,KSIreleasedacollaborativealbumwithRandolphtitledNewAge.[69]Itdebutedatnumber17ontheUKAlbumsChartandatnumberoneontheUKR&BAlbumsChart.[70][71] 2019–2020:NewrecordlabelsigningandDissimulation On4November2019,itwasannouncedthatKSIhadsignedwithRBCRecordsandBMGto"take[his]musictothenextlevel"and"furtherdevelophismusiccareerintheUSandinternationally".InadditiontomanagingKSI'sfuturereleases,itwasconfirmedthatthelabelwouldbeadministeringandreissuingKSI'sindependentcataloguerecordings.Thatday,itwasconfirmedthatKSIhadalreadystartedrecordinghisdebutstudioalbum.[72]On8November2019,"DownLikeThat",featuringRickRoss,LilBabyandS-X,wasreleasedasthealbum'sleadsingle.[73]ItwasperformedlivebythethreefeaturedartistsasKSI'sentrancemusicforhisboxingrematchagainstLoganPaul.[74]Thesongpeakedatnumber10ontheUKSinglesChartandithasbeencertifiedsilverbytheBritishPhonographicIndustry(BPI)forsalesof200,000unitsinthecountry.[51][75]Afurtherthreesinglesprecededthealbum:"WakeUpCall",featuringTrippieRedd,whichdebutedatnumber11ontheUKSinglesChart;"Poppin",featuringLilPumpandSmokepurpp,whichchartedatnumber43intheUK;and"Houdini",featuringSwarmzandTionWayne,whichdebutedatnumbersixontheUKSinglesChartandreceivedasilvercertificationfromtheBPI.[51][76] KSI'sdebutstudioalbum,titledDissimulation,wasreleasedon22May2020.[77]ThealbumdebutedatnumbertwoontheUKAlbumsChartandfurtherchartedin15othercountries.[51]ItwastheUK'sbest-sellingdebutalbumbyaBritishartistin2020andithasbeencertifiedgoldbytheBPIforsalesof100,000unitsinthecountry.[78][79]ThealbumspawnedtwofurtherUKtop40singles,"Cap",featuringOffset,and"KillaKilla",featuringAiyana-Lee.[51]KSIwasscheduledtoperformatParklife,LongitudeandReadingandLeedsmusicfestivalsin2020topromoteDissimulation,butthesewerelatercancelledduetotheCOVID-19pandemic.[80][81][82] KSIfeaturedon"Lighter"byBritishDJandrecordproducerNathanDawe.[83]ThesongpeakedatnumberthreeontheUKSinglesChartandbecameoneoftheUK'sbest-sellingsongsof2020.[51][84]IthasbeencertifiedplatinumbytheBPIforsalesof600,000unitsintheUKanditwasnominatedforBestBritishSingleatthe2021BRITAwards.[85][86]KSIalsofeaturedon"Loose"byZimbabwean-BritishartistS1mba,whichpeakedatnumber14ontheUKSinglesChart.[87][51] 2020–present:AllOverthePlaceandTheOnlineTakeover On23October2020,KSIreleasedthefirstsinglefromhissecondalbum,"ReallyLove"featuringCraigDavidandDigitalFarmAnimals,whichpeakedatnumberthreeontheUKSinglesChartandhasbeencertifiedgoldbytheBPI.[88]On15January2021,KSIreleasedthealbum'ssecondsingle,"Don'tPlay"withAnne-MarieandDigitalFarmAnimals.ThesongdebutedatnumbertwoontheUKSinglesChart,becomingKSI'shighest-chartingsingleintheUKtodate,andhasbeencertifiedplatinumbytheBPI.[89][90]On12March2021,KSIreleasedthealbum'sthirdsingle,"Patience"featuringYungbludandPoloG,whichdebutedatnumber3ontheUKSinglesChartandhasbeencertifiedsilverbytheBPI.[91][92] On16February2021,KSIannouncedonTwitterthecreationofhisownrecordlabelnamed"TheOnlineTakeover"inpartnershipwithhismusicmanagerMamsTaylor.Shortlyafter,heannouncedthefirstsigneeofhislabel,whichwasAmerican-BritishsingerAiyana-Lee,whofeaturedonthetrack"KillaKilla".[93][94] On26April2021,KSIannouncedviahissocialmediathereleaseofhissecondalbumAllOverthePlace,whichwasreleasedon16July2021.[95]Itdebutedatnumber1ontheUKAlbumCharts,givingKSIhisfirst-everchart-topper,andhasbeencertifiedsilverbytheBPIforsurpassing60,000salesinthecountry.[96] On18June2021,KSIreleasedthealbum'sfourthsingle,"Holiday",whichwasonlyfeaturedontheplatinumeditionofthealbum.Thesinglewasoriginallynotplannedtobeonthealbumand"You"wassettobethefourthsingletobereleasedon4June.Duetopeopleleakingsongsoffthealbum,including"You",thefourthsinglewaschangedto"Holiday".Thesongdebutedatnumber2ontheUKSinglesChart,makingitKSI'shighest-chartingsolosingletodate.[97][98][99] On6August2021,KSIreleasedthealbum'sfifthsingle,"Lose"featuringAmericanrapperLilWayne,andwastheleadsingleforthedeluxeeditionofthealbum,whichreleasedon27August.[100]Thesinglepeakedatnumber18intheUKSinglesChartsandalsodebutedatnumber86ontheBillboardHot100,becomingKSI'sfirst-eversingletochartontheBillboardHot100.[101] Incomeandwealth TheDailyMirroronlinehasregularlyspeculatedoverKSI'sincomeandnetworth,reportingin2014thathisincomefortheyearwas$1.12 millionandthathisnetworthwas$11millionattheendof2017,risingtoanestimated$20 millionby2019.[102]ThetabloidalsoreportedthatKSIwascontractedtoearnaminimumamountof$900,000fromhissecondfightagainstLoganPaulin2019.[103][104] In2015,KSI'searningswereestimatedbyForbesasbeingover$4.5 million,rankinghimasthefifth-highestpaidYouTuberintheworld.[105] In2018,Esquiremagazinereportedthat,accordingtoSocialBlade,KSIcanmakeupto£250,000inadvertisingrevenuefromonevideoandthatproductendorsementsonhissocialmediacostaround£75,000.[106]HeavyreportedinthesameyearthatKSIwasthedirectorofthreeUKcompanieswithequitytotalling£1.7 million($2.2 million).[107] BusinessInsiderreportedthatKSI'samateurboxingmatchversusLoganPaulin2018generatedaround£8.5 million($11million)frompay-per-viewrevenuealoneandafurtherlivegaterevenueofover£2.7million($3.5 million)fromticketsales.[39]Someestimatescalculatedthepotentialearningsfromthefightat£30 millionto£40 millioneach,[108]butKSIdismissedtheseclaims,statingthathisearningswere"ahighamount",but"nowherenear£40 millionor£20 million".[40][109] InaninterviewwithMen'sHealth,KSIconfirmedthathealsoownsovertenproperties"allaroundEngland"withacombinedworthofover£10 million.[110][111] In2020,TheSundayTimesestimatedKSI'searningstobe£12millionayearandayearlater,theybelievedthathisestimatedearningshadgoneupbyanother£13million.[112][113] Charitywork In2015,KSIdonated$10,000toanonlinecharitystreamdonebyYouTuberCastro1021,andparticipatedintheRaceAgainstSlimeevent,raisingmoneyforSpecialEffect,afoundationdevelopingtechnologytoaidpeoplewithphysicaldisabilitiestoplayvideogames.[107]Between2016and2018,KSIandtherestoftheSidemenhostedandparticipatedinthreecharityfootballevents,raisingjustshyof£400,000forvariouscharities,includingtheSaint'sFoundation,Childline,YoungMindsandtheCharltonAthleticCommunityTrust.[114]On8May2020,KSIhelpedoutatafoodbanktosupportTheIndependent'sHelptheHungrycampaign.[115]KSIdonated$10,000totheBlackLivesMatterGlobalNetworkFoundationon2June2020,and$50,000dollarstovariousothercharitieswhichsupportblacklives.[116][117]InSeptember2020,KSImadeasubstantialclothingdonationtotheSeaviewProject.[118]On18December2020,KSIpreparedmealstosupporttheEveningStandard'sFoodforLondonNowcampaign.[119]KSIdonated£10,000toBBCRadio1's"Lol-a-thon"fundraiserforComicReliefon11March2021.[120]On30March2021,itwasannouncedthatKSIhadsignedanopenletter,writtenbyLennyHenry,tourgeBlackBritishpeopletotaketheCOVID-19vaccine.[121] KSIhasalsoparticipatedinvariousnationaltelevisionshowsforcharity,suchasComicRelief,[122]SportRelief,[123]ChildreninNeed[124]andStandUpToCancer.[125][126]KSIfeaturedontheChildreninNeed2020charitysingle"StopCryingYourHeartOut".[127] Professionalboxingrecord Professionalrecordsummary 1 fight 1win 0losses Bydecision 1 0 No. Result Record Opponent Type Round,time Date Location Notes 1 Win 1–0 LoganPaul SD 6 9Nov2019 StaplesCenter,LosAngeles,California,U.S. Amateurboxingrecord Professionalrecordsummary 2 fights 1win 0losses Byknockout 1 0 Draws 1 No. Result Record Opponent Type Round,time Date Location Notes 2 Draw 1–0–1 LoganPaul MD 6 25Aug2018 ManchesterArena,Manchester,England 1 Win 1–0 JoeWeller TKO 3(6),1:30 3Feb2018 CopperBoxArena,London,England Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2016 LaidinAmerica Duncan Leadrole [128] 2018 KSI:Can'tLose Himself Documentary [129] 2022 UntitledAmazonPrimeDocumentary Himself Documentary [130] Television Year Title Role Network Notes Ref. 2013 TheGadgetShow Himself Channel5 Series17;Episode5 [131][132] 2013 FridayDownload Himself CBBC Series6;Episode10 [133] 2016 RiseoftheSuperstarVloggers Himself BBCThree Documentary [134] 2017 SaturdayMash-Up! Himself CBBC Episode:CelSpellman [135] 2020 TopGear Himself BBCTwo Series28,Episode5 [136] 2020 SportRelief2020 Himself BBCOne Televisionspecial [137] 2020 ThePlaylist Himself CBBC Series4;Episode8 [138] 2020 MoGilligan'sAllStarHappyHour Himself Channel4 Series1;Episode3–4 [139] 2020–2021 CelebrityGogglebox Himself Channel4 Series2(episodes1–4)andSeries3(episode6–8) [140] 2020 Gogglebox Himself Channel4 Series16 [141] 2021 TheGreatStandUptoCancerBakeOff Contestant Channel4 Series4;episode4 [142] 2021 BluePeter Himself CBBC Episodedated22July2021 [143] 2021 TheLateishShowwithMoGilligan Himself Channel4 Series2;episode2 [144] Web Year Title Role Network Notes Ref. 2014 5-A-Side MattClark YouTube 5episodes [145][146] 2014 KSIDemolished Himself ComedyCentralUK 5episodes [147] 2014 TheSidemenExperience Himself ComedyCentralUK 5episodes [148] 2016 PassthePad Himself YouTube Presenter;5episodes [149] 2018 TheSidemenShow Himself YouTubePremium 7episodes [150] 2018 FormulaEVoltage Himself YouTube Episode:"2018AdDiriyahePrix" [151][152] Games Year Game Type Platforms Developer Ref. 2016 KSIUnleashed Action Android,iOS EndemolShineGroup [153] 2018 BoxTuber Sports Android,iOS VikerLimited [citationneeded] Discography Mainarticle:KSIdiscography NewAge(withRandolph)(2019) Dissimulation(2020) AllOverthePlace(2021) Concerttours JumpAroundTour(2016)[154] TheNewAgeTour(2019)[155] AllOverThePlaceTour(2021-2022)[156] Bibliography KSI(24September2015).KSI:IAmaBellend.OrionPublishingGroup.ISBN 978-1409161233.[157] KSI(29September2015).IAmaTool:HowtoBeaYouTubeKingpinandDominatetheInternet.HarperCollins.ISBN 978-1473648166.[157] Awardsandnominations Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref. 2012 ShortyAwards BestinGaming Himself Nominated [158] 2016 NMEAwards VloggeroftheYear Himself Won [159] 2017 ShortyAwards YouTuberoftheYear Himself Nominated [160] BritishBookAwards Non-Fiction:LifestyleBookoftheYear "Sidemen:TheBook"(sharedwiththeSidemen) Nominated [161] 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