Niki Albon

Niki Albon
Born 20 February 1992 (1992-02-20) (age 24)
Canvey Island, Essex
Residence London, England
Nationality British
Alma mater University of Roehampton
Occupation YouTuber, radio presenter,
Years active 2013-
Known for Niki'N'Sammy & SammynNiki
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)

Niki Albon (born 20 February 1992) is a British YouTube personality and radio presenter. He runs a YouTube channel with his twin brother, Sammy Albon.

Background

Albon is from Canvey Island in Essex. He graduated from Roehampton University [1]

Career

Along with his twin brother, Sammy, he launched the Niki 'n' Sammy YouTube channel in June 2013.[2] The channel currently has over 170,000 subscribers. Albon and his twin received global media attention after losing a combined 16 stone (101 kg)[3] and were interviewed on Irish radio and Australian television[4][5] Albon has hosted a CBBC Official Chart Show, a BBC Radio 1 programme,[6] and is an Anti-Bullying Ambassador.[7]

Albon is a feminist.[8] In 2015, alongside his brother, Niki appeared in Microsoft's DoAnything advertisement with other YouTube personalities.

References

  1. ↑ http://nikinsammy.co.uk/post/76209996354/what-university-did-you-go-and-what-did-you-study
  2. ↑ "Making money from Zoella and Dan Is Not On Fire: the start-ups behind the YouTube stars". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  3. ↑ "The Daily Mail: Identical Twins shed a combined 16 stone by ditching takeaways and snacks.". DailyMail.co.uk. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  4. ↑ http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/today/videos/3770076786001/
  5. ↑ Smith, Vicky (2014-08-25). "Identical twins become YouTube sensations after losing 16 STONE between them - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - The Internet Takeover, With Niki N Sammy". Bbc.co.uk. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  7. ↑ "Greg James, Niki and Sammy, Bars and Melody on bullying - CBBC Newsround". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  8. ↑ "Niki Albon on Twitter: "I can assure you they will be out in full force. Feminism is about GENDER EQUALITY.". Twitter.com. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
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