Alex Richard George Day[1] (born 8 April 1989) is an English musician, vlogger and writer.

[8] In August 2010, Day visited Zambia whilst taking part in the World Vision Vlogger charity event.

[10] Day announced on 14 February 2014 that he had been dating fellow YouTuber Carrie Hope Fletcher since October 2013.

[11] Day has identified as an atheist, and as a mindful Vegan began to follow Buddhist teachings after visiting the Plum Village Monastery in mid 2014.

[12][13][14] In March 2014, Day admitted to having engaged in "manipulative relationships" with some women and having "created situations that put people under enormous pressure".

[20] On 5 October 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, Day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he "didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured", and apologising.

In the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as "militant" reactions posted on the social networking site, Tumblr, labelling them as "an angry torrent of abuse" and "people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them".

[23][24] In 2008, Day founded Chameleon Circuit, a Trock (short for "timelord rock") band that wrote music inspired by the British TV show Doctor Who.

[28] Wired noted that Chameleon Circuit "puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.

"[29] Day released his debut album Parrot Stories in April 2009 through DFTBA Records,[30] which was produced by fellow musician and friend Tom Milsom.

[36] The completed single, entitled "I've Got Nothing", was sung by vocalists Miranda Chartrand and Adam Nichols, and was released worldwide through the iTunes Store on 9 November 2009.

[42] Day also appeared with the Chartjackers at the Hammersmith Apollo for the BBC Switch Live 2009 show, along with artists such as Black Eyed Peas, N-Dubz, and Pixie Lott.

[43][44] Day was also a member of Youstage, an ad hoc group of YouTube vloggers who competed successfully on the BBC Three talent show Upstaged during March 2008.

[47] Day released the single without support from a record label or TV coverage, and outsold songs from multi-platinum artists such as Coldplay, Rihanna, and Katy Perry.

[47][48] The Official Charts Company lauded Day's success, stating "'Forever Yours' is certainly one of the most successful self-released tracks we have ever seen, the Official Charts are based on sales, and sales alone, so Alex's achievements this week are a genuine reflection of the passion of his army of fans, and of course, the power of social media.

[51] The song also charted in 15 other countries including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Sweden, Norway, and Spain as well as reaching No.

[53][54] This "disruptive" model largely ignored the conventional method of releasing one single every few months, and its success was profiled in MTV and Billboard.

In order to promote the single, Day held a one-day tour entitled Stupidfest, which was free for entry.

He also released a music video for 'I've Got What It Takes' starring Tom Ridgewell, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Khyan Mansley.

[61] Day partnered with the file sharing service BitTorrent for an exclusive bundle with the release of Epigrams and Interludes.

CBS called the titular vloggers "delightfully confused",[81] while the Huffington Post described the video as possibly providing detail into American Pop Culture, placing a poll at the end of their article.

[83] Amongst these, Day's YouTube channel also contains travel vlogs, music videos and satirical rants.

[90] Within it, he explained that he was launching a new YouTube channel called The Daily Day, which would feature a new vlog everyday, with a focus on the topic of mindfulness.

[96] On 13 October 2014, Day announced online that he was releasing his book independently, keeping the name of The Underground Storyteller, and that he will sign and number the first thousand copies.

[97] Day's second book was the memoir Living and Dying on the Internet, which detailed his personal experiences as a YouTuber and the controversies surrounding his sexual misconduct allegations.

[100] Day unlisted a video about cosplaying entitled "Big Girls in Costumes" after criticism that he was belittling obese women who took part in the activity.