William Singe

Liam Anthony "William" Singe (born 2 July 1992) is an Maori YouTuber, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Singe started his career as a member of The Collective, an Australian boy band which was formed during the fourth season of The X Factor Australia in 2012, finishing in third place.

[1] William Singe was born in Gisborne, New Zealand and raised in Forestville, aka 'Forry', a suburb of northern Sydney.

[2] William began recording music as a child, drawing inspiration from his father, a singer and songwriter from Ngāti Porou, New Zealand.

[21][22][23] As a solo performer, Singe recorded cover tracks of contemporary musicians, such as from Justin Bieber, Adele, Drake, Fetty Wap, and The Weeknd.

[24][25] Singe announced on 14 October that he signed to Paradigm, a US entertainment agency representing Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Sia and Black Eyed Peas, among others.

In September and October, One Direction's Liam Payne and the singer T-Pain reached out via Twitter to connect with Singe, expressing interest to collaborate with him.

In less than a month, the video earned close to 25 million views on YouTube and Facebook,[29] reaching a number one position on Spotify's US Viral 50 chart.

On 5 May 2017, he appeared on the Jonas Blue single "Mama",[35] which became a top 10 hit in many countries, including Australia, UK, New Zealand, Germany, Norway, Denmark and South Africa.