Christiaan Van Vuuren | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christiaan Van Vuuren 27 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | The Fully Sick Rapper |
| Years active | 25 September 2006-present |
| Known for | Rap Music, vlogging |
| Website | ChristiaanVanVuuren |
Christiaan Van Vuuren is a video blogger on YouTube from Sydney, Australia, using the nickname The Fully Sick Rapper. He is currently in quarantine in a Sydney hospital possibly for months with Tuberculosis. His humorous videos and unique outlook on his medical situation have garnered attention both within Australia as well as worldwide, and he has been featured on television programs such as Nine Network's Today Show.
His videos have received nearly one million hits and led to the World Health Organization (WHO) contacting him to help promote World Tuberculosis Day.[1] His Facebook has attracted over 14,000 people.[2] Men are said to "swoon when he dances in his underwear" and women have reportedly sent naked photos to him.[3]
His stuntman brother helps him to write webisodes.[4]
Popularity
editAs of April 19, 2010, Van Vuuren has 11 videos available on his YouTube channel.
Videos
editHis videos include raps about his life in quarantine.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Malkin, Bonnie (19 April 2010). "TB sufferer becomes YouTube sensation". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Burnett, Thane (20 April 2010). "TB-infected salesman's raps go viral". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Olding, Rachel (19 April 2010). "YouTube rap sensation isn't taking TB lying down". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sick Aussie rapper becomes global hit". CBC News. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
External links
edit- Christiaan Van Vuuren at YouTube.com
- Christiaan Van Vuuren at Twitter.com
- Fully sick rapper' breaks silence of quarantine
- YouTube rap sensation isn't taking TB lying down
- Sick Aussie rapper becomes global hit
- Today Show Interview
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