Successful YouTubers: Puth and Mendes

Stories of two young singers whose fame astronomically soared after they were spotted on YouTube inspire other aspiring artists.

The foundation of Charlie Puth and Shawn Mendes' successes is talent honed early on as kids and further nurtured by their parents. YouTube as an enabling tool put them in the radar which linked them to hunters and eventually giant recording companies.

Music and social media exposure created exponentially their fan base and transformed these shy, lacking confidence suspected introverts to stardom. 

What makes them tick right now is striking the right notes and elements that resonate with the evolving tastes of a dynamic music audience across all continents. Audience can relate to their songs, lyrics and melody and execution whether recorded, in a music video or live. Fans are awed with their looks, moves, instrument playing, outfit, outlook bonding a strong traction between performers and listeners. This large fan base is generating these young artists an enviable revenue in millions.

What their future looks like depends on several factors in the marketplace. For as long as they enjoy composing, singing, performing and flirting with their audience and innocently manifesting their passion for their craft as young performers, they will continue to dominate the airwave and the social platforms threatening the more seasoned singers older than them.

View how Charlie and Shawn started. You might deconstruct the secret formula to success.

Charlie

Part 1 https://youtu.be/gCrVKXxA6_M

Part 2 https://youtu.be/M-JLnGuFHLc

Shawn 8.7m views

https://youtu.be/ZYkvxtriIrI