The You(ng)tuber in the video days of 2017

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Bibi, Sami and Co: Just thinking that you have gained an Overview of the German Youtuber scene, because has turned the Youtube merry-go-round. The Headliner of the Cologne video days 2017.

The Magenta-coloured carpet in front of the Lanxess Arena in Cologne on the opening day of the video days (24.08.2017) for screaming and tears. Youtuber-Fans, predominantly Teenage girls, whip out the spotlight on your Smartphones, when it comes to snag a photo with your favorite star from the network. Here, somebody yells, “Luke! You’re so beautiful!” from the other side you hear: “Mike!”, the next scream back to other, usually male name.

Ask where the well-known Youtubers have stayed. Felt you get used just by personalities such as Bibi and Sami.

Bianca Heinicke was with your “Bibis Beauty Palace”- channel – celebrities- with make – up and hairstyle tips

Just because you are no longer in the video days, it does not mean that you have disappeared from the Youtuber sky. Quite the contrary, with Youtube you can still earn your money. Influencer, so Youtuber on the channel for the marketing and advertising of products, today, finally, as a professional designation. Bibi post hard Videos (for example how to make at home, edible helium balloons). Slimani why not – waxt – the nose hairs and keeps the product in the camera. A working mix of advertising and entertainment.

Huge number of visitors

“There are never all of the Youtuber. The you just can’t get under one umbrella”, says Christophe Krachten, co-founder of the video days and former President of the media power GmbH. And there are also a couple of old Youtube of course-bunnies on the carpet hopping, such as, for example, Joyce or Philipp Laude, of the former Comedy trio Y-Titty.

Joyce Ilg, 33, since 2013 on Youtube

“We have to get 500 Social Media Stars, reaching a total of 100 million Fans,” he said. This is in comparison to the previous years, a record. Difficult to keep track of it all.

Actually, the video days have grown in the last seven years. Since 2010, Youtuber and their Fans meet at this Event. What was initially a small gathering of 450 people, today attracts visitor numbers in the five digit range. This year there will be more-than-expected 15,000 visitors during the two-day Festival. Most of them are underage.

Of TV-Casting-Shows to Youtube

But who puts the youth of today in such ecstasy? And why is adults in the case of the above-mentioned Stars look irritated and questioning in the Youtube-tube?

One of the headliners of this year’s Mike Singer. Born in 2000, Justin-Bieber-cut – short: the dream of many 13-year-old girl. In his Videos he’s wearing oversized T-Shirts with Metallica and Pearl Jam inscription. “I party all the old Bands,” says Singer. In March, his Pop Album, “Karma landed” – it’s similar to, neither Metal nor Grunge – on the first place of the German Charts. In the meantime, he goes on Tour and has a busy schedule.

The open Burger started at a talent show, as well as a remarkable number of other, in Cologne on the stage: Bars and Melody, a singing-Rap-Duo from England, made for example in the case of “Britain’s Got Talent”, Daniele Negroni was the 2012 runner-up in “Germany seeks the Superstar”. Lukas Rieger, Mike, candidate for “The Voice Kids”. No wonder: A shift in the social network seems to be a good Alternative, if one is eliminated in talent Shows at an early stage.

Earlier YouTube Bravo today?

Oskar (15) posts mostly Vlogs

Of course, are not represented in the video days only “pop stars” – most of the Yotuber post daily Videos on Beauty, Lifestyle, Gaming, Comedy, Vlogs. As a Vlogger, the 15-year-old Oskar. Almost every day he posts a kind of Video diary. After small beginnings, he has over 300,000 subscribers. The write to him again and again in the comments that he was a role model for you. “I’m a 15-Year-old, and people to make me things or buy the same camera as I, just because I got you’, and I think that’s cool,” he says

What was the role of the youth magazine “Bravo”, today taken over by Youtubers, so they Crashed. Be an orientation for young people.

Societal concerns are of little asked

The date offenders (l. to r.) Younes Al-Amayra, Marcel Sonneck, Farah Bouamar-Al-Sarraj, Fiete Aleksander

What choose Teenager of today, as orientation is a private matter. However, some of the Youtuber you would want more applause. The date offenders are also a part of the stage programme. The collective, explains how it makes Muslim Satire, and goes on in his Videos in a humorous way against prejudice. The troupe gets on stage to little applause, and is certainly not a lack of quality of your content. The Kids are obviously more spectacular musical performances.