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Amin Mohamed (Шаблон:Lang-so, Шаблон:IPA-so; born 21 February 1996),[1] also known as Chunkz, is a British YouTuber, host, entertainer and former musician.[2][3][4] Шаблон:As of, his YouTube channel has over 2.8 million subscribers and 211 million video views.[5] He is a member of the YouTube group Beta Squad.

Early life

Mohamed was born on 21 February 1996 in northwest London.[6] He is the youngest of five siblings. His parents immigrated from Somaliland in the 1980s.[7] He is a Muslim.[8][9] He studied financial mathematics at London Metropolitan University before dropping out in 2016 to focus on YouTube.[7]

Career

YouTube

Mohamed registered the Chunkz account on 23 July 2015.Шаблон:Citation needed His early YouTube videos included vlogs, challenges, pranks, and more; they also included his friend Sharky and his cousin, Darkest Man.Шаблон:Citation needed

He formed a duo with Yung Filly and contributed to YouTube channels.[10]

In 2018, Mohamed won the International Somaliland Award for the best entertainer.[7]

In 2019, Chunkz became part of the collaborative YouTube group known as the Beta Squad, which also includes the YouTubers known as Sharky, AJ Shabeel, Kenny, and Niko Omilana.[2] Chunkz and Yung Filly also starred in the Footasylum YouTube series known as Does the Shoe Fit, which became known on the Internet.[11]

In late 2022, Beta Squad returned to uploading videos each week, after taking a hiatus of a few years.

Music

Mohamed played the role of Asznee in Big Shaq's 2017 music video "Man's Not Hot."[2] In March 2018, he, along with Michael Dapaah, helped launch a voice app for the Google Assistant for the train ticket retailer Trainline, which focuses on rail journey planning.[12]

In March 2020, Mohamed released his first rap single, "Clean Up," with Yung Filly.[13] In October 2020, he and Yung Filly followed the initial track by dropping their new single and music video, which was titled "Hold".[14]Шаблон:Better source needed

In May 2021, Mohamed announced he was retiring from music, since he believed that it was incompatible with his religious beliefs.[7][8]

Other ventures

In September 2020, Mohamed was announced as the co-host of the Sky Sports Saturday morning show Saturday Social.[15] During that month, he was also announced as a co-host for the extreme sports competition The Aphetor Games, which stars content creators.[16][17] In December 2020, he hosted the 2020 MOBO Awards with Maya Jama.[18]

Mohamed, an Arsenal supporter,[19] makes an appearance in the Amazon Original sports docu-series All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.[20]

Mohamed started a podcast with Yung Filly called The Chunkz and Filly Show in 2023.

Charity work

Since 2020, Mohamed has participated annual charity football events, including Soccer Aid and Sidemen Charity Matches.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Шаблон:Abbr
2024 The Sidemen Story Himself Documentary; Cameo [21]
Web roles
Year Title Role Network(s) Notes Шаблон:Abbr
2020–present #SaturdaySocial Himself Sky Sports Co-host [15]
2020 The Aphetor Games Himself Online Co-host [16]
2020 2020 MOBO Awards Himself BBC One and YouTube Co-host [18]
Television
Year Title Role Network Notes Шаблон:Abbr
2022 All or Nothing: Arsenal Himself Prime Video Documentary [20]
2022 Bad Chefs Himself ITV2 Presenter [22]
Шаблон:Screen reader-only Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Role Шаблон:Tooltip
2023 "Voices" KSI feat. Oliver Tree Himself [23]

Discography

List of singles with selected chart positions and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[24]
UK
Ind.

[25]
NZ Hot
[26]
SCO
[27]
"Vibranium"
Шаблон:Small[28]
2018 rowspan="4" Шаблон:N/A
"Clean Up"
Шаблон:Small[30]
2019 67
"Hold"
Шаблон:Small[31]
29 3 35 31
"Confidence"
Шаблон:Small
2020
"Lingo"
Шаблон:Small
2021 57 Boy Meets World

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Шаблон:Abbr
2020 Rated Awards Personality of the Year Himself Шаблон:Won [32]
2020 MOBO Awards Best Media Personality Himself Шаблон:Won [33]

References

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External links

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