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Zerkaa
Bradley in 2018
Personal information
Born
Joshua Charlie Joseph Bradley[1][2]

(1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 32)[3]
Bermondsey, England
NationalityBritish
EducationRavensbourne University
Occupations
YouTube information
Channels
Also known asJosh Zerker[4]
Years active2009–present
Genres
Subscribers7.6 million (combined)[5]
Views1.7 billion (combined)[5]
Associated actsSidemen
Silver Play Button100,000 subscribers2010
Gold Play Button1,000,000 subscribers2015
Last updated: 24 June 2021

Joshua Charlie Joseph "Josh" Bradley (born September 4, 1992), better known by his online alias Zerkaa, is an English YouTuber. He is a member of the YouTube group the Sidemen. Since 2020, his main channel video schedule has consisted of Zerkaa Thursdays and Reddit Mondays.[6] Whilst on his second channel and on Twitch he uploads gaming videos.

In 2019, Bradley was listed as the 9th most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[7] As of June 2021, his main YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and 600 million video views.[5]

Early life and education

Joshua Charlie Joseph Bradley was born on 4 September 1992 in Bermondsey.[8] Bradley attended Bexley Grammar School, where he met future fellow Sidemen member Tobi Brown.[8][9] He later went to Ravensbourne University to study digital film production.[8]

Career

Bradley in 2014

Bradley started his channel in 2009, uploading primarily gaming content such as Call of Duty and FIFA.[10] In 2012, Bradley created his second YouTube channel ZerkaaPlays.[11] In October 2013, he joined the Sidemen.[12] He lived with them from 2014-2018 before moving into an apartment with his girlfriend.[13]

Bradley didn't show his face until 2014, when he was invited by KickTV to take part in a FIFA tournament in New York.[8][14] In October 2014, Bradley won The Sidemen Experience, a Comedy Central UK web series.[15][16] In early 2015, Zerkaa hit 1 million subscribers.[17]

On April 9 2017, Zerkaa launched his own clothing line called ZRK London.[18] In 2018, he starred in the YouTube Premium series The Sidemen Show.[19][20] In December 2019 along with other members of the Sidemen and S-X, he released "The Gift".[21] In 2020, Bradley also released "Run" as Sabaka[a] on Spotify and Apple Music, a song he had created with Jme two years prior.[22]

Personal life

Bradley is a supporter of Millwall F.C. and has had a season ticket since he was six.[23] He is in a relationship with Freya Nightingale, who is also a YouTuber.[7][24] Zerkaa does not believe in any religion.[25] He has a half-brother.[25] He contracted COVID-19 in January 2021.[26][27]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 KSI: Can't Lose Himself Documentary [28]
Web roles
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2014 The Sidemen Experience Himself Comedy Central UK Main role; 5 episodes [15]
2018 The Sidemen Show Himself YouTube Premium Main role; 7 episodes [29]
2018 Formula E Voltage Himself YouTube Episode: "2018 Ad Diriyah ePrix" [30]
2020 How to Be Behzinga Himself YouTube 2 episodes [31]

Discography

Single with selected chart positions and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions
UK
[32] 		UK
R&B
[33] 		UK
Ind.
[34] 		NZ
Hot
[35] 		SCO
[36]
"The Gift"[21]
(as part of Sidemen featuring S-X) 		2019 77 40 11 27 26
"Run"[22]
(with Jme) 		2020 — — — — —

Notes

  1. ^ Named after the Russian word for dog, sobaka

References

  1. ^ "Josh Bradley". IMDb. Retrieved 21 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Joshua Charlie Joseph Bradley". cbetta.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ @ZerkaaHD (4 September 2020). "Best birthday present a YouTuber can ask for..." (Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. ^
  5. ^ a b c
  6. ^ @ZerkaaHD (29 May 2021). "There has now officially been over 1 year of Zerkaa Thursdays" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Sunday Times. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d The Sidemen Book. Hodder & Stoughton. 18 October 2016. ISBN 9781473648197. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Who are The Sidemen - KSI's YouTube group explained ahead of Logan Paul rematch". World Sports Tale. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. ^
  11. ^ "San Andreas E012 - About This Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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  14. ^ "KICKTV FIFA14 Invitational". FIFA Addiction. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Who Are The Sidemen? – The Sidemen Experience". ComedyCentral.co.uk. October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Ep 5: The Final: Paint Ball Fifa". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  17. ^ "1,000,000 SUBSCRIBERS". YouTube. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  18. ^
  19. ^ Clarke, Stewart (4 June 2018). "YouTube Orders 'The Sidemen Show' Original Premium Series". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  20. ^ White, Peter (18 June 2018). "YouTube Launches Premium Video Service Internationally Including In UK & Canada". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  21. ^ a b "The Gift – Single by Sidemen on Apple Music". Apple Music. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  22. ^ a b
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  24. ^ "YouTuber almost cries after killing Minecraft cat in the worst way possible". Dexerto. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  25. ^ a b "GOOGLING MYSELF". YouTube. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  26. ^ "My Experience With COVID-19". YouTube. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  27. ^ @ZerkaaHD (7 January 2021). "Woke up today feeling extremely dizzy when I tried to walk about so took a COVID test to be safe and ended up testing Positive.
    Took another test to make sure and tested Positive again.
    I've been super safe as well, so it shows how easy this new variant is to catch"     (Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  28. ^ Hale, James (10 August 2018). "KSI Releases Documentary 'Can't Lose' Ahead Of Logan Paul Boxing Match Up". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  29. ^ White, Peter (2 June 2018). "'The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  30. ^ "Formula E viewers brand new KSI and Zerkaa show a 'car crash' after first episode". Metro. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  31. ^ Griffin, Louise (19 October 2020). "YouTuber Behzinga's Sidemen 'family' helped him through mental health struggles and epic fitness transformation". Metro. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  32. ^ "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 26 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  33. ^ "UK R&B Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 26 December 2019.
  34. ^ "UK Independent Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 26 December 2019.
  35. ^ "New Zealand Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 23 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  36. ^ "Scottish Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 26 December 2019.
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