Adam Saleh

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Adam Saleh
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Adam Saleh at 2016 show in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
BornAdam Mohsin Yehya Saleh
(1993-06-04) June 4, 1993 (age 28)[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Years active2012–present (YouTuber) 2019–present (Boxer)
GenreVlogs, pranks
Subscribers2.51 million (Adam Saleh)
4.81 thousand (Adam Saleh Vlogs)
Total views262.19 million (Adam Saleh)
1.41 billion (Adam Saleh Vlogs)
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers
Updated: February 8, 2021

Adam Mohsin Yehya Salehادم محمد يحيى سالم /ˈsælə/ SAL-ə; born June 4, 1993) is an American YouTuber and boxer of Yemeni origin from New York City.[2][3][4][5]

Early life[]

Adam Saleh was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Yemeni parents.[6] He went to Manhattan Center For Science and Mathematics High School for three years, but transferred to Al-Madinah School after being expelled for hitting his dean's computer as a response to him being racist towards his mother.[7] His main career aspiration was to become a lawyer. Saleh’s uncle had died from a car accident just a few days before his cousin's wedding. Saleh describes his uncle as a very happy person and was an important member of his family and when he died in such circumstances it left their family in grief. The way his uncle had died had left an emotional scar as Saleh's has stated in the past that it one of the reasons why he does not have a drivers license.[8]

YouTube career[]

TrueStoryASA[]

He started making YouTube videos in 2012 as a part of his YouTube channel "TrueStoryASA" with his high school friends Abdullah Ghuman and Sheikh Akbar.[6] His main career aspiration was to become a lawyer. He gained nationwide popularity when he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show show for his dancing antics. The day his Ellen show appearance was to happen, he had a final test, but chose to go on Ellen; he later described this as the turning point in his career as a full-time Youtuber.[9] Saleh first released the single "Diamond Girl" on May 3, 2015, featuring Sheikh Akbar and Mumzy Stranger as a part of TrueStoryASA.[10] On August 16, 2015, he released his debut solo single, "Tears" featuring Zack Knight, as a tribute to his cousin and his uncle. After TrueStoryASA ended, Saleh took over both the main and vlog channels and renamed them "Adam Saleh" and "Adam Saleh Vlogs". There was controversy about why the groups had split up. Some rumors say the problem was between Saleh and Akbar, and many of Saleh's fans blame his manager for the split.[11] On September 2017, Saleh released his debut album called Chapter II featuring collaborations with many artists, including "Waynak" (with Faydee),"Tsunami","All About Love", "The Motto" (with Kennyon Brown), and "All You Can Handle" (with Demarco). On February 18, 2018, he accepted the challenge to be KSI's next boxing opponent.[9]

3MH channel[]

Saleh became part of another collaborative channel, "3MH" with Sheikh Akbar and Karim Metwaly. 3MH split up in May 2015. Since then he has created many videos as a solo YouTuber.

Boxing Career[]

On September 29, 2019, Saleh fought in the card of Fousey vs. Slim and won an amateur boxing match against Marcus Stephenson. In 30 July 2021, Saleh also fought at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai against Walid Sharks and the fight was a majority draw. On October 15 2021, Saleh also fought at the Coca Cola Arena against Anas Elshayib and he won. [12][13]

Controversies[]

A staged video titled "Racial Profiling Experiment'" uploaded on Saleh's YouTube channel in October 2014 became popular around the world. In the video, Saleh and Sheikh Akbar argued with each other in front of a police officer wearing western outfits but the cop ignored them. Shortly thereafter, they fight again while dressed in traditional clothes but this time the cop stops them and behaves rudely with them. The video received more than 200,000 views on YouTube and it was also picked up by media. Public reaction to the video was against the police officer. Later Saleh said that the video was staged to recreate "previous events that occurred", and it was being shown as an example to others about how these things can happen to people on the streets only if they are dressed in a 'different' way.[14] The New York chapter of the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR), which had previously tweeted out the video as an example of discrimination against Muslims, demanded an apology from Saleh and Akbar stating "Muslims are already under the microscope and to do this just to gain some cheap publicity is totally unacceptable. There should be no attempt to justify it; they should just apologize and ask people to forgive them for their irresponsible actions."[14]

In another YouTube video, Saleh claimed to have flown inside a suitcase in the baggage hold on a Tigerair flight from Melbourne to Sydney.[15] However, Melbourne Airport security footage proved the incident was a hoax after they produced video showing Saleh boarding the plane with the airline noting that a bag of his weight would not be loaded on the plane without investigation nor would a passenger in the plane's unheated cargo hold emerge sweating.[16]

In December 2016, Saleh posted videos in which he claimed he was removed from a Delta Air Lines flight at Heathrow Airport for speaking Arabic.[17] However, other passengers have spoken out, claiming that Saleh was disturbing other passengers,[18][19][20] and Delta's own statement said that Saleh was shouting and provoking others.[5] Saleh's claim has caused a debate over the "Right to Fly".[21]

In 2018, Saleh, as well as many other YouTubers, were involved in a BBC Trending investigation for promoting the website EduBirdie, which lets users buy essays (promoting cheating).[22]

Songs[]

Albums[]

Title and details Notes
Chapter II
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2017
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:48
2."All You Can Handle" (feat. Demarco)4:32
3."Gimme That" (feat. Zack Knight)2:52
4."Waynak" (feat. Faydee)3:33
5."The Motto" (feat. Kennyon Brown)3:14
6."Right There" (feat. Silentó and Faydee)2:59
7."Tsunami"2:51
8."Interlude"0:48
9."Where You Are"2:31
10."All About Love" (feat. Pt)2:59
11."Feel Good"3:02

Songs and music videos[]

  • 2015: "Diamond Girl" (with Sheikh Akbar feat. Mumzy Stranger )
  • 2015: "Tears" (feat. Zack Knight)
  • 2015: "Tomorrow's Another Day" (feat. Mumzy Stranger)
  • 2017 "All You Can Handle" (feat. Demarco)
  • 2017 "Waynak" (feat. Faydee)
  • 2017: "Partner in Crime" (with Slim)
  • 2017: "Gimme That" (feat. Zack Knight)
  • 2017: "The Motto" (feat. Kennyon Brown)
  • 2018: "Instagram Famous" (Adam Saleh x Zack Knight)
  • 2020: "Ya Ghayeb" (Adam Saleh)
  • 2020: "Crash & Burn" ( Zack Knight x Adam Saleh)
  • 2021: "MashAllah" (Fousey x Adam Saleh)

Featured in

  • 2017: "On My Way" (James Yammouni & Faydee feat. Adam Saleh)

References[]

  1. ^ @omgAdamSaleh (June 4, 2018). "Tweet" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Prankster 'kicked off flight for speaking Arabic' - Delta Air Lines defends actions". Telegraph. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "YouTube prankster Adam Saleh says Delta booted him for speaking Arabic". USA Today. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Adam Saleh: YouTube star 'wasn't speaking Arabic on phone when kicked off Delta flight', passenger claims". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2016. Delta said in a statement: "...This type of conduct is not welcome on any Delta flight. While one, according to media reports, is a known prankster who was video recorded and encouraged by his travelling companion, what is paramount to Delta is the safety and comfort of our passengers and employees".
  6. ^ a b "Exclusive: Adam Saleh on his new hip-hop single and his UAE shows in December". Thenational.ae. Saeed Saeed. August 16, 2014. Archived from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "Rizq Podcast #006 - Adam Saleh | Sheikh Akbar, Being Mobbed in London, Delta Airlines Controversy". YouTube. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  8. ^ Saeed Saaed (August 13, 2015). "Exclusive: Adam Saleh on his new hip-hop single and his UAE shows in December". Thenational.ae. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Who is Adam Saleh and could he be the next YouTuber to fight KSI?". Metro. February 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  10. ^ "True Story ASA's Adam Saleh and Sheikh Akbar release first single". Thenational.ae. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  11. ^ "TrueStoryASA split". BBC. May 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  12. ^ FULL FIGHT | Adam Saleh vs. Marcus Stephenson, archived from the original on April 17, 2021, retrieved March 26, 2021
  13. ^ "Adam Saleh on Instagram: "بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ Today is the day! Click on the link in my bio to watch it LIVE FOR FREE. ADAM SALEH vs. MARCUS and…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Kuruvilla, Carol (October 20, 2014). "Muslim Vloggers Come Clean About Staged Stop-And-Frisk Video (UPDATE)". HuffPost. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  15. ^ Saleh, Adam. "I Smuggled Myself On A Plane to Another City and IT WORKED!!! (IN A SUITCASE)". Youtube. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  16. ^ Schwartz, Kirrily. "Tigerair slams YouTuber Adam Saleh over prank". news.au.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  17. ^ McCarthy, Ciara (December 21, 2016). "YouTube star kicked off Delta Air Lines flight 'for speaking Arabic'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  18. ^ Schladebeck, Jessica (December 22, 2016). "Delta passengers dispute Adam Saleh's discrimination claims". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  19. ^ Wang, Amy B. (December 21, 2016). "YouTube star known for pranks claims he was kicked off Delta flight for speaking Arabic". www.washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  20. ^ Beatrice Verhoeven (December 22, 2016). "6 Delta Passengers Dispute YouTube Star Adam Saleh's Story About Getting Kicked Off Flight". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  21. ^ Negroni, Christine. "In Any Language, Adam Saleh Doesn't Have A Right To Fly". Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  22. ^ Branwen Jeffreys; Main, Edward (May 1, 2018). "The YouTube stars being paid to sell cheating". BBC News. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.

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