The young youtubeur, known for his playback videos, died on December 29, following an open-heart operation. He was 27 years old.
He made a name for himself in the early 2010s, with his playback videos on famous songs. YouTuber Keenan Cahill died on December 29 following open-heart surgery at the age of 27.
He was suffering from Maroteaux-Lamy disease, a hereditary disease, the cause of his dwarfism and heart problems.
Friend of Katy Perry and Jennifer Aniston
Revealed 12 years ago by his humorous playback videos, he had conquered the public and celebrities. His oldest videos thus total up to 60 million views. This is the case of his lipsync on the song down on me of 50 Cent. We see the rapper join the teenager in his room, to accompany him in his playback.
But this is his video, published on Youtube in August 2010, on the song Teenage Dream of Katy Perry, who made him famous, thanks to a helping hand from the singer. “Katy Perry tweeted my video“, he explained in an interview in 2011. Thus multiplying his number of subscribers on different networks.
Propelled web sensation, Keenan Cahill has subsequently worked with many Hollywood celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston and David Hassehoff, or singing stars such as Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande or Britney Spears.
