Julien Bam

Julien Bam
Bam in 2015
Born	(1988-11-23) 23 November 1988 (age 37)
Occupations	Actor singer dancer YouTuber
Awards	Bravo Otto 1LIVE Krone Webvideopreis Deutschland Kids' Choice Awards
YouTube information
Channel	Julien Bam
Years active	2013–2025
Genres	Comedy Music Dance
Subscribers	6.21 million
Views	1.7 billion
Last updated: 30 January 2026

Julien Zheng Zheng Kho Budorovits (born 23 November 1988), better known as Julien Bam, is a German actor, singer, dancer and internet personality. He began his YouTube channel in 2013, and uploaded music videos and large-scale projects until his retirement in 2025. ^[1]

In 2015, Bam won the Bravo Otto award for Best Social Media Star. ^[2] In 2015 and 2016, he won the 1LIVE Krone awards for Best Video. ^{[3] [4]} In 2016, he won the Webvideopreis Deutschland award for Person of the Year. ^[5] In 2017, he won the Webvideopreis Deutschland Golden Camera Digital Award. ^[2] During the 2017 German presidential election, he was a delegate of the Social Democratic Party to the Federal Convention. ^[6] He was the most-viewed German YouTuber in 2017, having uploaded six of the top ten most popular videos of the year as curated by Google, excluding traditional music videos. ^[7] In 2018, he joined the jury of the dance competition show Masters of Dance . ^[8] He won the Favorite Big Kid award at the 2018 and the 2020 Kids' Choice Awards. ^{[9] [10]}

In 2019, Bam announced his intention to retire from his main YouTube channel, citing heavy workload and health problems. ^[11] He planned to make three final videos to conclude an ongoing video series, and eventually made 16 new videos until his retirement in 2025. ^[12] From 2020 to 2024, he starred as Sonic the Hedgehog in the German-language dubbings of Sonic the Hedgehog , Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 . ^[13] In 2021, he starred as himself in the Netflix series Life's a Glitch . ^[14] In 2025, he donated his gaming channel JuTubeGaming to fellow YouTuber Sturmwaffel. ^[15]

References

1. "Julien Bam sagt "Adieu" zu YouTube: Emotionales Ende einer Ära". Kurier (in German). 21 March 2025.
2. "Influencer im Porträt: Julien Bam". T-Online (in German). 25 September 2023.
3. "FH-Student und YouTuber Julien Bam gewinnt die 1LIVE-Krone" (in German). Informationsdienst Wissenschaft. 8 December 2015.
4. "Sechste Krone für Clueso – die zweite für Julien Bam und K.I.Z." (in German). Westdeutscher Rundfunk. 1 December 2016.
5. "Julien Bam stach Böhmermann aus". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German).
6. "Influencer machen Politik: Diese YouTuber sollten Sie kennen". Web.de (in German). 6 June 2019.
7. "YouTuber Julien Bam mit den meisten Abrufen in Deutschland". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 7 December 2017.
8. "Julien Bam sitzt in der Jury der neuen ProSieben-Tanzshow". Quotenmeter.de (in German). 6 September 2018.
9. "Hier wird der "Fack ju Göhte"-Star zugeschleimt". Bild (in German). 8 April 2018.
10. "Die erste Award-Show von Zuhause: Das waren die einzigartigen Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2020: Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz – Zusammen Zuhause" (in German). Paramount. 13 April 2020.
11. "Überraschendes Karriere-Aus: Er schließt seinen YouTube-Kanal". Bunte (in German). 23 December 2019.
12. "YouTube-Star veröffentlicht Videos in Kinolänge". Bild (in German). 11 March 2025.
13. "Julien Bam in "Sonic the Hedgehog 3": "Stotternde" Begegnung mit Jim Carrey". Gala (in German). 25 December 2024.
14. "Netflix: "Life's a Glitch": Lass mal". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 21 October 2021.
15. "Ein deutscher YouTuber hat die 2 Millionen Abonnenten erreicht, jetzt bekommt er von seinem Kollegen einen YouTube-Kanal geschenkt". Mein MMO (in German). 6 September 2025.