Whindersson Nunes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nunesand the second or paternal family name is Batista.

Whindersson Nunes
Nunes in 2021
Born	Whindersson Nunes Batista (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995 (age 29) Palmeira do Piauí, Piauí, Brazil
Occupations	YouTuber actor comedian singer songwriter boxer
Spouse	Luísa Sonza ​ ​ (m. 2018;div. 2020)​
YouTube information
Channel	whinderssonnunes
Years active	2013–present
Genres	Entertainment comedy music
Subscribers	44 million [1]
Total views	4.2 billion [1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2012 1,000,000 subscribers 2014 10,000,000 subscribers 2016
Last updated: 4 April 2023
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop pop comedy music
Years active	2017–present
Labels	BMG
Website	whindersson.com.br

Whindersson Nunes Batista (born 5 January 1995), also known musically as Lil Whind, is a Brazilian YouTuber, comedian, actor, musician and boxer. His YouTube channel became the most subscribed channel in Brazil, but it was eventually surpassed by Canal KondZilla.

Nunes registered his YouTube channel in 2013 and has since become the 59th most-subscribed channel on YouTube (excluding YouTube generated topics), with 44 million subscribers. He is the fourth most subscribed YouTube channel from Brazil.

Nunes made an uncredited cameo appearance in Ice Age: Collision Course as Roger. He has since appeared in multiple films and television series, most notably in the Os Parças as Ray Van.

Nunes won his amateur boxing debut against Mario Silva via unanimous decision on 28 September 2019. Nunes fought former WBO super featherweight champion Acelino Freitas on 30 January 2022 in an exhibition bout ending in a unanimous draw. Nunes entered the Kingpyn Boxing High Stakes Tournament and defeated Filipek via technical knockout on 22 April 2023 in the quarter-finals. Nunes lost to King Kenny via unanimous decision in the semi-finals on 15 July 2023.

Personal life

Whindersson Nunes Batista was born in Palmeira do Piauí and grew up in Bom Jesus, Piauí. At the age of fifteen he decided that he wanted to make videos for YouTube. He did several attempts to get his channel recognized, but they were not successful. However, shortly thereafter he returned to producing videos for the channel, and the videos began to receive more views, and it was when he launched the parody Alô vó, tô reprovado in 2012, which within a week received five million views. Nunes then moved to Teresina. He had no place to live, but was invited by the YouTuber Bob Nunes to live with his (Bob's) family in a neighborhood in the northern part of the city. ^[2] From there on the channel began to rise in popularity, however, on 20 January 2013, the channel was hacked and deleted. ^[3] After this occurrence, Nunes created a new channel on 21 January 2013, that still exists as of 2021.

On 28 February 2018, Nunes and his girlfriend, Luísa Sonza, got married in a religious ceremony in a Catholic chapel with sea view, in Alagoas, Brazil.

On 29 April 2020, through a post on Instagram, Nunes announced his divorce, claiming that Luisa and he had grown apart but remain good friends.

YouTube career

Nunes in 2014

The channel currently has around 42.3 million subscribers, over 3 billion views, and more than 380 videos. ^[4] The channel has many types of content: from parodies, vlogs, songwriting to movie reviews. ^{[5] [6]} Its main marks are its simplistic editing, scenery and costumes used by Nunes, who almost always is shirtless in a messy room, without any type of editing besides cuts. ^[7] He always starts his videos with the phrase: "Hey guys watching my channel, how are you?" He humorously portrays subjects of his day-to-day life and childhood. The channel is currently the second most influential YouTube channel, according to research by Snack Intelligence. The most watched video of the channel is the parody entitled WHAT IS THE WIFI PASSWORD – Parody Adele – Hello, ^[8] that exceeds 69 million views. ^[9]

Nunes also does acting and stand-up. He's in the cast of "The Penetras 2" with Pc Siqueira, Júlio Cocielo and Maju Trindade as newcomers in the cast and the veterans are: Mariana Ximenes, Marcelo Adnet and Eduardo Sterblitch. Nunes is also in the cast called "Internet – The Movie", along with other famous YouTubers, among them: Kéfera Buchmann, Christian Figueiredo and Rafinha Bastos. ^[10]

The channel hit 10 million subscribers on 14 July 2016, ^[11] making it the second most subscribed channel in Brazil, behind only to Porta dos Fundos, ^[12] later surpassing them to become the most subscribed channel of Brazil less than three months later. ^[13] In the same year, Snack Intelligence, division of the channel Snack network on YouTube that monitors and analyzes the digital audiovisual market, determined Nunes was the second most influential YouTuber in the world, behind only Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, popularly known as PewDiePie. ^[9] In addition, a survey released by Google, made in partnership by Provokers and Meio & Mensagem consultants, revealed that Nunes is the second most influential Brazilian personality among 14- to 17-year-olds in Brazil, behind only Luciano Huck. ^[14]

Boxing career

Nunes vs Silva

On 28 September 2019, Nunes made his amateur boxing debut against Mario Silva in a boxing match for New Champion 2: Grandes Combates in Alphaville, São Paulo, Brazil. Nunes won his amateur bout via unanimous decision. ^[15]

Freitas vs Nunes

On 30 January 2022, Nunes fought WBO super featherweight champion Acelino Freitas in an exhibition bout at the Duo Art Ice, Alphaville in São Paulo, Brazil. ^[16] The fight ended in a draw after Nunes suffered a horror cut but was able to cling on to hear the final bell after eight rounds. ^[17]

High Stakes Tournament

On 7 March 2023, it was announced that Nunes had signed a multi fight deal with Kingpyn Boxing to compete in the High Stakes Tournament. ^[18] On 12 March at the Kingpyn Launch Party, Nunes was matched up with Polish mixed martial arts fighter Filipek for the quarter final of the Kingpyn High Stakes Tournament at Wembley Arena in London, England on 22 April. ^[19] Nunes won by technical knockout in the 2nd round. ^[20]

After defeating Filipek, Nunes was matched up with British YouTuber King Kenny for the semi-finals round for the High Stakes Tournament after he defeated Thai YouTuber My Mate Nate. ^[20] The bout took place on 15 July at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Nunes lost via unanimous decision. ^{[21] [22]}

On 24 August, Happy Punch Promotions revealed that Kingpyn Boxing has not paid some of their fighters and the company is unresponsive. ^[23]

Nunes vs Nate

On 13 September 2023, it was announced that Nunes would make his professional debut against Thai YouTuber My Mate Nate on 14 October, on the undercard of MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. ^[24] On the night of the fight, Nunes was defeated by Nate via unanimous decision. ^[25]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Ice Age: Collision Course	Roger	Uncredited cameo
2017	Internet – O Filme	Ele mesmo		[26]
	Os Penetras 2 – Quem Dá Mais?	Ele mesmo		[27]
	Os Parças	Ray Van
2019	Whindersson Nunes: Adulto	Himself	Netflix comedy special	[28]
	A Placa de Rubi - A Chibatada Final	Himself	Short film
	Os Parças 2	Ray Van
2020	Contos do Caçador de Sombras	Pu Songling	Voice	[29]
2021	Detetive Madeinusa	Himself
2022	Sexta Feira 12	Himself	Short film

Television

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Dra. Darci	Gerald	Episode: Pra Frente Brasil
	Z4	Ele Mesmo	Main role	[30]
2019–2021	Os Roni	Roniclayson	Main role	[31]
2023	Os Parças	Ray Van	Main role

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Role	Ref.
2017	"Sua Cara"	Major Lazer featuring Anitta and Pabllo Vittar	Mãe	[32]
2021	"Céu Aberto"	Marcelo Falcão with Hungria Hip Hop	Himself	[33]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
Vivência	Released: 19 August 2022 Label: BMG Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD

Singles

Title	Year
"Na Sua Cara" (featuring Kaio Oliveria)	2017
"En Vou Tu Vai" (with Tirullipa and GKay featuring Carlinhos Maia)	2019
"Girassol" (with Priscilla Alcantara)
"Mais um dia normal"
"Coisa Linda" (with Ivete Sangalo)	2020
"Hit Da Pão" (with Tirullipa and GKay featuring Rafael Cunha)
"Paraíso" (with Luan Otten)
"Midas"	2021
"Baião" (with Alok and Rapadura featuring Barbatuques)
"Morena" (featuring João Gomes)
"Alok"	2022
"Popó (Ao Vivo)" (with Matheus Fernandes)	2023
"Bora Bora"
"Some" (with Tília)

Boxing record

Professional

1 fight	0 wins	1 loss
By decision	0	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	Loss	0–1	My Mate Nate	UD	4	14 Oct 2023	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England	MF–professional bout

Exhibition

3 fights	1 win	1 loss
By knockout	1	0
By decision	0	1
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
3	Loss	1–1–1	King Kenny	UD	5	15 July 2023	3Arena, Dublin, Ireland	High Stakes Tournament semi-final
2	Win	1–0–1	Filipek	TKO	2 (5), 2:59	22 Apr 2023	Wembley Arena, London, England	High Stakes Tournament quarter-final
1	Draw	0–0–1	Acelino Freitas	UD	8	30 Jan 2022	Music Park, Balneário Camboriú, Brazil

Amateur

1 fight	1 win	0 losses
By decision	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	Win	1–0	Mario Silva	UD	3	28 Sep 2019	Duo Art Ice, Alphaville, São Paulo, Brazil

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2013	Shorty Awards	Vídeo Blogger	Himself	Nominated	[34]
2014	Shorty Awards	Vídeo Blogger	Himself	Runner-up	[35]
2016	Grande Prêmio Risadaria Smiles	Grand Prix	Himself	Nominated	[36]
	Meus Prêmios Nick	YouTuber Masculino Favorito	Himself	Nominated	[37]
		Humorista Favorito	Himself	Won	[38]
		Melhor Paródia Musical	Himself	Won
	Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro	Melhor Humorista	Himself	Won	[39]
		Personalidade da Internet	Himself	Nominated
2017	Meus Prêmios Nick	Instagram Brasileiro Favorito	Himself	Won	[40]
		Melhor YouTuber	Himself	Nominated
	Grande Prêmio Risadaria Smiles	Melhor Conteúdo de Humor Digital	Himself	Nominated	[41]
	Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro	Personalidade da Internet	Himself	Nominated
		Melhor Humorista Jovem	Himself	Won
		YouTuber do Ano	Himself	Nominated
		Melhor Canal do YouTube	Himself	Nominated
		Melhor Espetáculo Teatral/ Musical	Marminino	Nominated
2018	MTV Millennial Awards	Ícone MIAW	Himself	Nominated
		YouTube do Ano	Himself	Nominated
		Paródia do Ano	Himself	Nominated
		Selfie do Ano	Himself	Won
		Super Squad	Himself	Won
2020	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Influencer do Ano	Role in Z4	Won	[42]
2021	Prêmio iBest	Humor	Himself	Runner-up	[43]
		Instagrammer do Ano	Himself	Runner-up
		TikToker do Ano	Himself	Runner-up
		YouTuber do Ano	Himself	Nominated
		Influenciador Twitter	Himself	Nominated
		Personalidade do Ano	Himself	Nominated
		Creator do Ano	Himself	Nominated
2022	MTV Millennial Awards	Pet Influencer	Regina	Nominated
		Ri Alto por Comedy Central	Himself	Won	[44]

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