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Vikkstar123
English influencer (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vikram Singh Barn (born 2 August 1995), better known as Vikkstar123 or simply Vikkstar, is an English influencer and DJ. He is a member of the YouTube group the Sidemen.
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Barn's YouTube career started in 2010, primarily focusing Call of Duty let's play videos. Over time, he diversified his content, incorporating vlogs, challenges, and collaborations with other influencers. As of June 2025, his main YouTube channel has over 7.58 million subscribers and over 2.18 billion views.[4]
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Early life and education
Barn is of Indian descent[5] and was born on 2 August 1995[6] in Guildford, Surrey, England,[7] where he lived until eight years of age.[8] He moved to Sheffield where he attended Silverdale School.[9] Barn was offered a place to study natural sciences at University College London, but he ended up declining the offer in order to pursue his YouTube career full-time.[10] He is the youngest of three children.[11]
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Online career
Barn joined YouTube in 2010; having played games with his friends, he got into watching YouTubers and making videos of their own. Eventually, he decided to launch his own channel, initially creating gaming and tutorial videos on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.[12] As his popularity increased, he began to take it more seriously, branching out into Minecraft.[12]
He moved in with three other members, sharing a house with them from 2014 to 2018, when he announced he was moving out of the Sidemen House.[13][14] He was a member of the Minecraft group the Pack along with JeromeASF, Lachlan, PrestonPlayz, Woofless, and Bajan Canadian. He was also part of the Dream SMP server.[15][16]
In January 2021, he announced on his channel that he was quitting playing Call of Duty: Warzone due to a proliferation of cheating,[17] saying hackers would be "the death of the game" if it went unfixed.[18] Along with criticism from several other high-profile streamers, the resulting uproar caused Activision to update the game's anti-cheat software.[19] On 13 July 2024, Barn appeared in a MrBeast video titled "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000".[20]
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Music career
On 5 December 2022, Barn, KSI, and TBJZL released a Christmas-themed charity single titled "Christmas Drillings" under the Sidemen banner featuring Jme, which charted at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[21][22]
In 2023, Barn began his music career by releasing singles as a DJ and music producer.[3] On 28 September, Barn released his debut single "Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)" with Alan Walker and Dash Berlin, which charted at number 1 on the Association of Hungarian Record Companies.[23][24] On 1 December, Barn released "Humans" with Shaun Farrugia.[3]
On 25 April 2024, Barn released "Know Me Better" with Masked Wolf featuring Jme.[25] On 16 August, Barn released "Have It All" with RetroVision and Dyson.[26] On 8 November, Barn released "Where Do I Go" with Nicky Romero, Alpharock, and Oaks.[27][28]
Other ventures
Sidemen businesses
Barn and the Sidemen have founded multiple businesses throughout their online careers. In 2014 the group launched a clothing brand under the Sidemen Clothing banner.[29] In November 2021, they founded a restaurant chain known as Sides in collaboration with Reef.[30] In October 2022, they launched their own vodka brand known as XIX Vodka.[31] in March 2024, they launched a breakfast cereal brand known as Best Cereal in collaboration with Mornflake.[32]
Investment
In January 2021, it was revealed that Barn had invested in the London Royal Ravens, a Call of Duty esports team, speaking of his desire to 'build a blueprint' for the wider popularisation of the sport.[33]
In July 2023, Barn invested in notwoways, an East London sneaker brand owned by fellow YouTuber and friend Callum "Callux" McGinley.[34][35]
Circulr
On 3 August 2023, it was announced that Barn would be joining as the new co-founder of British eyewear brand Circulr.[36][37][38]
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Personal life
Barn privately began dating a woman named Ellie Harlow in 2019, although she later appeared in Barn's social media posts beginning in 2020.[39] They became engaged at the Burj Al Arab in December 2021, and married in September 2023.[39][40][41] In a Sidemen video released in March 2024, Barn revealed he has Crohn's disease.[42]
Filmography
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Discography
Singles
Charity singles
Remixes
Music videos
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Awards and nominations
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Notes
- "Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)" is absent from the Apple Music release of Walkerworld.[64]
References
External links
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