William Patrick Spencer Gold (born 14 September 1996), known professionally as Wilbur Soot, is a British Twitch

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, and

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. He first became known in 2017 for his work with the group comedy

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channel SootHouse, where he made recurring appearances and was the lead

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and a

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. He later started his own channel, Wilbur Soot, in March 2019. Gold released his first single, "The 'Nice Guy' Ballad", in January 2018. His sixth single, "

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", peaked at No. 65 on the

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. Gold is co-founder of the British

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band Lovejoy, where he is one of the

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s, the

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and the

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ist. In 2021, they released ''

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'', their second EP, which debuted at No. 12 on the

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Online career

YouTube

Gold first became known in 2017 for his work on the group

channel, ''SootHouse'', which was founded by Gold and some of his friends. This channel consisted mostly of

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s, with its members discussing

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s and

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s, among other topics. On May 30, 2019, the ''SootHouse'' channel reached 1 million subscribers. Gold's main channel, ''Wilbur Soot'', was created on 29 March 2019. This channel reached 1 million subscribers on 8 April 2020, and, , it has amassed over 6.34 million subscribers.

Livestreaming

Gold also actively live streams on

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, where, , he has amassed over 4.6 million followers, making him the 39th most-followed channel on the platform. In 2020, Gold joined the roleplay-focused ''Minecraft'' server ''The Dream SMP'', run by eponymous YouTuber

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. There, Gold founded the fictional nation of L'Manberg and eventually became a lead writer for the server's stories and

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Gold has competed in multiple ''Minecraft'' tournaments, including MC Championships and Minecraft Monday. On 4 August 2022, TommyInnit announced a book he and Gold had been writing called ''TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book''. The book was released on 13 October 2022. The proceeds from the book were donated to the Sarcoma Foundation of America in honour of late ''Minecraft'' YouTuber Technoblade.

Musical career

Solo artist

Gold released his first single, "The 'Nice Guy' Ballad", in January 2018. Gold first charted with his sixth single, "

", released in December 2020, which peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 65. The song also appeared on the

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and the

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, where it peaked at numbers 10 and 100, respectively. Gold has also appeared on several artist charts, including ''

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Chart and ''

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'' Top Breakthrough Chart. Gold's seventh single "Soft Boy" came out in September 2022.

Lovejoy

Gold formed the indie rock band Lovejoy in 2021 with his friend Joe Goldsmith. The band consists of Gold as lead vocalist, co-

, and rhythm guitarist; Goldsmith as the

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, co-songwriter and backing vocalist; Mark Boardman as the

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, and co-songwriter; and Ash Kabosu as the

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, and co-songwriter. The band was originally named 'Hang the DJ', but later renamed to 'Lovejoy', inspired by Benedict Lovejoy, a friend of the band who would sit with them in the early days of

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. Gold and Goldsmith were originally both in a folk band before forming Lovejoy, and this is where the two met. Gold met Kabosu while at a burger shop and asked if he wanted to be in the band; the band asked Boardman to join after hiring him on

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. On 9 May 2021, Lovejoy released their first EP, titled ''Are You Alright?''. On 20 May 2021, they debuted on ''

''s Emerging Artists chart at number 10.Their second EP, ''

'', was released on 14 October 2021, peaking at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. Their first original single, "

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", was released on 10 February 2023.

Discography

As solo artist

Extended plays

Singles

As part of Lovejoy

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Bibliography

Notes

References

External links

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Online career

YouTube

Livestreaming

Musical career

Solo artist

Lovejoy

Discography

As solo artist

Extended plays

Singles

As part of Lovejoy

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Bibliography

See also

Notes

References

External links