Josephus Conteh

About

Funimate and Instagram phenomenon, footballer and model who signed with U.K. Models. He is a sketch artist and he shares his drawings on his darealjosephus Instagram account.

Before Fame

He posted on Vine, which is now defunct, as well as Musical.ly, which is now known as TikTok. He posted his first Funimate video set to the song "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers. He started modeling toward the beginning of 2016 after an agent from U.K. Models emailed him about an opportunity.

Trivia

He surpassed more than 100,000 views on Funimate. He was also previously popular on musical.ly under the name josephusconteh, but his account was hacked. He started making music as YXNG J in 2021 after being inspired by women in Sierra Leone. His song "Fly Away" has amassed over 130,000 streams on Spotify.   

Family Life

He raised in the United Kingdom. Both of his parents are native to Sierra Leon. He has a younger sister. He lives in London, England with his family. He was previously romantically linked to singer Amelia Monet. 

Associated With

He became friends with fellow social stars Baby Ariel and King Jacob. He posted a Nate Garner Instagram video on his Funimate account in August 2016. Pop sensation Justin Bieber followed him on Twitter. He is also friends with Deno Driz.

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