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About
Dutch beatboxer, cult viral personality, and content creator known for rising to fame after his memorable beatboxing audition on Idols 3 in 2005 before eventually becoming widely known for his spontaneous street beatbox performances, viral video clips, and long-running social media content documenting his beatboxing style and everyday public reactions. He is also known for appearing in the documentary Udo de Beatboxer: De Documentaire and for appearing the collaborative music video "The Act."
Before fame
He auditioned for Idols 3 in 2005 and gained national recognition for beatboxing on Dutch television. He began sharing his beatboxing content online as early as 2006 on YouTube. He began gaining viral attention through video clips posted on the Dutch website Dumpert along with his street beatboxing videos shared across multiple online platforms in the late 2010s. He appeared in the online documentary Udo de Beatboxer: De Documentaire in 2023 which further boosted his online presence.
Trivia
He released the collaborative music video "The Act" in 2019 which featured Deemster, DJ-Rom, Hellafien, and Franky Fender. He has lived with a disability since the 1990s. He has uploaded many hundreds of videos documenting his beatboxing, daily life, and collaborations on YouTube and the Dutch video website Dumpert.
Family life
His real name is Udo Hermsen. He is from Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Associated with
He performed in front of Chantal Janzen and Martijn Krabbe during his Idols 3 audition in 2005.
