Joana Ceddia

Joana Campos Ceddia[1] (born June 21, 2001)[2] is a Canadian YouTuber, vlogger and former competitive swimmer and runner. A nominee of a Streamy Award and a Shorty Award, Ceddia is known for her quirky and ironic sense of humor, and is famed for her work on YouTube targeted towards teenage audiences.[3][4][5]

Joana Ceddia
Joana Ceddia in 2019
Personal information
BornJoana Campos Ceddia
(2001-06-21) June 21, 2001
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018–present
GenreComedy
Subscribers3.27 million
(February 3rd, 2021)
Total views294 million
(February 3rd, 2021)

Early life

Joana Campos Ceddia was born on June 21, 2001 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Denilce Campos, a former professional gymnast, who represented Brazil at the 1980 and 1982 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships, winning gold in team all-around both times, and Rolando Ceddia, who is currently an associate professor at the School of Kinesiology & Health Science at York University.[2][6] Ceddia currently resides in Toronto, where she is studying physics and astronomy at York University.[4][7]

Career

Ceddia has participated in competitive school swimming and is an OFSAA gold medalist.[8][9][10] After suffering an injury that prevented her from pursuing a career in competitive running,[4] she created her YouTube channel in 2018, initially uploading videos of her creating artwork. She then received recognition for her video where she attempts to cut her own hair with craft scissors, which as of November 2020, has gained over 12 million views.[4]

Ceddia has since become an internet sensation, gaining nearly two million subscribers in the space of a few months.[11] She had been faced with controversy in 2018, being accused on platforms such as Reddit of buying her subscribers due to the abnormal rate of growth she had been receiving on her channel, although it has been disproven statistically.[3] Ceddia had also commented on the situation with humor, stating: "The rate at which my channel has been growing is ridiculous -- I might be buying subs, I might not, you'll never know. So keep going with the conspiracy theories. There is no limit to how many subs I can buy. For all you can know, you might just be the one subscriber that's actually real, and everything else is fake. What is life anymore and how did we get here. Illuminati confirmed."[3]

Her most notable content includes recreating popular artworks, making vlogs and jokingly "transforming" herself into popular characters and public figures by manually creating costumes.[12][3] For her work, she was a finalist for the "Best YouTube Comedian" category at the Shorty Awards in 2018,[11] and was nominated for the "Breakout Creator" category at the 2019 Streamy Awards.[13] As of July 2020, her YouTube channel has accumulated 3.26 million subscribers and 268,494,561 views from her videos collectively.[14]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2019 Shorty Awards Best YouTube Comedian Nominated [11]
Streamy Awards Breakout Creator Nominated [13]

References
  1. "CAMPOS CEDDIA, Joanna". Swimrankings.
  2. Ceddia, Joana (January 22, 2019), "The History of John Cena", YouTube, retrieved August 6, 2019
  3. Sung, Morgan (September 22, 2018). "Joana Ceddia went viral and brought back the spirit of old YouTube". Mashable. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  4. Ohlheiser, Abby (July 17, 2019). "Joana Ceddia got famous on YouTube for being a normal teen. She's trying to stay that way". Washington Post.
  5. Stephens, Hugh (July 11, 2019). "14 Top Instagram Trends To Watch For In 2019". Business 2 Community. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  6. "Faculty of Health". Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  7. Ceddia, Joana (September 10, 2019), "It is the first day of university", YouTube, retrieved September 24, 2019
  8. Baker, Brian (March 27, 2019). "York Mills swim team shines in the pool at OFSAA". Streeter. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  9. Rick Mahoney [@pmahoney1967] (February 28, 2018). "Congrats to @TDSSAA_TDSB and @TDSB_YMCI Joana Ceddia double gold medalist at #ofsaaswimming2018" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. Ceddia, Joana (March 10, 2019). "Come with me to a swim meet". YouTube. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  11. "Joana Ceddia - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  12. Decaille, Nia (March 21, 2019). "These 'how to' videos on YouTube won't teach you how to be a better adult. But they're not supposed to". Washington Post. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  13. Jarvey, Natalie (October 16, 2019). "Lilly Singh, David Dobrik and Emma Chamberlain Earn Streamy Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  14. "Joana Ceddia". YouTube.
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