Kurt Hugo Schneider is an American film director, singer and producer known for his singing skills. He has released covers of popular songs like Beauty and the Beast , Counting Stars , and Heart Attack on his official YouTube channel, where he has over 10 million subscribers. He also has a huge following on other social media platforms with more than 2 million followers on Facebook, more than 400,000 followers on Twitter and more than 500,000 followers on Instagram.

Born name

Kurt Hugo Schneider

nickname

Kurt

Sun sign

Virgo

Place of birth

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

nationality

training

Kurt Hugo Schneider went to Wissahickon Gymnasium . He graduated as the valedictorian of his class. He was later enrolled at Yale University . Kurt graduated from Yale University in 2010 with a degree in mathematics.

occupation

Director, Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Composer

family

• Father – Michael Schneider (mathematician)
• Mother – Laurie S. Auth (Visual Artist)
• Siblings – Carson Rose (Older Sister) (Award-winning Classical Pianist)
• Other – Bernard Baldus Auth (maternal grandfather), Herbert Auth (maternal grandmother)

Manager

Kurt Hugo Schneider does his representational work himself.

Genre

Pop, Acoustic, Synthpop

instruments

Piano, guitar, drums, vocals

labels

• Mud Hut Digital
• pasta house
• Sh-K-Boom Records

To build

Slim

Height

167,5 cm (5 ft 6 in)

weight

67 kg or 148 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Kurt Hugo Schneider has dated –

1. Patty Ho (2015-Present) – Kurt started dating a girl named Patty Ho in 2015. After dating for more than 4 years, he proposed to her in April 2019 that they should get engaged.

race/ethnicity

White

He has Austrian and German ancestry on his father’s side and German, Dutch and English ancestry on his mother’s side. He also has traces of Welsh ancestry on his mother’s side.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Messy Hairstyle
• boy looks good
• Green eyes

brand promotion

In 2013, Kurt Hugo Schneider was roped in by Coca Cola to create music videos featuring his covers of popular singles – Feeling Very Close (by Calvin Harris) and Little Conversations (by Of Monsters and Men) for their advertising campaign.

He has also used his heavy social media presence to promote some products and brands such as Kia Motors America .

Known for

• The viral popularity of his covers of popular singles.
• Its popularity on a number of social media networks. His official YouTube channel has more than 10 million subscribers.

As a singer

He has covered songs such as Justin Bieber ‘s Beauty and the Beast , One Republic ‘s Stars Count and Demi Lovato ‘s Heart Attack .

He’s also served as a music producer and co-singer on a couple of original singles like Shadows (co-singer was Sam Tsui) and Here’s to Summer (co-singer was Jessica Jarrell).

Kurt Hugo Schneider Facts

1. In 2011, he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue a social media career.
2. When he was first enrolled in a piano course by his parents in his early teens, he felt it was not suitable for him and dropped out after only 4 weeks.
3. He has learned to play music himself and has his own diligence to thank for his mastery of the piano and guitar.
4. As a teenager he decided to get involved in playing chess and by the age of 15 he had become a chess champion. He was considered one of the best junior chess players in the country. He is still interested in chess as a hobby.
5. While studying at Yale University , he landed a job at the school’s Digital Media Center for the Arts, which helped him develop a solid foundation in music production and video editing.
6. He used to keep a sleeping bag in the studio at the Digital Media Center for the Arts so he could devote long hours to his projects.
7. While studying at Yale University he became a member of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity.
8. The first video he created and posted to YouTube was a commercial for Yale’s closed-circuit TV network. YTV .
9. Visit his official website @ kurthugoschneider.com.
10. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ and MySpace.