Larray

Larri Merritt (born July 22, 1998), professionally known as Larray, is an American YouTuber. He produces comedic video content on his YouTube channel, and is part of the collaborative TikTok collective known as The Hype House. After initially gaining prominence on Vine, he started uploading videos onto YouTube after the former became defunct.[4]

Larray
Personal information
BornLarri Merritt[1]
July 22, 1998[2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2]
Occupation
Websitexolarray.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
Subscribers8.18 million
Total views845,815,611
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers 2017[3]
1,000,000 subscribers 2018[3]
Updated: February 1, 2021

Prior to becoming a member of The Hype House in January 2020,[5] he had accumulated over 6 million subscribers on his personal YouTube channel,[3] in addition to approximately 12.8 million followers on his personal TikTok account.[6] He was nominated in the Breakout Creator category at the 9th Streamy Awards in December 2019.[7] His three novelty songs "First Place," "Last Place" and "Canceled" together spent 42 weeks on Billboard's Comedy Digital Tracks chart before its abolishment in January 2020, with the former gaining over 41 million views on YouTube,[8] and ranking at number 13 on the 2018 year-end chart.[9]

Personal life

Merritt is currently dating YouTuber Brady Potter.[10]

Controversies

On July 21, 2020, Nikita Dragun held a surprise birthday party for Merritt during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] The party included internet celebrities such as James Charles, Charli D'Amelio, Dixie D'Amelio, and others.[12] At the time of the party, California's COVID-19 cases had just surpassed New York's cases.[13] There was an estimated 67 people in attendance,[14] many of whom were seen without face masks[12] despite local health recommendations.[15] Photos and videos of the event appeared on social media sites such as Instagram. These posts drew criticism from the public, including other influencers like Elijah Daniel and Tyler Oakley.[11][16] Merritt, and some of the other attendees, later apologized.[14] Residents of the Hype House later tested negative for COVID-19.[17]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[18]		 US
Com.
[19]		 CAN
[20]
"First Place"[21] 2018 — 4 — Non-album
singles
"Last Place"[22]
(featuring Twaimz)		 2019 — 8 —
"Latina"[23] 2020 — N/A —
"Thanos"[24]
(featuring Ravon)		 — —
"Canceled" 81 96
"N/A" denotes the chart did not exist at that time

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2019 Streamy Awards Breakout Creator Nominated [7]
2020 Creator of the Year Nominated [25]
First Person Nominated
Lifestyle Won

References
  1. Garrity, Kate (June 22, 2020). "Hype House Member Larolds Pays Tribute to His Late Father on Instagram". Distractify. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. Babers, Christopher (November 25, 2019). "Larray Answers the Internet's Most Searched Questions". YouTube. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. "LARRAY: Monthly YouTube Statistics on Socialblade". Socialblade. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  4. Raphael, Shannon (April 15, 2020). "Larray Might Be Hype House's Most Underrated Member". Distractify. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. Perrett, Connor (February 2, 2020). "TikTok's Hype House is home to some of the app's biggest stars, including Charli D'Amelio. Who are the other 20 members?". Insider. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  6. "LARRAY: Monthly TikTok Statistics on Socialblade". Socialblade. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. Willis, Jackie (December 14, 2019). "2019 YouTube Streamy Awards: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  8. "THE RACE (REMIX) - FIRST PLACE / LARRAY (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)". YouTube. February 11, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  9. "Comedy Digital Track Sales - Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  10. "Who is Larray's boyfriend? Brady Potter". PopBuzz. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  11. Williams, Janice (July 28, 2020). "Influencers Face Backlash After Attending Party for TikTok Star Larray As Coronavirus Surges. Newsweek". Newsweek. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  12. Lustig, Hanna. "Dozens of top influencers gathered for a massive Hype House birthday party despite record COVID-19 numbers in California". Insider. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  13. McGreevy, Patrick (July 22, 2020). "California to obtain more masks, gear as it becomes state with most COVID-19 cases". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  14. Tenbarge, Kat (2020-07-27). "Party-goers were subjected to strong online backlash, but that hasn't stopped them from continuing to go out". Insider. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  15. Llyod, Jonathan (June 19, 2020). "If You Have Questions About California's Face Mask Rules, This List Has Them Covered". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  16. Henry, Ben (July 23, 2020). "Tyler Oakley Called Out James Charles, Charli D'Amelio And More For Attending An "Insane Surprise Party" During Lockdown". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  17. Roantree, Megab (August 4, 2020). "Nikita Dragun Got The Hype House Tested For Coronavirus". Kiss. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  18. "Billboard Hot 100 (2020-10-31)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  19. Peaks on the Comedy Digital Songs Sales Chart:
  20. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 (2020-10-31)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  21. "First Place - Single by Larray". Apple Music. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  22. "Last Place - Single by Larray". Apple Music. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  23. "Latina - Single by Larray". Apple Music. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  24. "Thanos - Single by Larray". Apple Music. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  25. https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/10th-annual-nominees/
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