6 Most Popular Musicians Who Got Discovered Online

4. Skrillex

Points – 10

American electronic music producer, singer, songwriter and DJ Skrillex, real name Sonny John Moore, was originally in a band called From First to Last, which he left over a decade ago. When he started making music on his own he used some of the traction he had from the band and released his first EP for free on MySpace, that social network that’s more or less a zombie nowadays.

It wasn’t long before he became more and more known and ended up being signed by mau5trap recordings and touring with Deadmau5, the famous Canadian dubstep producer.

His music has gained attention all over the world and his tracks and videos are quite popular online. He’s been nominated for numerous awards, including the Grammys and the various MTV awards.

Skrillex has nearly 19.5 million Facebook fans and 11.6 million subscribers on YouTube. His videos on this channel alone have brought him over 2.5 billion views.