Philza | ||||||||||
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Born | Phillip Watson 1 March 1988 | |||||||||
Origin | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |||||||||
Nationality | British | |||||||||
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Spouse |
Kristin Rosales (
m. 2020) | |||||||||
Website |
ph1lzamerch | |||||||||
Twitch information | ||||||||||
Also known as | Ph1LzA Philza Minecraft [1] | |||||||||
Channel | ||||||||||
Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
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Followers | 4.3 million | |||||||||
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YouTube information | ||||||||||
Channel | ||||||||||
Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
Genre | Minecraft | |||||||||
Subscribers | 3.03 millions [2] | |||||||||
Total views | 274.89 millions [2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 13 May 2024 |
Phillip Watson (born 1 March 1988), known online as Philza or Ph1LzA, is an English Twitch streamer and YouTuber who is primarily known for his Minecraft hardcore series, where he tried to survive on the hardest difficulty mode of the survival Minecraft game. As of May 2024, he had 4.3 million followers on Twitch. [3]
Phillip Watson [4] [5] was born on 1 March 1988. [4] [6] He is from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. [4]
He worked in a retail job for more than a decade while making content on Twitch and YouTube before quitting his job to become a full-time content creator. [7]
Watson created his YouTube account in 2006, and started his channel by uploading Halo 2 and Skate 2 content. [8] He created his Twitch (then Justin.tv) account "Philza" in 2009. [9]
Watson started his Minecraft hardcore series in 2014, where he played Minecraft with the hardest difficulty, including a difficult mob, and one-life per-game with no respawn. [10] Watson went viral in April 2019 after his then world record [4] [10] [11] for the longest-ever run of Minecraft's hardcore mode ended after five years, when he was killed by a baby zombie that had spawned in full gold enchanted armour, a spider, and a skeleton. [4] [12] [13] [14] He describes the event as a life-changing moment in his career. He jumped from averaging 5–15 viewers to a new average of about 180 on his Twitch streams. He also quit his retail job and went full-time streaming as the result of the event. [15] [7]
On 26 July 2019, Watson was featured in the official Minecraft series Meet a Minecrafter. [7]
In October 2021, Watson appeared in the infamous Twitch leaks, which disclosed the top Twitch streamers' revenue from August 2019 to October 2021. Watson placed 47th on the list, with a reported payout of $1,364,215.61 for this time period. [16]
In 2023, Watson, along with fellow Twitch streamers and YouTubers TommyInnit, Wilbur Soot, Slimecicle, and Ranboo, started a new comedy group YouTube channel called The Sorry Boys. The channel mainly posted sketch comedy group vlog content. [17]
In September 2021, Watson participated in a charity fundraising event held by fellow streamer and YouTuber Technoblade. Watson appeared as one of the "hunters" chasing Technoblade inside the Minecraft game. They managed to raise more than $324,000 for the Sarcoma Foundation of America. [18] [19]
Watson met his now-wife, Kristin Rosales, an American, on Twitch and began dating. They got married on 12 March 2020, at the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana, California. [20]
Year(s) | Title | Role | Episodes | Ref. |
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2019 | Meet a Minecrafter | Himself | 1 | [7] [21] [22] |
Philza | ||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||
Born | Phillip Watson 1 March 1988 | |||||||||
Origin | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |||||||||
Nationality | British | |||||||||
Occupations | ||||||||||
Spouse |
Kristin Rosales (
m. 2020) | |||||||||
Website |
ph1lzamerch | |||||||||
Twitch information | ||||||||||
Also known as | Ph1LzA Philza Minecraft [1] | |||||||||
Channel | ||||||||||
Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
Genre |
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Games | ||||||||||
Followers | 4.3 million | |||||||||
Associated acts | ||||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
Channel | ||||||||||
Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
Genre | Minecraft | |||||||||
Subscribers | 3.03 millions [2] | |||||||||
Total views | 274.89 millions [2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 13 May 2024 |
Phillip Watson (born 1 March 1988), known online as Philza or Ph1LzA, is an English Twitch streamer and YouTuber who is primarily known for his Minecraft hardcore series, where he tried to survive on the hardest difficulty mode of the survival Minecraft game. As of May 2024, he had 4.3 million followers on Twitch. [3]
Phillip Watson [4] [5] was born on 1 March 1988. [4] [6] He is from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. [4]
He worked in a retail job for more than a decade while making content on Twitch and YouTube before quitting his job to become a full-time content creator. [7]
Watson created his YouTube account in 2006, and started his channel by uploading Halo 2 and Skate 2 content. [8] He created his Twitch (then Justin.tv) account "Philza" in 2009. [9]
Watson started his Minecraft hardcore series in 2014, where he played Minecraft with the hardest difficulty, including a difficult mob, and one-life per-game with no respawn. [10] Watson went viral in April 2019 after his then world record [4] [10] [11] for the longest-ever run of Minecraft's hardcore mode ended after five years, when he was killed by a baby zombie that had spawned in full gold enchanted armour, a spider, and a skeleton. [4] [12] [13] [14] He describes the event as a life-changing moment in his career. He jumped from averaging 5–15 viewers to a new average of about 180 on his Twitch streams. He also quit his retail job and went full-time streaming as the result of the event. [15] [7]
On 26 July 2019, Watson was featured in the official Minecraft series Meet a Minecrafter. [7]
In October 2021, Watson appeared in the infamous Twitch leaks, which disclosed the top Twitch streamers' revenue from August 2019 to October 2021. Watson placed 47th on the list, with a reported payout of $1,364,215.61 for this time period. [16]
In 2023, Watson, along with fellow Twitch streamers and YouTubers TommyInnit, Wilbur Soot, Slimecicle, and Ranboo, started a new comedy group YouTube channel called The Sorry Boys. The channel mainly posted sketch comedy group vlog content. [17]
In September 2021, Watson participated in a charity fundraising event held by fellow streamer and YouTuber Technoblade. Watson appeared as one of the "hunters" chasing Technoblade inside the Minecraft game. They managed to raise more than $324,000 for the Sarcoma Foundation of America. [18] [19]
Watson met his now-wife, Kristin Rosales, an American, on Twitch and began dating. They got married on 12 March 2020, at the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana, California. [20]
Year(s) | Title | Role | Episodes | Ref. |
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2019 | Meet a Minecrafter | Himself | 1 | [7] [21] [22] |