Eleonora Pons "Lele" Maronese (born: June 25, 1996) is a Venezuelan-American YouTuber and is part of the Shots Studios family along with singers Alesso and Anitta, Anwar Jibawi, Hannah Stocking, Inanna Sarkis and Rudy Mancuso. She uploads videos weekly, usually every Monday. Her YouTube channel has over 18 million subscribers and over 5.3 billion total video views as of September 2023, and is the 81st most subscribed channel in the United States.
About[]
Lele first started her career by using the video hosting service Vine at age 16 where she did practical comedy on there, primarily in the physical aspect. She was the first user to receive over 1 billion video loops. She was credited for being the creator of the phrase "Do It For The Vine." and has been nominated for several awards such as being Choice Viner in the Teen Choice Awards. Aol.com has included her name on their "10 Most Entertaining Latino Viners" where she was ranked #6. In 2014 she released a perfume called Suache by Lele however it was quickly discontinued after her former manager Justin Matil "forgot" to advertise and market the scent.
Lele Pons has been nominated for the 2020 tenth annual Streamy Awards in the Documentary category. The Streamy Awards will take place on December 13, 2020.
Personal life[]
Lele was born on June 25, 1996, in Caracas, Venezuela and is the only child in her family. Her parents, Luis Pons and Anna Maronese have different ancestries. She has Spanish/Catalan ancestry from her father and Italian ancestry from her mother and is a third-generation Italo-Venezuelan. Her native language is Spanish but she also speaks fluent English and Italian. At age 5, her family moved to Miami, Florida where she finished high school and then moved to Los Angeles, California in 2015. Lele has Tourette's and OCD.[1]
YouTube[]
On September 18, 2015, Lele created her YouTube channel and uploaded her first video on April 19, 2016 when Shots Studios launched. Other YouTubers including Liza Koshy and Gabbie Hanna have appeared in her videos. She has also taken part in YouTube's paid subscription service, YouTube Premium.
Lele appeared in the YouTube Original series "Escape The Night" by Joey Graceffa in season 1 but was killed in episode 9.
She also made a show called Amigos starring her and her friend Hannah Stocking, however it had negative ratings and was promptly cancelled after six episodes.
References[]
- ↑ Lele Pons Opens Up About Mental Health Struggles in YouTube Original Series (EXCLUSIVE). Todd Spangler - Variety (Aoril 22, 2020).
