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Bianca Claßen

Bianca Heinicke (born 6 February 1993), better known by her YouTube channel name BibisBeautyPalace, is a German fashion and beauty YouTuber.[2] As of May 2023, she has over 5.8 million subscribers on YouTube.[3][4]

Bianca Heinicke
Heinicke in 2016
Personal information
Born (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 31)
Cologne, Germany
Spouse
Julian Claßen
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(m. 2018; sep. 2022)​
Children2
Websitebilou.de
YouTube information
Also known asBibi
Channel
Years active2012–2022, 2024–present
Genres
  • Beauty
  • fashion
  • lifestyle
Subscribers5.84 million[1]
Total views2.86 billion[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 1 May 2023

Career

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Heinicke began making her videos in December 2012, gaining her first 500 subscribers within less than two months.[5] Her videos focus on hair, makeup, fashion, travel, lifestyle and challenges.[2] She recorded her earliest YouTube videos using a Panasonic HC-V500 video camera.[6]

 
Bianca Heinicke in 2014, signing signature cards for attending fans on the Colourgne VideoDays event

In 2014, she won an award in the Beauty, Fashion, and Lifestyle category at the Google Play Awards.[7]

In May 2015, she launched her own cosmetics brand called Bilou,[8] meant as an acronym for "Bibi loves you".[citation needed] Over time, the variety of her cosmetics products, namely the flavours of her shampoos, increased.[citation needed]

Heinicke appeared in the mid-2015 film "Kartoffelsalat – Nicht fragen!", which featured an ensemble cast with other major German YouTube personalities.[9][10]

In October 2015, in cooperation with the German Telekom and Sony Mobile, a customized variant of the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua mobile phone was released in Germany, known as the Bibi-Phone edition. It differentiated from the original with a picture of Bianca's face and her signature printed on the unit's rear cover, and additional wallpaper pictures and ring tones.[11]

In March 2016, her channel surpassed three million subscribers.[12]

In 2015 and 2016, Bianca Claßen, along with her spouse Julian Claßen, appeared in the annual YouTube Rewind.[13][14]

In 2017, her channel surpassed Erik Range's channel Gronkh and was the fourth most popular YouTube channel in Germany.[15][16] A campaign attempting to sustain the latter's spot gained traction on social media under the hash tag #AbonniertGronkhDeabonniertBibi ("subscribe to Gronkh, unsubscribe from Bibi"), slightly delaying the surpassion.[17][18]

In May 2017, Bianca Claßen released her first song under the nickname Bibi H., titled "How It Is (Wap Bap …)". Within several days of its release, the song's video became the eleventh most disliked video on YouTube, and most disliked video on any German YouTube channel,[19] surpassing the multiple formerly most downvoted videos by "ApoRed" within hours.[citation needed]

In November 2017, on the second operational day of her iPhone X smartphone, she noticed a defective pixel on its display panel. She attempted to create a screen capture of that hardware defect, sharing it on Twitter. The incident went viral with responses educating her how a software-based screen capture is unable to capture hardware-based panel defects.[20][21][22]

In January 2019, the couple reacted to videos of low view counts, including a reupload of a lost 2015 telephony commercial involving her, posted hours prior to the recording, and a man parodizing their pregnancy photos.[23]

In March 2020, the couple discussed their struggle of finding a hospital to birth their daughter under the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]

In January 2021, the couple found a molded mobile phone case in a wardrobe, and jokingly decided to sell it on eBay as an artistic obstacle. The auction went viral due to her promotion of it on her Instagram Stories channel, clocking in €133.000 as the highest bid. The auction was cancelled, however.[25][26]

Since the separation from Julian Claßen became known in May 2022, she has lived withdrawn from the public, but is repeatedly stalked by fans. She has not uploaded any more YouTube videos since May 2022.and Heinicke lived a withdrawn life from the public until January 2024.[27][28]

Television appearances

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Heinicke made several appearances on national television, including on the Swiss channel "Joiz [de]" in mid-2014, in the backstage of The Voice of Germany in late 2014, on TV total in early 2014 together with Dagi Bee and once again alone in 2015, on ORF (Austria) in 2016, and on Quiz Duel [de] in early 2019.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]

Personal life

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Heinicke grew up in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[37] After receiving her Abitur, she went to college to study social sciences, but later left in order to focus on making YouTube videos.[2][38]

She is married to the German YouTuber Julian Claßen, nicknamed "Julienco".[39] After a nine-year relationship starting on 1 March 2009, they married on 12 September 2018.[40] She gave birth to their son, Lio, on 4 October 2018. On 20 March 2020 she gave birth to their daughter, Emily.[citation needed] In 2022, the couple announced their separation,[41]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About BibisBeautyPalace". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c "Bibis Beauty Palace Biografie und Steckbrief". Red Carpet (in German). 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "BibisBeautyPalace YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ Feuerbach, Leonie. "Negativrekord für Youtube-Star: Bibis Musikvideo gefällt 1,7 Millionen Menschen – nicht". FAZ.NET (in German).
  5. ^ Heinicke, Bianca (23 January 2013) [2013]. ""500 Abonnenten – Verlosung" (Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ^ Video "What's on my ( i ) Phone [4s] ? ♥" (published on 2013-02-18) at 03m05s — reflection as compared to HC-V500
  7. ^ Mueschen, Peter C. (19 August 2014). "VideoDays Play Awards 2014 - Die Gewinner". Broadmark (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Bibi hebt Drogeriemarke dm aus den Angeln › absatzwirtschaft". www.absatzwirtschaft.de (in German). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  9. ^ Mühl, Melanie. "Worüber die Youtube-Generation lacht" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  10. ^ Stadler, Moritz (19 July 2015). "Weltpremiere des YouTuber-Films: Kartoffelsalat für den Nachwuchs". Der Spiegel (in German). Spiegel Online. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  11. ^ AG, Deutsche Telekom (21 October 2015). "Telekom bietet Special Edition Smartphone für Bibi-Fans". www.telekom.com (in German). Deutsche Telekom. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. ^ Three million subscriber milestone announcement video: "WENN IHR WÜSSTET ... :O | BibisBeautyPalace", uploaded on 2016-03-27.
  13. ^ Bianca Heinicke's appearance in "YouTube Rewind: Now Watch Me 2015 | #YouTubeRewind"
  14. ^ Bianca Heinicke's appearance in "YouTube Rewind: The Ultimate 2016 Challenge | #YouTubeRewind"
  15. ^ "Top 250 YouTubers Channels in Germany". Social Blade. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  16. ^ Ayoub, Nadja (27 December 2016). "Wechsel an der Spitze: Sie ist bald Deutschlands YouTuberin Nummer 1". CHIP Online (in German).
  17. ^ "Bibis Beauty Palace verlor durch Gronkh-Shitstorm viele Zuschauer!". Newsbuzzters (in German). 11 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Bibis Beauty Palace überholt Gronkh mit Mega-Gewinnspiel!". Newsbuzzters (in German). 3 December 2017.
  19. ^ Högele, Tessa (8 May 2017). "Bibis erste Single ist der Gipfel der Seelenlosigkeit des deutschen Pops". ze.tt (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Mit diesem Tweet provoziert Bibi einen heftigen Shitstorm". TAG24 (in German). 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Bibis Beauty Palace: Peinlicher Screenshot-Fail!". Newsbuzzters (in German). 19 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Tweet by @BibisBeauty" (in German). 18 November 2017. Ja super, habe mein Handy gerade mal seit 1 Tag & schon ist da so n komischer Pixelfehler, der nicht mehr weggeht 😑😩😅
  23. ^ Claßen, Julian (3 January 2019). "Ich reagiere auf Videos mit 0 Aufrufen .. 😳😂 | Julienco". YouTube. (recorded on January 1st 2019)
  24. ^ "Bibi und Julian Claßen: Hausgeburt wegen Coronavirus?". BUNTE.de (in German). 20 March 2020.
  25. ^ "Schimmelige Handy-Hülle erzielt Gebote für 133.000 Euro". TAG24 (in German). 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  26. ^ Gebotsübersicht zum Artikel 303833417160()
  27. ^ "Influencerin Bianca Claßen feiert 30. Geburtstag! "Wir vermissen dich"" (in German). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  28. ^ "Comeback des verschwundenen Internetstars: Bianca »Bibi« Claßen ist zurück", Der Spiegel, 1 January 2024, ISSN 2195-1349, retrieved 1 January 2024
  29. ^ "BibisBeautyPalace – die deutsche YouTube-Titanin". fem.com (in German). 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  30. ^ BibisBeautyPalace im TV! (in German). joiz Germany. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  31. ^ BibisBeautyPalace weint bei The Voice of Germany - Interview (in German). joiz Germany. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  32. ^ Fuchs, Autor des Artikels : Michael (2015). "BibisBeautyPalace bei TV total – GENAU!". Paperblog (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  33. ^ Bibi und Dagi geben Stefan Raab Schmink-Tipps - TV total (in German). 21 March 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  34. ^ Bibi von BibisBeautyPalace im österreichischen Fernsehen | Willkommen Österreich (in German). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  35. ^ Berlin, Berliner Morgenpost- (11 February 2019). "Bibi blamiert sich mit "Quizduell"-Blackout - Ausrede macht es nicht besser". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  36. ^ "WLAN auf dem Mars? Youtuberin Bibi blamiert sich beim "Quizduell"". stern.de (in German). 9 February 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  37. ^ "Bibis Beauty Palace: Wird ihre Schwester jetzt Web-Star?" (in German). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  38. ^ Archived (Date missing) at red-carpet.de (Error: unknown archive URL)
  39. ^ Sievers, Merle (7 August 2014). "Bibis Beauty Palace: Die erfolgreichste Youtube-Bloggerin". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  40. ^ "Bianca Heinicke + Julian Claßen: So schön war die Hochzeit von Bibi & Julianco". GALA (in German). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  41. ^ "Bibi und Julian Claßen: Trennung offiziell bestätigt – "Bibi hat sich getrennt"". 20 May 2022.
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