Aurélien Gilles, known as Ponce (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃s]), born on (1991-09-21) September 21, 1991 (age 33) in Avignon, France is a French streamer.

Ponce
Born
Aurélien Gilles

(1991-09-21) September 21, 1991 (age 33)
NationalityFrench
OccupationVideo game streamer on Twitch
Years active2016-present
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers266k[1]
Total views82.9 million[1]

Last updated: 2 Sept, 2024
Websiteboutiqueponce.fr

Biography

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Early life

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Aurélien Gilles, born on (1991-09-21) September 21, 1991 (age 33).[2] grew up in Avignon.[3] He studied electrical engineering in Polytech Montpellier, but reoriented himself towards the theatrical field studying at the Toulouse Conservatory school. Disappointed by drama lesson at Florent school in Paris, he became a preparatory classes math teacher for the entry exam of nurse and caregiver diplomas.[4]

Career

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2016-2019: Early career

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In 2016, he started to stream on Twitch, and then joined the french Web TV called LeStream. On that platform, he uses the nickname "PonceFesse", which he will change later for "Ponce".[2][4] He has streamed World of Warcraft and the Nintendo games Mario Kart[4] and Animal Crossing.[5]

2019-2020: Popcorn talkshow beginnings

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In 2019, he joins Domingo's team as a full-time columnist on the talk show Popcorn.[4][5]

2020-present: "Ponce la nuit"

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In 2020 he hosted the program "Ponce la nuit", first broadcast on LeStream's channel, it then appeared on his YouTube channel, in which Antoine Daniel[6] and Samuel Étienne[7] were invited. He has been participating in Z Event since 2020.[8][9][10]

His channel was temporarily banned by Twitch in June, 2021 for broadcasting an 70s film trailer which shows a nipple: this temporarily suspension is relayed by Madmoizelle as a symbol of the exaggerated puritanism of the platform.[11]

Ponce on YouTube

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YouTube channel names, subscribers, and content
Channel name Ponce Ponce Replay PONCE CLIPS
Subscribers (in February 2022) 277,000 76,200 8,120
Content Best-of, announcements, main videos from Ponce Uninterrupted past streams, Twitch VODs Twitch clips

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Ponce". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "Ponce". ActuStream. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  3. ^ LeStream Replay (24 March 2019). "PonceFesse mais qui es-tu ? - Zack en Roue Libre #25". YouTube (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Diego Caparros (18 December 2021). "Ponce, streamer avignonnais, star de la plateforme Twitch en France". La Provence. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b Romain Cheyron (6 November 2020). "9 streameurs et youtubeurs à suivre de toute urgence". Ouest-France. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Ponce la nuit reçoit le streamer Antoine Daniel". actustream.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  7. ^ "Ponce La nuit de retour avec Samuel Etienne". actustream.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  8. ^ Pokaa, La tribu (2020-11-12). "La tête ailleurs : à la découverte de la plateforme Twitch et du streamer Ponce". Pokaa (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  9. ^ "ZEvent 2020 : les streamers vous donnent rendez-vous du 16 au 18 octobre pour la bonne cause !". NRJ (in French). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  10. ^ Victor Vasseur (31 October 2021). "Sept moments marquants du ZEvent 2021, plus de dix millions d'euros récoltés au total". France Inter. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. ^ Mymy Haegel (18 June 2021). "Twitch bannit Ponce pour un téton, et surprise (non) : ce sont les meufs qui trinquent". Madmoizelle. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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