Kuney Tunes: Amy Kuney's Successful YouTube Career

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Don’t take this the wrong way, but Amy Kuney wants to poke your face.

The OurStage artist is the woman behind the mask in “Poke Ur Face,” a hilarious YouTube parody of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face.” Kuney asked fans to send in videos of themselves poking people, then used them as part of the video for her song. “Poke Ur Face” is good for a lot of laughs, with lines like, “If you are ugly I will poke you with a stick/If I were Bruno I would poke you with my… foot.” “I love Lady Gaga,” Kuney says, “and it’s a humble and humorous homage to her.” Kuney’s parodies include a cover of Miley Cyrus’s “Obsessed,” which she renamed “Robsessed” and paired with a comical video. (We don’t want to give too much away, but the video features a blowup doll with Robert Pattison’s face and is definitely worth checking out.) However, many of the videos she posts are serious covers and original songs. According to Kuney, YouTube has been hugely helpful in building her fanbase. “I’m able to sit in my bedroom, cover a song, and reach people from South Africa to Iceland,” she explains. “Almost everyone has access to the Internet, so YouTube just makes me available/accessible to everyone… without the burdensome cost of touring.”

She also gives props to OurStage for helping support her career. “I’ve gained so many fans by being on OurStage,” she says. “It’s a wonderful tool for independent musicians.”

Check out all of Amy’s videos on her YouTube page, where you can also suggest songs for her to cover or parody in the future!