MarleyKKT

Matej Balcárek (born: ), also known under online pseudonym MarleyKKT (or Marley) is a Czech YouTuber and influencer, who has been gaining popularity ever since 2013, thanks to his specific humor and creativity. In his videos, he intentionally talks in Moravian dialect, which has become a typical sign of Marley's youtube content. He is among the creators, who strongly participated in building the YT community from its very beginning. Within the content, mainly the funny videos about Moravian stereotypes and online lessons are what has brought the biggest attention to his channel, and that is why he has recently reached a peak of popularity. The proof of that is not only a great reach of his recent videos, but also the fact he is one of the most significant czecho-slovak YouTubers, strongly prefering quality over quantity.
The first video within Marley's channel has been published in March 2013 and he has been  regularly shooting and uploading videos (except a one-year long pause between 2017-2018) ever since. At the moment, his channel consists of over 200 unique videos with overall views of over 33 millions (November 23, 2021). It can be, however, assumed that the reach is much stronger, since the snippets and passages from these videos are very popular within TikTok as well. Currently, his content has been revolving a lot around the topic of social problems, which he highlights in a comic and humorous manner. He reacts to up-to-date situations and points out the non-ethical approach and behavior of people in different situations within satirical (almost parodic) sketches. This, but also many other fun concepts that are to be found on his channel, often provide new points of view to those watching.
== Beginnings and content==
Pseudonym “Marley” has originated from his childhood. In the 3rd grade of elementary school, he was told to translate his own name to English. He mistakenly translated it as “Marley”, although “Mathew” was the correct version. While establishing the YT channel, this story fueled the choice of the nickname Marley, later supplemented by “KKT” suffix in 2019. The suffix is supposed to parodically point out the common tail-piece that YouTubers often use, such as “official” or “TV”.
Matej created the channel on 4th of March 2013, aged 14 at the time. His first public video, gameplay of the Slender Man game, was published on 9th of March 2013. In the beginning he used to publish let's plays and vlogs inspired by then-famous youtube creators. Continuously, his YT character started to develop rapidly and the funny sketches have replaced the above mentioned. He reached the verge of 100K views within just one year of his presence on the platform.
Marley continued publishing videos up until 2017, when he decided to take a break. This has been caused by lack of motivation. In 2018 he's decided to continue shooting and his channel started thriving again. In 2020 his Youtube channel exceeded 100K subscribers, followed by reaching 250K subscribers only the year after, in 2021. 
As of today, his most popular video has 2.6 million views, which is a very significant number within the CZ/SK scene. Top videos on his channel all have over 1 million views. With that said, it is safe to consider Marley one of the most popular YouTubers and internet creators in Czech Republic and Slovakia.
== Co-operations==
In regards to Marley's content, many could notice a friendship and close cooperation between him and YouTube creators such as StudioMoonTV and KontraStudio, both of which he got to know through the platform. Since 2007 Marley also owned a parakeet called Pepik. Pepik has become the main star of many of his videos and strongly contributed to his acquaintance with Moon, but has unfortunately passed away in 2019.
Category:Comedy YouTubers
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:Czech YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2013