Zerator
{{Short description|French vlogger and livestreamer (born 1990)}}
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}}{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = ZeratoR
| image = Zerator portrait.jpg
| caption = ZeratoR in 2016
| birth_name = Adrien Simon Marie Nougaret
| birth_date = 1 March 1990 (34 years old)
| birth_place = Montpellier, France
| website = {{URL|zerator.com}}
| occupation = Commentator of Esport Competition
Owner and manager of a development studio Unexpected
Organiser and cofounder of the Z Event, the ZLAN and of Ascension
President of Mandatory
| channel_handle = ZeratoR
| subscribers = 875 thousand
| module = {{Infobox Twitch streamer | subbox=yes
| years_active = 2011–Now
| channel_name = ZeratoR
| genre = Gaming, Events
| followers = 1.6 million
}}
| stats_update = September 9, 2024
}}
Adrien Nougaret ({{IPA|fr|adʁijɛ̃ nuɡaʁe}}; born 1 March 1990), best known under his pseudonym ZeratoR, is a French video game online streamer, event organizer and esports commentator.{{cite web|last=Calais |first=Marion |date=18 May 2023 |url=https://www.rtl.fr/actu/sciences-tech/invite-rtl-esport-pour-zerator-la-france-est-une-enorme-terre-d-accueil-7900266129 |title=Invité RTL - Esport : pour ZeratoR, "la France est une énorme terre d'accueil" |website=RTL |language=fr |access-date=5 June 2023 }}
Biography
= Youth =
He is born in Montpellier the 1st March 1990. His father is a Lawyer and his mother is the director of a Child care, he has a brother and two sisters. He is a French tax resident.
Background
ZeratoR has a large following on Twitch and YouTube and regularly hosts esport events in France, notably his annual multi-game LAN event {{ill|ZLAN (event)|lt=ZLAN|fr|ZLAN}}. He is known for his TrackMania competition {{ill|ZrT TrackMania Cup|fr}}. It was replaced in 2023 by Ascension, which is held in arenas in multiple French cities{{cite web |last=Parbaud |first=Corentin |date=15 May 2023 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Esport/Actualites/Esport-lockness-remporte-la-zlan-zerator-annonce-un-nouveau-tournoi/1396698 |title=Esport : Lockness remporte la ZLan, ZeratoR annonce un nouveau tournoi |website=L'Équipe |language=fr |access-date=5 June 2023 }} and focuses on a different game each year, beginning with Trackmania for the 2023 edition.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=15 May 2023 |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/esport/zlan-2023-lockness-remporte-la-competition-esport-organisee-par-zerator-65cf1e58-f303-11ed-bed6-44c3d00c902d |title=ZLan 2023. Lockness remporte la compétition esport organisée par Zerator |website=Ouest-France |language=fr |access-date=5 June 2023 }}
Since 2016, ZeratoR organizes and livestreams the annual charity project Z Event. The 2020 edition resulted in donations of 5.7 million euros to Amnesty International and was commended by the French president Emmanuel Macron.{{cite web |author=AFP |date=19 October 2020 |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/high-tech-internet/plus-de-5-7-millions-d-euros-recoltes-par-les-gamers-du-z-event-19-10-2020-2396958_47.php |title=Plus de 5,7 millions d'euros récoltés par les gamers du " Z Event " |website=Le Point |language=fr |access-date=5 June 2023 }}
Musical Activity
Announced the 21th of June 2023, the music album entitled 900k the 14th of July 2023 with 13 titles which includes 3 featuring : with Bigflo & Oli, Antoine Daniel and Baghera Jones. Zerator mention the conception of this project like "meant as a joke" originates from a donation goal of the 2020 edition of the Z Event : "Album before summer 2023, or I'll delete my YouTube channel." The critical reception highlights two tracks: Imagine for its criticism of influencers, and Anonyme for the isolation of the latter.
Honours
References
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External links
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- [https://zerator.com/ Official website]
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Category:People from Montpellier
Category:French Twitch (service) streamers