American singer-songwriter Sam Tsui was one of the pioneers who paved the way for a generation of YouTubers. With his amazing song covers, he built a name for himself — in and out of the platform. And as we countdown to his return to the Philippines, happening in ten days, we can’t help but look back on the song covers he released and impressed us with.

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“Love Me Like You Do”

Uploaded on YouTube on March 15, 2015, Sam Tsui and Alex Goot’s cover of Ellie Goulding’s “Love Me Like You Do”, which also served as an original soundtrack for the film 50 Shades of Gray, has amassed more than three million views since its release.

The cover received favorable reactions from viewers with many fans commending the quality of Tsui’s voice and the beautiful harmony it creates with Goot’s voice. A viewer also commented that he prefers the cover than the original.

“Say You Won’t Let Go/Someone Like You”

This mash-up was perfectly woven together with Sam Tsui and Vidya Vox, showing off a clean harmony that brings out the emotions of the songs and highlights their lyrics.

Since its release in May 2017, the video has been viewed more than 2.2 million times. Viewers were once again impressed by the cover and applauded the blending of the singers’ voices.

“Just A Dream”

Sam Tsui dedicated this song cover to his good friend Christina Grimmie who passed away in 2016 at the age of 22. He previously collaborated with late singer for the same song which was uploaded on Kurt Hugo Schneider’s YouTube channel.

As of November 15, 2019, the video has been watched 6.5 million times since it was uploaded on June 11, 2016. Watch the emotional cover of Tsui below and his collaboration with Christina Grimmie.

“Payphone/Telephone”

The American singer-songwriter also came out with an amazing mash-up of Maroon 5’s “Payphone” and Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” in 2012 which has now amassed more than 6.1 million views. Aside from his impressive vocals, he also wowed with his use of various instruments. And don’t be fooled by the title, because aside from “Payphone” and “Telephone”, he threw in another song!

“Thinking Out Loud/I’m Not The Only One”

Probably his most viewed video on his channel, this “Thinking Out Loud” x “I’m Not The Only One” mash-up got us the kilig feels! Sam Tsui collaborated with his husband and fellow singer Casey Breves for this amazing cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Sam Smith’s “I’m Not The Only One”.