Xabi Lam, one of the most followed social media creators in the world, becomes Italian at age 22 | Globalism
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Comedian Javi Lam, 22, became an Italian citizen on Wednesday (17), according to Corriere della Sera newspaper.
Khabi was born in Senegalbut he has lived since he was one year old in Chivasso, a town near Turin, in Italia.
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Upon receiving citizenship, he said he was proud, but already felt Italian even before he completed his naturalization.
He is one of the people with the most followers on Tiktok in the world: there are 148.5 million (for comparison, Russia, the eighth most populous country in the world, has a population of 146 million).
In many of his videos, Xabi is shown wearing the Brazilian national team jersey. As a football fan, he has recorded videos with players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Messi. Even Brazil striker Vinicius Junior celebrated the goals by imitating Lamy’s signature gesture, with his hands raised forward and palms up.
Xabi also has videos with actors; In one of the most recent, he appeared with Idris Elba.
The creator has gained fame through posts in which he mocks other videos that have gone viral, especially those that include tricks that promise to make life easier (known as “life hacking”).
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