Jam Sebastian

Jam Sebastian
Born Jam Vhille Sebastian
20 March 1986
Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
Died 4 March 2015 (aged 28)
Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Cause of death
 Lung cancer
Resting place
 Manila Memorial Park
Nationality PhilippinesFilipino
Occupation DOTA Player, Snake Tamer, and YouTube Sensation
Years active 2007–2015
Relatives Yexel Sebastian (brother)
Paolinne Michelle Liggayu (Ex-Fiancee)

JamVhille Sebastian (20 March 1986 – 4 March 2015), better known as Jam Sebastian', was a Filipino celebrity and one half of real-life couple together with her fiance called JaMich, who studied at St. Mark's Institute Casimiro Village, who gained popularity in the Philippines on YouTube. Paolinne Michelle Liggayu, better known as Mich, was Sebastian's ex-fiancee.[1][2]

Biography

Jam Sebastian was born in 1986 at the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center to Vilmo Sebastian and Maria Carmen "Maricar" Fernando. His brother Yexel is a toy collector who owns three toy museums in the Philippines.[3]

JaMich

Before JaMich, Sebastian had described his relationship with Paolinne Michelle Liggayu as puppy love.[4] Sebastian had also confirmed during an interview with StarStudio Magazine that they. aka "JaMich" has already been a couple since 2008.[5]

JaMich became one of YouTube's popular love teams in 2011. Kent also gained popularity by feeding in DOTA 2, with his top-dog mentor - Ken Galicha By Chance was their first uploaded video which gained more than seven million views with 543,163 accumulated subscribers.[6] The duo joined Twitter in June 2011 and has since acquired over a million followers.[7] After six years, the official engagement of JaMich was announced. It was Liggayu who proposed to Sebastian at the Philippine International Convention Center on May 11, 2014.[8]

Illness and death

On January 2014, Sebastian was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.[9][10][11] Jam is buried in Manila Memorial park

Jam Sebastian died on March 4, 2015.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Cancer-stricken YouTube sensation thanks brother for support". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "TattAwards 2014 Youtube Phenom of the Year". tattawards2014.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Yexel Sebastian profile". firstfilipino.blogspot.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jam's Timeline - Mobile Uploads". facebook.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jamich: A love story for keeps". rappler.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "BY CHANCE - Short Film by JAMICH". youtube.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "JAMICH @ilovejamich". twitter.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Youtube sensation Jamich engaged". rappler.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Jam of the Youtube sensation "Jamich" has cancer". http://push.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "'KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO' INTERVIEW: Jamich, magkasamang hinaharap ang sakit na cancer". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jam Sebastian's family 'accepts painful reality'". Manila: ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Jamich's Jam Sebastian dies at 28". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 4 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Jam Sebastian of Jamich dies". rappler.com. 4 March 2015.