Zach Sobiech
Zach Sobiech was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States on May 3rd, 1995 and is the Folk Singer. At the age of 18, Zach Sobiech biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Zachary David "Zach" Sobiech (May 3, 1995 – May 20, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and musician from Stillwater, Minnesota, who was a member of the band A Firm Handshake.
The single "Clouds" gained extensive media attention on YouTube, prior to Sobiech's death from cancer in May 2013.
It charted on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually becoming a hit also in the UK, Canada and France.
"Clouds" hit #1 on iTunes in 2013.
Life and career
In his early years, Sobiech attended St. Croix Catholic School in Stillwater, Minnesota (Class of 2009). He later attended Stillwater Area High School (Class of 2013). At age 14, Sobiech was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer that mostly affects children. CBS reported that during his treatment he underwent 10 surgeries and 24 rounds of chemotherapy. He started writing music after his diagnosis.
In May 2012 his doctors informed him that he had up to a year to live. Sobiech recorded the song "Clouds" about his battle with cancer, and released it as a YouTube video in December 2012. It went viral, surpassing 3 million views at the time of his death. It currently has more than 21.6 million views as of September 2022.
Prior to Sobiech's death, he formed the band A Firm Handshake with friends Samantha "Sammy" Brown and Reed Redmond. A Firm Handshake's first EP and only release, Fix Me Up, was released digitally in early 2013, charting in the US, the UK and Canada. The debut single by A Firm Handshake is "How to Go to Confession" featuring Sammy Brown.