Top Bigo Live Streamers Share Tips To Become Celebrities Of Tomorrow

While the world grapples with the idea of the metaverse, or a virtual world filled with socializing, working and playing, the reality is that a similar version already exists. One of the best examples is Bigo Live which is bridging the virtual and physical worlds enabling users to interact with others in an immersive way.

Recently, BIGO held its third annual BIGO Awards Gala to recognize some of its most exceptional and captivating broadcasters from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and around the world. To support BIGO’s rising stars, Lebanese Superstar Yara hosted their own livestreams on the platform and wowed her audiences with an incredible performance at the Gala. As a leading livestreaming platform where creators are able to share their talents and social skills, Bigo Live has built a unique and safe eco-system that allows a “many-to-many” connection as we move towards a more immersive and hybrid digital-first world.

In this new world, many broadcasters can surpass their own expectations and can reach unprecedented levels of stardom – particularly through Bigo Live. As it currently stands, over 500 broadcasters have achieved over 1 million followers each – many of whom are from the MENA region.

Senior vice president of BIGO, James Wang, recently said that Bigo Live welcomes and supports broadcasters from all backgrounds, experience as well as their level of expertise and talent.

“As we continue our next phase of growth, we are committed to helping our broadcasters become the celebrities of tomorrow,” said Mr. Wang. “Our mission is to build a trusted and safe social livestreaming platform for everyone. Bigo Live empowers its users to find their own voice, and more importantly, showcase their talents and content to a global audience, fueling the creator economy.”

We sat down to interview some top broadcasters from the MENA region, to understand their stories on how they went from being simple enthusiasts to social media stars and share tips on how to become professional broadcasters.

Top MENA broadcasters: Lhoma

Sultan Al Khalid (Bigo ID: ff_ffx) from Saudi Arabia won the award for the “Top Regional Broadcaster” on Bigo Live for the MENA region. This would make his second consecutive win after having earned the honor last year.

Furthermore, a UAE resident named Lhoma (Bigo ID: lhoma1203) was awarded the title of Regional Runner Up for the “Top Regional Broadcaster” award for the MENA region. On being asked about her accomplishment, she credits her success to consistency and persistence. She stated that as a broadcaster, people will face a number of challenges and potentially feel frustrated. The key to success is to focus on the positive feedback from the Bigo Live community and treat people with love and respect. This is turn is reciprocated back and people will not only become your biggest fans, but your biggest advocates as well.

“I started my journey as a content creator on Bigo Live two years ago. As it relates to my success, I would say that it is because of the humorous way I interact with my followers, their belief in me, and my strong belief that success comes as a result of determination and persistence,” said Lhoma. “I chose to be a broadcaster on Bigo Live, because we are at the age of technology and the ease of rapid communication through the Internet has made it easier for me to communicate with people from all around the world.”

TOP Community: Fayez

Every user has been involved in co-creating the Bigo Live virtual world in their own way. A unique component called “Family” on the platform (also known as Communities of like-minded individuals) has facilitated the development of a holistic and self-sustaining ecosystem. Community members can engage with each other through continuous discussions and support.

One of the communities that help its members to grow on Bigo Live is Fayez (فايز) Family, which has over 700 members and has also won the title of “Top Family on Bigo Live” for the second straight year.

Located in Saudi Arabia, one of the most popular broadcasters from the family is Mayoush (ميوش) (Bigo ID: m.bk55). Speaking on behalf of the Fayez family, she credits their collective success to the nurturing community within the Bigo Live platform. She hopes that other creators like her take a chance to join Bigo Live and shape their own futures and unexpected career opportunities through live streaming.

According to Mayoush, consistency, enthusiasm and quality content are important to succeed. However, a supportive community is what will truly accelerate a live streamers own potential and enable them achieve success that they may not have envisioned for themselves. The Fayez family is one such community where members not only know each other but share tips, tricks and ideas on how to make content more fun, engaging, valuable and meaningful.

Celebrities from MENA region: Haydar and Shireen

Two Lebanese celebrities HaydarZaiter and Shireen Abu-Saad both of whom showcased their appreciation for Bigo Live with their performances at the gala.

Haydar joined his friends to sing a new song they developed to pay tribute to Bigo Live for bringing people from across the world to meet, interact and create moments that matter together.

On being asked what advice he would give live streamers and content creators that wish to achieve his level of success, Hayder simply highlighted that creators should focus on creating content around topics and interests that they are passionate about as this will spark creativity. He also emphasized that time is the only commodity people will never get back which is why it is important to commit to the fans and audience by giving them an experience that not only lives up to their expectations, but surpasses it.

Another celebrity that joined the awards ceremony was Lebanese singer and contestant on the 2016 edition of The Voice Kids – Shireen Abu-Saad.

Shireen is a huge advocate for Bigo Live and has said that it gives people the opportunity to get to know many people and enables her to get to know her fans in a more personal manner. She believes that the best way to thrive on live streams or any platform both online or offline is to always be yourself as this authenticity is what creates a highly engaging environment that is real, fun and sustainable.

Bigo Live will continue to invest to encourage and enhance social connections and bonds. The company’s commitment to enhance computer vision, AR and VR capabilities is a peek into their vision of providing an extension of real-world interactions in the virtual world. The aforementioned “Virtual Life” feature enables users to recreate themselves through an avatar – a digital representation of themselves on the Bigo Live app.

2022 will be a significant year for immersive communication and creators who want to achieve great success in this field. To know more about Bigo Live, you can follow @bigolivearabia on Facebook.