Alexandr Misko
Alexandr Misko | |
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 Alexandr Misko (2017) | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | Александр Мисько |
| Born | 28 November 1997 Krasnodar, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist, composer |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | https://alexandrmisko.com/ |
Alexandr Misko (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) (born 28 November 1997), also known as Alex Misko, is a Russian fingerstyle guitarist and musician. He gained fame thanks to cover versions of famous songs published on YouTube and Facebook.[1][2] He is now based in Germany.[1][3]
Early Life
Alexandr Misko was born on 28 November 1997 in Krasnodar, Russia.[1] He started playing guitar at the age of 12, when his parents gave him his first guitar, a classical acoustic guitar.[2][4] He attended private classical guitar lessons for three years.[4] At the age of 14 he became interested in fingerstyle guitar and started teaching himself after hearing music by the famous Canadian guitarist Don Ross.[5][6][7]
Career
In 2015, the attention of the Russian media was attracted by a video, of then 14 year old Alexandr Misko, in which he played the guitar with one hand and taped a desk using a pen in his other hand. The video went viral recieving 500 000 views on YouTube in four days.[5]
In 2016 Misko’s cover of Michael Jackson’s "Billie Jean" went viral receiving 30 million views on Facebook and by 2024 it had more than 9 million views on YouTube.[1][2] He published his first album The Songs of Adolescence in 2016.[1]
In 2018, his cover of George Michael’s "Careless Whisper" went viral, and received over 80 million views on Facebook and YouTube in under a month.[3][2] He spoke at TEDxMannheim 2018 (an independent TED conference in Mannheim) with a speach and performance titled “What if you could make one instrument sound like an entire band?”[8][9] In October 2018 he won "Guitarist of the Year" at the UK Guitar Show (MusicRadar), for which he wrote and performed the composition “Tale of Lost Times”.[1][2][10]
Alexandr Misko has performed at venues across Europe, United Kingdom, United States of America and China.[11] His YouTube videos feature collaborations with other artists including Dmitriy Toporov, Pavel Stepanov, Andrea Valerie and Jon Gomm.
In 2020 he shared the Carnegie Hall stage with harpist Alexander Boldachev.[1][3] The duo also played live at the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival and their song “Crossroads” was used in the official after movie for the festival.[12]
Discography
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | “Zombie” (single) | Alexandr Boldachev and Alexandr Misko |
| 2021 | Take Your Time | Alexandr Misko and Dmitriy Toporov |
| 2020 | Covers and New Versions, Vol. 2 | Alexandr Misko |
| 2019 | Covers and New Versions, Vol. 1 | Alexandr Misko |
| 2019 | Roundtrip | Alexandr Misko |
| 2017 | Beyond The Box | Alexandr Misko |
| 2016 | The Songs of Adolescence | Alexandr Misko |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Misko, Alexandr. "Alexandr Misko: Bio". Alexandr Misko.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Alexandr Misko An Awesome Guitar Maestro From Russia". The Music Man. 18 June 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bunting, Ian (15 Feb 2024). "World renowned guitarist Alexandr Misko will perform only gig on UK tour in Coatbridge". Daily Record.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Interview: Alexandr Misko". Beat Media. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ковалевская, Екатерина (2015-01-29). "Школьник из Краснодара покорил YouTube, сыграв "Гитаручку"" (in русский). Российская газета. Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ Sharples, Kevin (2018-02-11). "An Exclusive Interview with Alexandr Misko". STAGE PASS. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ↑ Jesse Paliotto (2025-03-28). "EP11: Alex Misko on Pushing Guitar Boundaries, Creative Collaboration, and Finding Balance". The Guitar Journal (Podcast). Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ↑ TEDxMannheim (30 Mar 2018). "What if you could make one instrument sound like an entire band?". TED Conferences.
- ↑ Dorn, Lori (2018-05-22). "Guitarist Alexandr Misko Explains and Demonstrates His Incredible Fingerstyle Talent to a TEDx Audience". Laughing Squid. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ↑ "Watch 2018's incredible Acoustic Guitarist of the Year finalists in action". MusicRadar. 10 October 2018.
- ↑ Misko, Alexandr. "Alexandr Misko: Shows". Alexandr Misko.
- ↑ "Dutch Harp Festival 2024: Line-up". Dutch Harp Festival. Archived from the original on 2024-04-28. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Official website
- Alexandr Misko at AllMusic
- Alexandr Misko discography at Discogs
- Alexandr MiskoLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). discography at MusicBrainz
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