Morgenshtern

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Russian rapper and songwriter. For the weapon, see Morning star (weapon). For other uses, see Morgenstern.
In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Tagirovich and the family name is Morgenshtern.
Morgenshtern
Morgenshtern (3) на Видфест 2018 в Москве (cropped).jpg
Morgenshtern in 2018
Born
Alisher Tagirovich Valeyev

(1998-02-17) February 17, 1998 (age 23)
Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Other names
  • Morgenshtern
  • 1st July
  • MamaVirgin
  • DeeneS MC
Occupation
  • Rapper
  • beatmaker
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • YouTuber
  • restaurateur
Years active2010–present
Spouse(s)
Dilara Zinatullina
​
(m. 2021)​
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Labels
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers11.4 million[1]
(December 2021)
Total views1.8 billion[1]
(December 2021)
NetworkYoola
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2017
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2018
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg 10,000,000 subscribers 2021
Updated: December 2021

Alisher Tagirovich Morgenshtern[a] (born Alisher Tagirovich Valeyev[b]; February 17, 1998), known mononymously as Morgenshtern (stylized in all caps), is a Russian rapper, record producer, and songwriter. Previously he was a full-time YouTuber.

Biography[]

Valeyev was born on February 17, 1998 in Ufa.[2] He changed his last name to Morgenshtern (Russian and Bashkir: Моргенштерн) as a teenager. His mother was in the flower business. His parents divorced, and when Alisher turned 11, his father died of cirrhosis of the liver due to severe alcoholism.

Since childhood he was interested in music.[3] As a teenager, he loved to skateboard. He released his first music video in 2010. For some time he studied at the pedagogical university, was subsequently expelled due to too frank activities on YouTube, according to his rector.[4] Also he was a street musician,[5] was the head of rock band MMD Crew. He has collaborated with Russian rapper Face.[6]

Morgenshtern performing at Vidfest 2018, Moscow, Russia

He's most known for his YouTube-show "#EasyRap".[7]

In April 2021, rapper Alisher Morgenstern sent a donation to the fund for helping orphans "Our Children" in Bashkiria. This is reported on the foundation's page in "VKontakte". The organization clarified that the musician sent a total of 666,666 rubles, which was the largest donation to the NGO from a private person. This money will be spent on the development of the project "Mentoring".[8]

Music career[]

On 17 January 2020 he released the album " [ru]", which was recorded in a week on his live stream. The album became the most successful of Morgenshtern's career, gaining a million streams on VK in the first half hour of release and five million streams in eleven hours.[9] In the first two days after the release, the album was listened to on VK more than 21 million times, which is a record for this social network.[10] On 30 January 2020 he visited the Evening Urgant show.[11]

On 5 March 2020 he released the track " [ru]" (ru: Малышка), collaborated with the russian musician  [ru].[12] On 5 June 2020 he released the track "Pososi".[13] Official music video for this track, currently is the most disliked YouTube video in Russia.[14] On 9 June 2020 he released the track " [ru]", collaborated with Eldzhey.[15] On 31 July 2020 he released the track "Ice",[16] which went viral on social network TikTok.[17]

On 3 November 2020 Morgenshtern as Russia's Most Successful Showman and Artist 2020 was interviewed by Yury Dud. The interview lasted almost three hours.[18]

Remixed DJ Smash's "New Wave" on 2 April 2021. The vocalist of original and remixed version, singer Lyudmila Sokolova, starred in the official music video.

In July 2021 Spotify named Morgenshtern the most listened to artist from Russia during the year of the service's existence in Russia.[19]

On November 23, 2021, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin stated that Morgenshtern was "selling drugs on social medias". Shortly thereafter, Morgenshtern went abroad, and all of his previously scheduled concerts in Russia were canceled.[20] On December 10, Morgenshtern released the single "Domoy" about his leaving Russia for the UAE.[21]

Business[]

In 2020 Morgenshtern announced his plan to open a restaurant in center of Moscow. On 25 June 2020 Alisher Morgenshtern and Eduard Popov, better known as an autoblogger "Janis Grek" and one of the members of the YouTube channel "Team A", registered Private limited company "KAIF".[22] On 26 October 2020 on the ground floor office building on Bolshaya Dmitrovka street opened the Kaif Provenance restaurant.[23] On 26 September 2021 Morgenstern opened Kaif Burger on Nikolskaya Street in Moscow.[24]

In March 2021, Morgenshtern was appointed as the “youth director” of Alfa-Bank. It is assumed that he will be able to attract at least 100 thousand new customers from among his fans.[25]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Do togo kak stal izvesten
Review scores
SourceRating
InterMedia3/5 stars[26]
Ulybnis, durak!
Review scores
SourceRating
InterMedia3/5 stars[27]
Legendarnaya pyl
Review scores
SourceRating
InterMedia1/10 stars[28]

EP[]

  •  [ru] (2018)

Singles[]

  • Kopy na khvoste (with TIMURKA BITS) (2018)
  •  [ru] (2018)
  • Otpuskayu (2018)
  •  [ru] (with PALC) (2019)
  • Guerra (2019)
  •  [ru] (2019)
  • Gaming computer (with EQT_ALBERT) (2019)
  •  [ru] (with Klava Coka) (2019)
  • Yung Hefner (2019)
  • Mne pokh (Acoustic Version) (with Klava Coka) (2020)
  •  [ru] (2020)
  • Pososi (2020)
  •  [ru] (with Eldzhey) (2020)
  • Cadillac (Remix Pack) (with Eldzhey) (2020)
  • Ice (2020)
  • Lollipop [ru] (with Eldzhey) (2020)
  • El Problemá (with Timati) (2020)
  •  [ru] (with Lil Pump) (2020)
  •  [ru] (2020)
  •  [ru] (2020)
  • Degenerat (Deluxe) (with Dzharakhov) (2021)
  • Pink vine 2 (with Yung Trappa) (2021)
  • Family (with Yung Trappa) (2021)
  • New wave (with DJ Smash) (2021)
  • Leck (with Imanbek and Fetty Wap featuring KDDK) (2021)
  •  [ru] (2021)
  • Cristal & Mоёт (Remix) (with SODA LUV and OG Buda featuring blago white and MAYOT)
  • Show (2021)
  • Ya ne znayu (with Slava Marlow) (2021)
  • Domoy (2021)

Awards and honors[]

Award Nomination Source
2020 Topical Style Awards 2020 Woman of the Year [29]
2020 GQ Person of the Year 2020 Musician of the Year [30][31]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "About MORGENSHTERN". YouTube.
  2. ^ ""Изи фейм": Кто такой Моргенштерн и почему он уже едет в тур по стране". Афиша (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  3. ^ "Самый свежий на YouTube: биография Моргенштерна" [Newest on YouTube: Morgenshtern's biography]. VSRAP (in Russian). 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  4. ^ Алишер Моргенштерн: биография музыканта.
  5. ^ MORGENSHTERN. "КАК Я ПЫТАЛСЯ ЗАРАБОТАТЬ НА ЖИЗНЬ / СКОЛЬКО СЕЙЧАС ПРИНОСИТ КАНАЛ?". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  6. ^ "12 фактов про Morgenshtern — видеоблогера, пародирующего русский рэп". The-Flow.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  7. ^ ""Изи фейм": кто такой Моргенштерн и почему он уже едет в тур по стране".
  8. ^ "Моргенштерн направил на поддержку детям-сиротам 666 666 рублей". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  9. ^ "Morgenshtern выпустил экспресс-альбом "Легендарная пыль"" (in Russian). tntmusic.ru. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  10. ^ "Как Моргенштерн выбесил всех и вылез в топы". Афиша. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  11. ^ "Леонид Слуцкий и Моргенштерн придут в "Вечерний Ургант"". www.intermedia.ru. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  12. ^ "Morgenshtern, Шарлот "Малышка"" (in Russian). The-Flow.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  13. ^ ""Пососи" — это новый клип Morgenshtern" (in Russian). The-Flow.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  14. ^ "Новое самое дизлайкнутое видео на российском ютьюбе — последний клип Моргенштерна". Афиша. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  15. ^ "Morgenshtern и Элджей выпустили фит Cadillac". Собака.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  16. ^ "Morgenshtern выпустил трек "Ice"". The-Flow.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  17. ^ ""Эй, м, м, айс": американцы пытаются понять, что поет Моргенштерн в песне "Ice"".
  18. ^ "Вышел "вДудь" с Моргенштерном". The-Flow.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  19. ^ "В Spotify назвали самых прослушиваемых в России исполнителей". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  20. ^ "Бастрыкин обвинил Моргенштерна в торговле наркотиками".
  21. ^ "Новый клип Моргенштерна собрал полтора миллиона просмотров за первые часы" [Morgenshtern's new music video garnered a million and a half views in the first hours]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  22. ^ "Моргенштерн зарегистрировал фирму-общепит".
  23. ^ "Каким получился ресторан Моргенштерна Kaif Provenance".
  24. ^ "Morgenstern opened a burger in the center of the capital". World Today News. 26 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Альфа-банк нанял на работу Моргенштерна" (in Russian). RBC. 2021-03-15.
  26. ^ Алексей Мажаев (2018-11-07). "Рецензия: Morgenshtern – "До того как стал известен!" ***". InterMedia. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  27. ^ "Рецензия: Morgenshtern – "Улыбнись, дурак!" ***". InterMedia. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  28. ^ Данила Головкин (2020-02-04). "Рецензия: Моргенштерн – "Легендарная пыль"". InterMedia.
  29. ^ ""Бабы перевелись": Моргенштерн признан "женщиной года"".
  30. ^ "Все победители премии «GQ Человек года» 2020". 12 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Моргенштерн, Богомолов и Ко: чем запомнилась премия "GQ Человек года"". 13 November 2020.
  1. ^ Russian: Алишер Тагирович Моргенштерн, Bashkir: Алишер Таһир улы Моргенштерн, romanized: Alisher Tahir uly Morgenshtern, Hebrew: מורגנשטרן‎
  2. ^ Russian: Алишер Тагирович Валеев, Bashkir: Алишер Таһир улы Вәлиев, romanized: Alisher Tahir uly Väliev
Retrieved from ""