Gabriella Evelina Quevedo is a Swedish guitarist. She grew up in Kinna and developed an interest in guitar because her father played the instrument. Her father is from Argentina and her mother is Argentine-Swedish. In addition to Swedish, she also speaks English and she understands Spanish. She began playing guitar at age twelve, quickly discovering, and mastering fingerstyle guitar techniques, which led to her recording a number of covers of other guitarists' performances and her own guitar arrangements on YouTube. As of March 2020, Gabriella's YouTube channel had more than 1.1 million subscribers and over 180 million views. Selected covers have also been published in other channels. In July 2018 an album entitled Acoustic Cover Songs Vol. 1 containing 16 songs appeared on Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, Amazon Music, Google Play Music, Tidal, YouTube Music and Apple Music. Gabriella's first original songs, "Last Time" and "Remember", were released at the end of 2019.
Birth name: | Gabriella Evelina Quevedo |
Born: | 1997-01-12, Kinna, Sweden |
Genres: | Fingerstyle, pop, rock |
Instruments: | Acoustic guitar |
Years active: | 2009–present |
Associated acts: | Tommy Emmanuel, Sungha Jung, Adam Rafferty |
Website: | Gabriella Quevedo's Official site |
About Gabriella Quevedo
Guitarist whose fingerstyle technique has made her a sensation on YouTube, where her instrumental covers of popular rock songs have been viewed more than 164 million times. Some of her most popular covers include Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" and Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall."
Before Fame
She grew up in Kinna, Sweden and began playing guitar at age 12.
Achievement
She won first prize in the Young Talent category at the 2012 Uppsala International Guitar Festival.
Family Life
Her father is Argentinian and her mother is Argentinian-Swedish.
Associations
She owns a guitar signed by Australian fingerstyle legend Tommy Emmanuel.
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