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Morgenshtern

Morgenshtern is a Russian-born Israeli rapper, singer-songwriter and YouTuber known for his YouTube show "#EasyRap" and his albums.

born 1998The YouTube show "#EasyRap"The album Legendarnaja pyl'Russian foreign agent designation

Born: 17 February 1998, Ufa
Occupation: rapper, singer-songwriter, YouTuber

Morgenshtern was born in 1998 in Ufa

He was born Alisher Tagirovich Valeyev on 17 February 1998 in Ufa. As a teenager he took his mother's surname, Morgenshtern. His father died when he was 11.

He released his first music video in 2010. He studied at the Bashkir State Pedagogical University and later at the Ufa State Aviation Technical University, and was expelled from both. He also played on the street and fronted the rock band MMD Crew.

He became known in 2017 for parodies on YouTube and moved to original music in 2018. His 2020 album Legendarnaja pyl' was recorded in one week during live streams. In 2020 he opened the Moscow restaurant Kaif Provenance, which closed in 2022.

In 2021 Russian authorities accused him of promoting drugs, and he left for Dubai. In May 2022 Russia's Ministry of Justice listed him as a foreign agent, and his appeal failed. He opposed the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

He moved to Israel and in 2025 completed five months of addiction treatment in Rishon LeZion. In June 2026 he completed his conversion to Judaism and took the name Israel Yehuda Morgenshtern.