Morgenshtern

About

Morgenshtern (born Alisher Valeev, 17 February 1998, Ufa) is a Russian rapper, singer and internet personality who broke through in 2017 with YouTube parodies before pivoting to original music. His provocative image, genre-blending output - spanning rap, pop and rock - and high-production videos made him one of the most-watched Russian-speaking artists of his generation. Since leaving Russia in late 2021, he has lived in exile, first in Dubai and then in Israel, where he completed a rehabilitation programme in 2025 and converted to Judaism in June 2026.

12.4M

YouTube subscribers (as of May 2025)

#12

Peak position on Shazam Global Chart ("Cristal & МОЁТ")

Songs that reached Shazam Global Top 50

270M+

YouTube views in a single year (peak period)

What's new

2026-06
Morgenshtern completed the giyur process and officially converted to Judaism in Israel, adopting the Hebrew name Israel Yehuda Morgenshtern.
2026-04
A Moscow court convicted Morgenshtern in absentia and sentenced him to a 7-million-ruble fine for failing to comply with Russia's foreign agent legislation.
2026-04
Lithuania's Supreme Administrative Court overturned a 10-year entry ban imposed on Morgenshtern in November 2025 on national security grounds, ruling it lacked objective evidence.
2026-02
To mark one year of sobriety, Morgenshtern released the acoustic live album Dead Sea Live, recorded on a salt island in the Dead Sea.
2025-02
Morgenshtern released his seventh EP, Alisher, a five-track rock-influenced record addressing mental illness and addiction, and announced the ALISHER WORLD TOUR.