Gabriella Quevedo
Gabriella Quevedo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gabriella Evelina Quevedo 12 January 1997 |
| Genres | Fingerstyle,[1] pop, rock |
| Instrument | Acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | gabriellaquevedoofficial |
Gabriella Evelina Quevedo (born 12 January 1997, Kinna, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist.
Early life
Quevedo 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.[2] In addition to Swedish, she also speaks English and understands Spanish.[3] She began playing guitar at age twelve,[1] 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.[4][5]
In 2012, she won first prize in the category of "young talent" on the Uppsala International Guitar Festival[6].
In 2014, she won the Ryan Seacrest Contest for the best cover of the song "Young Girls" by Bruno Mars.[7]
In 2016, she was awarded the Hagström grant of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien).[8]
In July 2018, her studio 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.
At the end of 2019, Gabriella released her first original musics "Last Time" and "Remember". They were recorded at Mono Music Studio in Stockholm, established by former ABBA member Benny Andersson.
In 2025, Gabriella's YouTube channel had 1.64 million subscribers and 309 million views. Her cover of Pink Floyd's Another Brick In The Wall has over 23 million views on YouTube.[9]
Guitar
She first learned to play on her father's Yamaha guitar, but later her parents bought Quevedo her own guitar, a "shiny black Yamaha with a cutaway", which is seen in her earlier videos on YouTube, and which was signed by Tommy Emmanuel.[10]
She later started playing Taylor Guitars, first a custom Taylor GC8e,[11] then a Taylor 912ce and a custom Taylor 812ce. Quevedo has had commercial arrangements with Taylor Guitars[12] and G7th, The Capo Company.[13]
Concerts
Gabriella Quevedo has appeared in concerts in Sweden, Norway, Germany, the US and Asia, including:
- with Sungha Jung, Blomberg, Germany (2012)[15][16] and Sweden (2014)[17][18]
- Uppsala International Guitar Festival, Uppsala, Sweden (2012, 2014)[6][18]
- with Tommy Emmanuel, Gothenburg, Sweden (2012, 2015)[19][20]
- Sundsvall Gitarrfestival, Sundsvall, Sweden (2013, 2017)[21]
- On 18 October 2013, in Blomberg, Germany, she played Superstition by Stevie Wonder with Adam Rafferty.[22]
- Larvik Gitar Festival, Larvik, Norway (2014, 2017)[23]
- On 10 October 2015, at konserthus in Göteborgs, Andy McKee invited her to play her cover of Tension by Kotaro Oshio.[24]
- Winter NAMM Show, US (2016)[25]
- concert tour in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and China (2016)[26]
Musical style and influences
Quevedo cites her main influences as Tommy Emmanuel, Sungha Jung,[1] Kotaro Oshio and Andy McKee, whose music she has included in her recordings and performance repertoires, and with whom she has appeared in concerts in Sweden and on the international stage.[17]
Quevedo's musical style draws inspiration from that of Marcin Patrzalek, Kent Nishimura, and Polyphia.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
- Acoustic Cover Songs Vol. 1 (2018)
- Last Time (2019)
- Remember (2019)
- Gabriella’s Acoustic Arrangements (2020)
- Acoustic ABBA Covers (2024)
EP
- Christmas Time (2021)
- Another War (Acoustic Version) featuring Linus Svenning (2022)
- Bobby Helms Jingle Bell Rock (2023)
- Christmas Carol We Wish You a Merry Christmas (2024)
- Sia Snowman (2024)
- Creed My Sacrifice[9] (2025)
References
- ^ a b c d e Daihlo (10 April 2025). "Gabriella Quevedo". Guitarist.World. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ France, Pauline (7 October 2013). "Front and Center: Fingerstyle Teen Guitarist Gabriella Quevedo". The Women's International Network. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Gabriella Quevedo – FBS – Español. YouTube Planeta Babel. 28 May 2016. Event occurs at 4:30. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Fanelli, Damian (19 January 2016). "Gabriella Quevedo Plays All Parts of The Eagles' "Hotel California" on One Guitar". Guitar World. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Gabriella gör succé på Youtube". Borås Tidning (in Northern Sami). 17 April 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Uppsala Internationella Gitarrfestival 2012" [Uppsala International Guitar Festival 2012] (in Northern Sami). MyNewsDesk. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Lee, Yeojin (14 May 2014). "Gabriella Quevedo Wins Best Cover of Bruno Mars' 'Young Girls'". Ryan Seacrest web.archive. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Årets Hagströmstipendiater utsedda" [This Year's Hagström Scholarship Recipients Announced] (in Northern Sami). Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ a b Quevedo, Gabriella (14 December 2025). "Gabriella Quevedo Music". youtube. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Quevedo, Gabriella. "About Me". Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ France, Pauline (29 July 2016). "Gabriella Quevedo Talks Gear, Breaking Down Stereotypes and More". Guitar World. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Gabriella Quevedo". Taylor Guitars. 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Gabriella Quevedo". G7th, The Capo Company. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Hansel's Gitarrenschule" (in German). Gitarre Owl. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Tyska konsertscener väntar på Gabriella". Borås Tidning (in Swedish). 17 July 2012.
- ^ Schwarzer, Marianne (17 November 2011). "Blomberg zeigt sich weiterhin "vielsaitig"". Lippische Landes-Zeitung (in German).
- ^ a b Förmiddag, P4 (17 September 2014). "Världsartisterna Gabriella Quevedo och Sungha Jung i P4 Förmiddag" [World-class artists Gabriella Quevedo and Sungha Jung on P4 Förmiddag]. Sveriges Radio (in Northern Sami). P4 Göteborg, Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Uppsala Internationella Gitarrfestival 2014" [Uppsala International Guitar Festival 2014] (in Swedish). MyNewsDesk. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Petersson, Magnus (19 December 2012). "Drömmen blev sann – Gabriella fick spela med idolen" (in Swedish). Markbladet.
- ^ "Tommy Emmanuel and Gabriella Quevedo". Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Gitarren lyfts fram i egen festival" [The guitar is highlighted in its own festival] (in Swedish). Sundsvall Gitarrfestival. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Quevedo, Gabriella; Rafferty, Adam (18 October 2013). "(Stevie Wonder) Superstition - Gabriella Quevedo & Adam Rafferty". youtube. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "LGF 2010-2019 concert posters" (in Norwegian). Larvik Gitar Festival. 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ Quevedo, Gabriella (10 October 2015). "(Kotaro Oshio) Tension - Gabriella Quevedo (LIVE)". youtube. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Artists announced for Taylor Guitars Stage at Winter NAMM". Maverick-Country. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Engblom, Joel (4 March 2016). "Tolv spelningar i fyra länder – Kinnagitarrist på turné" [Twelve performances in four countries – Kinna guitarist on tour]. Borås Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2025.