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Alex Lifeson is a Canadian composer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Born Aleksandar Živojinović in Fernie, British Columbia, in 1953, he is a member of the band Rush. His musical work spans genres including progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal music, and alternative rock. He plays the guitar and provides backing vocals.
Lifeson has released music through Mercury Records and Anthem. He began his work period in 1963 and speaks English. He is also associated with the acting department.
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Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
Best known as the broadly-skilled guitarist for the rock group Rush, which also features drummer Neil Peart and bassist Geddy Lee. Rush is the most successful Canadian music group in history, and is the third most prolific seller of consecutive (American) Gold and Platinum Records and videos, behind only the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Lifeson's ability to pull double-duty as both a melodic…
Known for
- Rush: Grace Under Pressure (Super Deluxe Edition)2026
- Rush: Signals (40th Anniversary Edition) — 6 and 12 string guitars, Taurus pedals2023
- Behind the Stage Door — Alex Lifeson2022
- The Breach — Alex2022
- Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert — Self2022
- South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert — Self (Rush)2022
- Rush: Moving Pictures (40th Anniversary Edition) — 6 and 12 string guitars, Taurus pedals2022
- Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut — Himself2021
- RUSH: Cinema Strangiato 2019 — Himself2019
- Rush - Hemispheres (40th Anniversary Edition) — Himself2018
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1953
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- 18,799
- Total plays
- 109,009
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Alexander Zivojinovich OC (b. August 27, 1953, Fernie, British Columbia), better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of Rush. ( "Zivojinovich" in Serbian means "Son of Life", therefore becoming "Lifeson".) The son of Serbian immigrants, Nenad & Melka Zivojinovich, Lifeson was raised in Toronto, Ontario. Lifeson plays guitar, plays the occasional bass pedals and composes for the rock group Rush. Lifeson's solo album, Victor, was released in 1
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksandar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Fernie
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- backing vocalist
- Record label
- Anthem
- Image
- Alex Lifeson3.jpg
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- Alex Lifeson
- date of birth
- 1953-08-27
- birth name
- Aleksandar Živojinović
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- Alex Lifeson
- member of
- Rush
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- pseudonym
- Alex Lifeson
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