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![]() Cox performing in 2020 | |
Born | France | 24 November 1990
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Website | lauracoxmusic |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Subscribers | 507 thousand |
Views | 115 million |
Last updated: 9 July 2024[ needs update ] | |
Laura Cox (born 24 November 1990) is an Anglo-French guitarist, singer and songwriter. Since 2006, she has achieved international recognition on YouTube as a guitarist. She is also the singer and lead guitarist of the Laura Cox Band, a rock band that she formed in 2013.
Laura Cox was born in France on 24 November 1990. Her mother is French and her father is English. [1] She first picked up the guitar at the age of 14, in 2005, [2] as a left-hander who plays right-handed, using a cheap classical guitar that her aunt gave her. Her first electric guitar was a Squier Showmaster. [3] As a student, she initially studied architecture, before deciding upon a sound engineering course. [4]
Her YouTube channel, started in 2006, was among the first of its kind to build a large audience. [4] She spent the first eight years playing instrumental classic rock cover versions at home. [4] She first started posting her cover versions and guitar solos on YouTube in 2008. [5] She eventually chose to upload her own songs, complete with guitar and vocals. [4] Until she was able to become a professional musician, she worked in a recording studio and a guitar shop. [4] Following her success with YouTube, she became the singer and lead guitarist of the Laura Cox Band; a rock band that she formed in 2013 in the Paris region. [6] At this point, her YouTube channel had gained several million views, and she had her first experience of playing live onstage. [4]
Laura Cox uses Gibson Les Paul and Bacchus guitars, Orange amplifiers and Ernie Ball strings, [7] [8] and has also used Gibson Firebird, Fender Telecaster, Fender Stratocaster and Epiphone Les Paul guitars. [3]
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