Alexander Grygoruk is of mixed background (his parents are Ukrainian and Vietnamese) and known by his artist name Shumo AG. He has been residing in Australia, Brisbane, with his family since January 2023. He is a Year 7 honour student with a musical scholarship at Brisbane Boys College, one of Australia's most prestigious boys' schools. When he was seven years old, he composed, recorded, and performed his very first song. He is a songwriter of seven original songs and one cover song. Additionally, he is a virtuoso on the guitar and electric guitar. Shumo has hundreds of hours of studio and live on-stage performance experience in both hip-hop, rap styles and guitar. He performed his two songs live on stage at MTV School Fest 2022 on 21 May in front of over 35,000 fans. He is a verified artist on Spotify, Apple Music, and Youtube Music.