French Guitarist Plays a Gorgeous Fingerstyle Cover of Nirvana’s ‘Heart-Shaped Box’

Lori Dorn
October 21, 2026

French guitarist Illona Bolou performed a gorgeous percussive fingerstyle cover of Nirvana‘s “Heart-Shaped Box” on her acoustic guitar.

Bolou taught herself fingerstyle guitar starting in 2009, inspired by players like South Korean guitarist Sungha Jung, and she has a series of incredible fingerstyle covers of Nirvana and other artists, including “Feel Good Inc.” by Gorillaz and “Can’t Stop” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.