Rauf & Faik (Рауф и Фаик) are a Russian pop duet of Azerbaijani origins, formed by twin brothers Rauf and Faik Mirzaev (Russian: Рауф и Фаик Мирзаевы; born July 7, 1999, Izhevsk, Russia).[1] Their debut song is "вечера". They are best known for their Russian language No. 1 single "Childhood" (Russian: Детство), released in 2018. They release music sung in both Russian and English. They usually associate themselves with R&B and emo-rap grooves laced with aching keys. [2]
Rauf & Faik Рауф и Фаик | |
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 Rauf & Faik live at VK Fest 5 in St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 7, 1999 Izhevsk, Russia |
| Origin | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Genres | Pop music, R&B |
| Occupations | Musician, Composer, Music Arranger, Songwriter, Record producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 2015 - Present |
| Labels | Atlantic Records Russia (under exclusive license from Warner Music Group) |
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| Website | https://youtube.com/@rauf_faik?si=P5tsteMF7yA1ULkq |
Biography
editThe brothers are ethnically Azerbaijani. According to the brothers, they have always had a fascination with music, as they inherited musical talent from their maternal grandfather, who they knew as an opera singer and a director at an opera house in Baku.[3] They began to study music at the age of 4; their neighbour saw that they were talented and offered to take them to a music-focused college, where they played the piano until 8 years old, where they transitioned to vocals.[4] They later sung with the House of Children's Creativity (Russian: Доме детского творчества) and music studio Above the Rainbow (Russian: Выше радуги).[5] According to the channel "Music First" (Russian: Музыки первого) their vocal range is 4 1/2 octaves.[1]
They grew up listening to 90s Soul, R&B, and Pop and music, citing Brian McKnight and Michael Jackson.[4] More recently, they have commented on receiving inspiration from western artists such as XXXTentacion, who they consider very inspiring, and to a lesser degree, Post Malone;[4] though their profile on Music First also lists Sam Smith.[1] XXXTentacion, according to Faik, means a lot to them and very inspiring. At the beginning of ”Detstvo” music video, a Tupac Shakur reference is seen. Before focusing entirely on music (2014-2018), they worked as singers in a cafe. They are both Muslims. Rauf & Faik released the single "Ramadan" in 2021.
Music
editTheir first music video — released for the song "Evenings" (Russian: Вечера) — amassed several hundred thousand views, and thousands of likes,[6] resulting in offers to sing at multiple venues.[1][5] A later music video for the song "I Love You" (Russian: Я люблю тебя), became the 28th most popular song of 2018 on the Russian social networking site VKontakte.[7]
Their debut album, also titled "Ya Lyublyu Tebya”, was released later in September, 2018. According to the brothers, they invested only 1,500 Rubles (approx. $25) into advertising the album. Despite little inherent publicity, the song "Childhood" (Russian: Детство) reached number one on VKontakte.[4]
"Pain & Memories", their second studio album, released on March 15, 2019, and quickly reached 8th place on Apple Music.[8]
Since beginning their professional music career, the brothers have toured in over 20 Russian cities, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and Germany.[1][5]
Discography
editAlbum
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Single
edit| Year | Title | Table | ||
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| Commonwealth of Independent States | ||||
| Top Hit Top Radio & YouTube Hits[17] |
Top Hit & Top Radio Hits[17] |
Top Hit & Top YouTube Hits[17] | ||
| 2017 | Не нужны мне слова | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Ego | |||
| Я люблю тебя | — | — | — | |
| Апрель (feat. Интакто) | ||||
| Было бы лето | ||||
| Детство | 54 | 861 | 13 | |
| Детство - Amice Remix (Melali Beats) | ||||
| 2019 | Из-за тебя | |||
| OLA (feat. Никита N.B) | ||||
| Это ли счастье? | ||||
| Между строк | ||||
| Моя | ||||
| Скандалы | ||||
| Я люблю тебя давно | ||||
| Колыбельная | ||||
| 2020 | Australia | |||
| Wonderful | ||||
| Деньги и счастье | ||||
| Закат и рассвет | ||||
| Если тебе будет грустно (feat. Niletto) | ||||
| Угадай где я? (closing song Dani Milokhin and Artur Babich) | ||||
| Запомни, I love you (feat Shami) | ||||
| Тебя нет со мной (feat. TOXi$) | ||||
| 2021 | Школа берёзка | |||
| Засыпай спокойно, страна (feat. Bahh Tee) | ||||
| Can't Buy Me Loving / La-La-La | ||||
| Ramadan | ||||
| Унесённые ветрами | ||||
| Там, где мы с тобой | ||||
| 2022 | Rubicon | |||
| LUV | ||||
| 17 лет (feat. Джарахов) | ||||
| Супергерой (feat. Bahh Tee) | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Rauf & Faik - Музыка Первого". www.muz1.tv. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ ""Rauf & Faik" признались в любви на азербайджанском языке (ВИДЕО)". Trend.Az (in Russian). 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ Savoca, Keri (2019-04-11). "Rauf Faik — Pain and Memories". Medium. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ a b c d "Rauf & Faik — вы точно слышали их песни. А теперь почитайте большое интервью". The-Flow.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ a b c Дарья (28 January 2019). "На их концертах хочется влюбиться: все, что нужно знать о Rauf & Faik". POPCAKE (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Rauf & Faik - Love remained yesterday, 7 October 2015, retrieved 2019-11-16
- ^ Амиров, Фарит (2018-12-26). ""ВКонтакте" назвала самые популярные треки 2018 года". Интернет-издание «Сова» (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Трек "Зацепила" Артура Пирожкова неожиданно покорил Apple Music". www.cosmo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Альбом "Я люблю тебя" (Rauf & Faik) Apple Music". Apple Music. 2018-09-28. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "Альбом "Я люблю тебя" в iTunes". Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ Семенов, Иван (2019-03-15). "Rauf & Faik выпустили долгожданный альбом "PAIN & MEMORIES"". Интернет-издание «Сова» (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Альбом "Pain & Memories" в iTunes". Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ "Youth I by Rauf & Faik". Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Альбом «Youth I» в iTunes
- ^ "Youth II by Rauf & Faik". Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Альбом «Youth II» в iTunes
- ^ a b c Треки, чарты: "Rauf & Faik - Не нужны мне слова". TopHit. Retrieved 2019-03-12."Rauf & Faik - Я люблю тебя". TopHit. Retrieved 2019-03-12."Rauf & Faik - Детство". TopHit. Retrieved 2019-03-12.