Rauf & Faik
Rauf & Faik (Рауф и Фаик) are a Russian pop duet, formed by twin brothers Rauf and Faik Mirzaev (Russian: Рауф и Фаик Мирзаевы) (born July 7, 1999; Izhevsk, Russia).[1] They are best known for their Russian-language #1 single "Childhood" (Russian: Детство), released in 2018. They release music sung in both Russian and English, though they also speak Azerbaijani.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 7, 1999 Izhevsk, Russia |
| Origin | Russia |
| Genres | Pop music, R&B |
| Years active | 2017 - Present |
| Labels | Atlantic Records Russia (under exclusive license from Warner Music Group) |
| Website | https://rauffaiktour.com |
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Biography
The 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 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 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] At the beginning of Childhood music video, a Tupac Shakur reference is seen. Before focusing entirely on music (2014-2018), they worked as singers in a cafe.
Music
Their first music video — released for the song "Love Remained Yesterday" — 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 "I Love You", was released later in 2018. According to the brothers, they invested only 1,500 Rubles (approx. $25) into advertising the album. Despite little inherent publicity, the song "Childhood" (Russian: Детство) reached number one on VKontakte.[4]
"PAIN & MEMORIES", their second studio album, released on March 15, 2019, and quickly reached 8th place on Apple Music.[8]
Since beginning their professional music career, the brothers have toured in over 20 Russian cities, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and Germany.[1][5]
Discography
Albums
| No. | Title |
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| 1 | "I Love You" (Я люблю тебя)[9]
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| 2 | "PAIN & MEMORIES"[10]
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| 3 | "YOUTH I"[11]
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Singles
| Year | Title | Charts | ||
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| CIS | ||||
| TopHitTopRadio &YouTubeHits[12] | TopHitTopRadioHits[12] | TopHitTopYouTubeHits[12] | ||
| 2017 | "I Don't Need Words" (Russian: Не нужны мне слова) | — | — | — |
| 2018 | "Ego" | |||
| "I Love You" (Russian: Я люблю тебя) | — | — | — | |
| "April (feat: Intakto)" (Russian: Апрель (feat. Интакто)) | ||||
| "It Was Summer" (Russian: Было бы лето) | ||||
| "Childhood" (Russian: Детство) | 54 | 861 | 13 | |
| "Childhood" (feat. MELALI BEATS) | ||||
| 2019 | "Because of You" (Russian: Из-за тебя) | |||
| "OLA" (feat. Никита N.B) | ||||
| "Is This Happiness?" (Russian: Это ли счастье?) | ||||
| "My" (Russian: Моя) | ||||
| "scandals" (Russian: Скандалы) | ||||
| "I love you for a long time" (Russian: я люблю тебя давно) | ||||
| "lullaby" (Russian: колыбельная) | ||||
| 2020 | "Australia" | |||
| "wonderful" | ||||
| "money and Happiness" (Russian: деньги и счастье) | ||||
| "sunset and sunrise" (Russian: закат и рассвет) | ||||
| "If you feel sad" (Russian: Если тебе будет грустно) | ||||
| "guess where I am?" (Russian: угадай где я?) | ||||
| "Remember I love you" (Russian: Запомни I love you) | ||||
| "YOU'RE NOT WITH ME (feat. TOXi$)" (Russian: Тебя нет со мной (feat. TOXi$)) | ||||
| 2021 | "school, birch" (Russian: школа, берёзка) | |||
| "Go to sleep peacefully, Country" (Russian: Засыпай спокойно, страна) | ||||
| "Can't buy me love / La La La" | ||||
| "Ramadan" | ||||
| "Gone with the wind" (Russian: Унесённые ветрами) | ||||
| "Where we are with you" (Russian: Там, где мы с тобой) | ||||
References
- "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.
- "Rauf & Faik — вы точно слышали их песни. А теперь почитайте большое интервью". The-Flow.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Дарья. "На их концертах хочется влюбиться: все, что нужно знать о Rauf & Faik". POPCAKE (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Rauf & Faik - Love remained yesterday, 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.
- Я люблю тебя by Rauf & Faik, retrieved 2019-11-16
- Семенов, Иван (2019-03-15). "Rauf & Faik выпустили долгожданный альбом "PAIN & MEMORIES"". Интернет-издание «Сова» (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "YOUTH I by Rauf & Faik". Genius. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- 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.