Rauf & Faik

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] 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, their music usually associates with R&B and emo-rap grooves laced with aching keys. [2]

Rauf & Faik
Рауф и Фаик
Rauf & Faik live at VK Fest 5 in St. Petersburg, Russia
Rauf & Faik live at VK Fest 5 in St. Petersburg, Russia
Background information
Born (1999-07-07) July 7, 1999
Izhevsk, Russia
OriginBaku, Azerbaijan
GenresPop music, R&B
OccupationsMusician, Composer, Music Arranger, Songwriter, Record producer
InstrumentsGuitar, Piano
Years active2015 - Present
LabelsAtlantic Records Russia (under exclusive license from Warner Music Group)
Members
  • Rauf Mirzaev
  • Faik Mirzaev
Websitehttps://rauffaiktour.com

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 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 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 "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 "I Love You", 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

Album
Name Information Notes
Я люблю тебя
* song list [10]
No.TitleLength
1."Что между нами" 
2."Мосты" 
3."Апрель (feat. Интакто)" 
4."Было бы лето" 
5."Вечера" 
6."Где моя любимая" 
7."Голубые глаза" 
8."Наркотики и алкоголь (feat. Интакто)" 
9."Детство" 
10."Просто друг мой" 
11."Мама" 
12."Скажи мне как ты любишь меня" 
13."5 минут" 
14."Солнце" 
15."Я огонь ты вода" 
16."Которую любишь" 
17."Я люблю тебя" 
Pain & Memories
* song list [12]
No.TitleLength
1."OLA" 
2."Где солнца нет" 
3."Любишь и не любишь" 
4."My Pain My Pain" 
5."Не так красива" 
6."Метро" 
7."Lonely (feat. Foreign Vill)" 
8."Вальс" 
9."Что такое любовь?" 
10."Моя звезда" 
11."Из-за тебя" 
12."Просто любовь" 
13."Извини меня" 
Youth I
* song list [14]
No.TitleLength
1."Dream about.." 
2."Goodbye" 
3."Несутся часы счастливые (feat. Lyolya)" 
4."Вотсап" 
5."Где же ты была" 
6."Delete" 
7."Унесённые ветрами" 
8."Lola" 
9."Карнавал" 
10."Money Money" 
11."Случайная любовь" 
12."Самолёт (feat. Интакто)" 
Youth II
* song list [16]
No.TitleLength
1."Время летит" 
2."Дракон на воле" 
3."Первый поцелуй" 
4."Кусочек пиццы" 
5."Там, где мы с тобой" 
6."Она звонила мне" 
7."This game (feat. Интакто)" 
8."Навсегда" 
9."Ошибка" 
10."Бутафория" 
11."Горит душа" 

Single
Year Title Table
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
  1. "Rauf & Faik - Музыка Первого". www.muz1.tv. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ""Rauf & Faik" признались в любви на азербайджанском языке (ВИДЕО)". Trend.Az (in Russian). 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  3. Savoca, Keri (2019-04-11). "Rauf Faik — Pain and Memories". Medium. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. "Rauf & Faik — вы точно слышали их песни. А теперь почитайте большое интервью". The-Flow.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. Дарья (28 January 2019). "На их концертах хочется влюбиться: все, что нужно знать о Rauf & Faik". POPCAKE (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. Rauf & Faik - Love remained yesterday, retrieved 2019-11-16
  7. Амиров, Фарит (2018-12-26). ""ВКонтакте" назвала самые популярные треки 2018 года". Интернет-издание «Сова» (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  8. "Трек "Зацепила" Артура Пирожкова неожиданно покорил Apple Music". www.cosmo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  9. "‎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.
  10. "Альбом "Я люблю тебя" в iTunes". Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  11. Семенов, Иван (2019-03-15). "Rauf & Faik выпустили долгожданный альбом "PAIN & MEMORIES"". Интернет-издание «Сова» (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  12. "Альбом "Pain & Memories" в iTunes". Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  13. "Youth I by Rauf & Faik". Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  14. Альбом «Youth I» в iTunes
  15. "Youth II by Rauf & Faik". Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  16. Альбом «Youth II» в iTunes
  17. 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.
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