Rauf & Faik (Рауф и Фаик) are a Russian trap duet of Azerbaijani origins, formed by twin brothers Rauf and Faik Mirzaev (Russian: Рауф и Фаик Мирзаевы; born July 7, 1999, Izhevsk, Russia). 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.
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. 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. They later sung with the House of Children's Creativity (Russian: Доме детского творчества) and music studio Above the Rainbow (Russian: Выше радуги). According to the channel "Music First" (Russian: Музыки первого) their vocal range is 4 1/2 octaves.
They grew up listening to 90s Soul, R&B, and Pop and music, citing Brian McKnight and Michael Jackson. 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; though their profile on Music First also lists Sam Smith. 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 Their first music video — released for the song "Evenings" (Russian: Вечера) — amassed several hundred thousand views, and thousands of likes, resulting in offers to sing at multiple venues. 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.
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. $25) into advertising the album. Despite little inherent publicity, the song "Childhood" (Russian: Детство) reached number one on VKontakte.
"Pain & Memories", their second studio album, released on March 15, 2019, and quickly reached 8th place on Apple Music.
Since beginning their professional music career, the brothers have toured in over 20 Russian cities, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and Germany.
Discography Album NameInformationNotesЯ люблю тебя Released: September 28, 2018 Format: digital distribution Pain & Memories Released: March 15, 2019 Format: digital distribution Youth IReleased: August 19, 2021 Format: digital distribution Youth IIReleased: July 8, 2022 Format: digital distribution
Single YearTitleTableCommonwealth of Independent StatesTop HitTop Radio& YouTube HitsТреки, чарты: Top Hit& Top Radio HitsTop Hit& Top YouTube Hits2015Love remained yesterday2017Не нужны мне слова———2018EgoЯ люблю тебя ———Апрель (feat. Интакто)Было бы летоДетство 5486113Детство - Amice Remix (Melali Beats)2019Из-за тебяOLA (feat. Никита N.B)Это ли счастье?Между строкМоя СкандалыЯ люблю тебя давноКолыбельная 2020AustraliaWonderfulДеньги и счастье Закат и рассвет Если тебе будет грустно (feat. Niletto)Угадай где я? (closing song Dani Milokhin and Artur Babich)Запомни, I love you (feat Shami)Тебя нет со мной (feat. TOXi$)2021Школа берёзкаЗасыпай спокойно, страна (feat. Bahh Tee)Can't Buy Me Loving / La-La-LaRamadanУнесённые ветрамиТам, где мы с тобой2022RubiconLUV17 лет (feat. Джарахов)Супергерой (feat. Bahh Tee)ALONE AGAINMemoriesAnimal2023ДОМGothamАпокалипсисPerfume2024Так много словflyMistakeFollow meСамаяSabr2025Wild flameМоре5 минут (Feat. BAbyBoi)Улыбаться2026My Tender GirlLET IT BEsummer of '26Homebound
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