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| caption = Rauf & Faik live at VK Fest 5 in [[St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
| origin = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| genre = [[Pop music]], [[R&B]]
| occupations = [[Musician]], [[Composer]], [[Music Arranger]], [[Songwriter]], [[Record producer]]
| instruments = [[Guitar]], [[Piano]]
| years_active = 2017 - Present
| label = [[Atlantic Records]] Russia (under exclusive license from [[Warner Music Group]])
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|07|07}}
| birth_place = [[Izhevsk]], [[Russia]]
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'''Rauf & Faik''' ('''Рауф и Фаик''') are a [[Russia]]n [[pop music|pop]] duet, formed by twin brothers Rauf and Faik Mirzaev (Russian: ''Рауф и Фаик Мирзаевы'') (born July 7, 1999; [[Izhevsk]], Russia).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.muz1.tv/person/583|title=Rauf & Faik - Музыка Первого|website=www.muz1.tv|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> They are best known for their [[Russian language|Russian]]-language #1 single "Childhood" (Russian: Детство), released in 2018. They release music sung in both Russian and [[English language|English]], though they also speak [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trend.az/life/showbiz/3044279.html|title="Rauf & Faik" признались в любви на азербайджанском языке (ВИДЕО)|date=2019-04-10|website=Trend.Az|language=ru|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref>
== Biography ==
The brothers are ethnically [[Azerbaijanis|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@kerisavoca/rauf-faik-pain-and-memories-76f2e0eb2890|title=Rauf Faik — Pain and Memories|last=Savoca|first=Keri|date=2019-04-11|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://the-flow.ru/features/rauf-i-faik-interview-2019|title=Rauf & Faik — вы точно слышали их песни. А теперь почитайте большое интервью|website=The-Flow.ru|language=ru|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> They later sung with the House of Children's Creativity (Russian: Доме детского творчества) and music studio Above the Rainbow (Russian: Выше радуги).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://popcake.tv/news/na-ih-kontsertah-hochetsya-vlyubitsya-vse-chto-nuzhno-znat-o-rauf-amp-faik|title=На их концертах хочется влюбиться: все, что нужно знать о Rauf & Faik|last=Дарья|website=POPCAKE|language=ru-RU|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> According to the channel "Music First" (Russian: [https://www.muz1.tv/ Музыки первого]) their vocal range is 4 1/2 [[octave]]s.<ref name=":0" />
They grew up listening to 90s [[Soul music|Soul]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], and Pop music, citing [[Brian McKnight]] and [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name=":1" /> 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]];<ref name=":1" /> though their profile on Music First also lists [[Sam Smith]].<ref name=":0" />
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.
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Their first music video — released for the song "Love Remained Yesterday" — amassed several hundred thousand views, and thousands of likes,<ref>{{Citation|title=Rauf & Faik - Love remained yesterday|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS1ZY3GY5TU|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> resulting in offers to sing at multiple venues.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> 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 [[VK (service)|VKontakte]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sova.ponominalu.ru/novosti/vk-top-30-songs-2018/|title="ВКонтакте" назвала самые популярные треки 2018 года|last=Амиров|first=Фарит|date=2018-12-26|website=Интернет-издание «Сова»|language=ru-RU|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>
Their debut album, also titled "I Love You", was released later in September, 2018. According to the brothers, they invested only 1,500 [[Ruble]]s (approx. $25) into advertising the album. Despite little inherent publicity, the song "Childhood" (Russian: Детство) reached number one on VKontakte.<ref name=":1" />
"PAIN & MEMORIES", their second studio album, released on March 15, 2019, and quickly reached 8th place on [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmo.ru/lifestyle/news/29-03-2019/trek-zacepila-artura-pirozhkova-neozhidanno-pokoril-apple-music/|title=Трек "Зацепила" Артура Пирожкова неожиданно покорил Apple Music|website=www.cosmo.ru|language=ru-RU|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>
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* Released: September 28, 2018.
* Label: RDS Records
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* Released: March 15, 2019.
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* Released: August 20, 2021.
* Label: Atlantic Records Russia
|4,774
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|'''Это ли счастье?''' <small>(<u>English:</u> Is This Happiness?)</small>
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|'''Скандалы''' <small>(<u>English:</u> Scandals)</small>
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|'''я люблю тебя давно''' <small>(<u>English:</u> I've loved you for a long time)</small>
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|'''деньги и счастье''' <small>(<u>English:</u> Money and Happiness)</small>
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|'''закат и рассвет''' <small>(<u>English:</u> Sunset And Sunrise)</small>
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|'''Если тебе будет грустно''' <small>(<u>English:</u> If you feel sad)</small>
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|'''ТЕБЯ НЕТ СО МНОЙ <small>(feat. TOXi$)</small>''' <small>(<u>English:</u> You're not with me)</small>
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|'''школа, берёзка''' <small>(<u>English:</u> School, Birch)</small>
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|'''Засыпай спокойно, страна''' <small>(<u>English:</u> Go to sleep quietly, Country)</small>
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|'''Унесённые ветрами''' <small>(<u>English:</u> Gone with the wind)</small>
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|'''Там, где мы с тобой''' <small>(<u>English:</u> There, Where I'm With You)</small>
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