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Musiqq

October 21, 2023

Musiqq is a Latvian pop music duo from Liepāja formed by Marats Ogļezņevs and Emīls Balceris. The duo first gained exposure in June 2009 with the release of their first single “Klimata kontrole”("Climate control"), but on October 1 their second single "Abrakadabra" came out, which was a radio hit in Latvia and "SEB Musical Bank 2009" winner.[1][2] Their debut album "Šī ir tikai mūzika"("This is just music") was released in March 2010, which included radio hits such as "Abrakadabra", "Dzimšanas diena" ("Birthday") and "Klimata kontrole" ("Climate control").[3][4] Both singers were awarded as "Gada Liepājnieks"("Liepajnieks of the year" is a prize awarded for those, who have invested their time, effort and talent into making the city a better place) in nomination "'Music" and received three Copyright infinity prizes, because their songs are the most played on the radio, television and concerts.[5] Musiqq represented Latvia in 2011 Eurovision Song Contest Düsseldorf with the song "Angel in Disguise".[6]

Musiqq
Background information
OriginLiepaja, Latvia
GenresPop, R&B
Years active2009—present
LabelsMicRec
Members

They are also known as Latvian rap duo called "Bermudu Divstūris", which formed in 2011.[7] The name of the rap duo is a play on Bermuda Triangle, the literal translation being "The Bermuda Digon". As "Bermudu Divstūris" the band has released three studio albums and in 2014 it received The Golden Microphone award as "Best hip-hop or dance album".

History Edit

2009: Formation Edit

Musiqq formed in 2009, when founding member Marats Ogļezņevs left his previous group "Device" and invited Emīls Balceris to a meeting. The singers had previously met by participating in the TV show "Koru kari" ("Choir Wars") in 2008, where Emīls Balceris and Marats Ogļezņevs sang together in Liepājas red choir, led by singer Chilli. In the same year, Marats Ogļezņevs saw Emīls Balceris perform in the youth broadcast "SeMS" and decided to write him a letter with an invitation to meet and work together. At group's first meeting, they wrote four demo versions of songs.[1][8]

2010: Šī ir tikai mūzika Edit

Musiqq released their debut album, "Šī ir tikai mūzika"("This is just a music"), on 24 March 2010, which was recorded at MicRec recording company in cooperation with the producer Jānis Kalve. Four singles were released from "Šī ir tikai mūzika"("This is just a music"), including their first single "Klimata kontrole"("Climate control") and "Abrakadabra", which won the main prize of the pop music survey "Musical Bank". Other singles from the album were "Pirmā manā Ziemassvētku sarakstā"("The first on my Christmas list"), which was Christmas themed, and the hit "Dzimšanas diena"("Birthday"), which reached number 3 in "SEB Musical Bank 2010".[9][10]

2014: Vēl viena mūzika Edit

After the success of "Šī ir tikai mūzika"("This is just a music"), Musiqq returned to the studio to begin work on their second album, "Vēl viena mūzika"("Another music"), continuing to collaborate with the producer Jānis Kalve. The album was released in November 2014, celebrating the 5th birthday of the group, and spawned several popular singles including "Sekundes"("Seconds"), "Cтрана без называния"("Country without name"), performed with musician Giacomo and "Angel in Disguise", which had already competed in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest selection.[11][12] To date the largest Musiqq live performance has been their fifth birthday concert in a concert hall Palladium in Riga on November 16, 2014, in which they revealed album "Vēl viena mūzika"("Another music").[13][14]

2015: Silta sirds Edit

Musiqq album "Silta sirds"("Warm heart") is their first acoustic album made in collaboration with group "DaGamba", pop group "DoReMi", guitarist Uldis Beitiņš, bass guitarist Viktors Veselovs and saxophonist Alex Han. The album got his name from the lead single, also called "Silta sirds"("Warm heart"). The members of the group are very excited about this album idea being realized, because they started thinking about an acoustic album a while ago, and its title "Warm Heart" shows album emotional impression.[15]

In this time Musiqq announced their first acoustic concert tour "Silta sirds" and they visited five cities in Latvia – Valmiera, Rīga, Rēzekne, Liepāja and Jelgava. Members of Musiqq performed together with the guitarist Uldis Beitiņš, bass Roberts Rasa, pianist, guitarist Edgars Jass, Viktors Veselovs (percussion), saxophonist Alex Han and back vocal - Rūta Dūduma to create an acoustic sound.[16]

2019: 10 Edit

Musiqq latest album "10" has been released in honor of the band's 10th anniversary. The album was a release of 10 tracks of which the best known are "Biļete tikai uz priekšu", "Sāc ar sevi", "Tētis var visu", "Bozies" and "Salas". On April 27, 2019 the band also held a concert in "Arena Riga" dedicated to its 10th anniversary, which was the most grandiose concert the band has ever had in its 10 years.[17]

Musical style Edit

Musiqq's musical style has generally been regarded in pop and R&B style. The author of the lyrics and music is Marats Ogļezņevs. They arranges and produces their own songs by themselves in three different languages - Latvian, English and Russian.[18]

Band members Edit

  • Emīls Balceris – lead vocals
  • Marats Ogļezņevs - lead vocals, music and lyrics author

Discography Edit

  • "Šī ir tikai mūzika"(2010)
  • "Vēl viena mūzika" (2014)
  • "Silta Sirds" (2015)
  • "10" (2019)

Awards and nominations Edit

Since 2009, Musiqq's songs have regularly been considered as some of the highest selling in Latvia,[5] and their songs are often played on the radio, television and concerts, which confirms three Copyright infinity prizes, which receives author, whose works have been used the most in different ways.[19] The band also received the award "Gada Liepājnieks" ("Liepajnieks of the year" is a prize awarded for those, who have invested their time, effort and talent into making the city a better place) in nomination "Music" in 2010.[18]

Musiqq contributions to music have also received recognition with "Abrakadabra" consistently being ranked as the most "valuable" song in the Latvian Radio 2 pop and rock song survey "SEB Musical Bank 2009'' and the next year they got third place with the song "Dzimšanas diena"("Birthday") from their debut album.[20] In 2011, the band participated in the TV song contest "Eirodziesmas 2011" ("Eurosongs 2011") final with the song "Angel in Disguise", and won the opportunity to represent Latvia in the international Eurovision Song Contest in Germany, where they ranked number 17 in the second semifinal.[21][22] In 2015, Musiqq won three nominations in the record of the year prize "Zelta Mikrofons 2014"("Golden Microphone 2014") - "Labākais pop albums"("Best pop album"), "Labakā dziesma"("The best song") and "Alfas gada dziesma" ("Alpha song of the year") with the song "Sekundes"("Seconds") from their second album.[8][23] The band was ranked in "SEB Musical bank" top 15 for many years,[8] and in 2017, the song “Debesis iekrita tevī” ("The sky is falling on you"), which they wrote and performed with fellow Latvian music group Prāta vētra (Brainstorm), ranked first place as the most ''valuable'' song, and won the record of the year prize "Zelta Mikrofons 2017" ("Golden Microphone 2017") in the category "Labākā dziesma" ("The best song").[24][25][26]

References Edit

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  2. ^ Sergejeva, Santa (26 January 2010). "- DELFI". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  3. ^ www.cube.lv, Cube /. "Autori : MicRec Publishing". www.micrecmusic.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  4. ^ DELFI, Mongo.lv (2010-03-26). "Grupa "Musiqq" prezentē debijas albumu". DELFI (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  5. ^ a b PlatformArtist (2015-03-04). "Musiqq". PlatFormaCD. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  6. ^ ""Musiqq" startē Eirovīzijā" (in Latvian). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  7. ^ "Grupas "Musiqq" saldie zēni šokē ar pavisam jaunu stilu". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). 30 December 2011. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  8. ^ a b c Kļepikova, Ilze (20 February 2015). "Skatītāju mīlētie hitu radītāji". liepajniekiem.lv. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  9. ^ ""Musiqq" debijas albums jau 24.martā!". Mūzika (in Latvian). 15 March 2010. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  10. ^ Straumanis, Andris (2010-04-06). "Pop duo Musiqq releases debut album - Latvians Online". Latvians Online. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  11. ^ ""Vēl viena mūzika" - Musiqq - Latvijas Mūzikas menedžmenta aģentūra". Latvijas Mūzikas menedžmenta aģentūra. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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  13. ^ www.redbird.lv, Redbird / (10 July 2014). "MUSIQQ INVITES TO THEIR FIRST CONCERT AT PALLADIUM - Palladium". www.palladium.lv. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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  15. ^ "MUSIQQ jauns, akustisks albums - "SILTA SIRDS" - MICREC". www.micrec.lv (in Latvian). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  16. ^ "MUSIQQ. WARM HEART | GORS". www.latgalesgors.lv. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  17. ^ "MUSIQQ jauns albums "10"". www.muzikaspasaule.lv. (in Latvian). Retrieved 2020-12-02.
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  19. ^ "MUSIQQ. Labāko dziesmu programma". www.bilesuparadize.lv. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  20. ^ ""Muzikālajā bankā" uzvar "Musiqq" dziesma "Abrakadabra"". liepajniekiem.lv. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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Musiqq is a Latvian pop music duo from Liepaja formed by Marats Ogleznevs and Emils Balceris The duo first gained exposure in June 2009 with the release of their first single Klimata kontrole Climate control but on October 1 their second single Abrakadabra came out which was a radio hit in Latvia and SEB Musical Bank 2009 winner 1 2 Their debut album Si ir tikai muzika This is just music was released in March 2010 which included radio hits such as Abrakadabra Dzimsanas diena Birthday and Klimata kontrole Climate control 3 4 Both singers were awarded as Gada Liepajnieks Liepajnieks of the year is a prize awarded for those who have invested their time effort and talent into making the city a better place in nomination Music and received three Copyright infinity prizes because their songs are the most played on the radio television and concerts 5 Musiqq represented Latvia in 2011 Eurovision Song Contest Dusseldorf with the song Angel in Disguise 6 MusiqqBackground informationOriginLiepaja LatviaGenresPop R amp BYears active2009 presentLabelsMicRecMembersMarats Ogleznevs Emils BalcerisThey are also known as Latvian rap duo called Bermudu Divsturis which formed in 2011 7 The name of the rap duo is a play on Bermuda Triangle the literal translation being The Bermuda Digon As Bermudu Divsturis the band has released three studio albums and in 2014 it received The Golden Microphone award as Best hip hop or dance album Contents 1 History 1 1 2009 Formation 1 2 2010 Si ir tikai muzika 1 3 2014 Vel viena muzika 1 4 2015 Silta sirds 1 5 2019 10 2 Musical style 3 Band members 4 Discography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit2009 Formation Edit Musiqq formed in 2009 when founding member Marats Ogleznevs left his previous group Device and invited Emils Balceris to a meeting The singers had previously met by participating in the TV show Koru kari Choir Wars in 2008 where Emils Balceris and Marats Ogleznevs sang together in Liepajas red choir led by singer Chilli In the same year Marats Ogleznevs saw Emils Balceris perform in the youth broadcast SeMS and decided to write him a letter with an invitation to meet and work together At group s first meeting they wrote four demo versions of songs 1 8 2010 Si ir tikai muzika Edit Musiqq released their debut album Si ir tikai muzika This is just a music on 24 March 2010 which was recorded at MicRec recording company in cooperation with the producer Janis Kalve Four singles were released from Si ir tikai muzika This is just a music including their first single Klimata kontrole Climate control and Abrakadabra which won the main prize of the pop music survey Musical Bank Other singles from the album were Pirma mana Ziemassvetku saraksta The first on my Christmas list which was Christmas themed and the hit Dzimsanas diena Birthday which reached number 3 in SEB Musical Bank 2010 9 10 2014 Vel viena muzika Edit After the success of Si ir tikai muzika This is just a music Musiqq returned to the studio to begin work on their second album Vel viena muzika Another music continuing to collaborate with the producer Janis Kalve The album was released in November 2014 celebrating the 5th birthday of the group and spawned several popular singles including Sekundes Seconds Ctrana bez nazyvaniya Country without name performed with musician Giacomo and Angel in Disguise which had already competed in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest selection 11 12 To date the largest Musiqq live performance has been their fifth birthday concert in a concert hall Palladium in Riga on November 16 2014 in which they revealed album Vel viena muzika Another music 13 14 2015 Silta sirds Edit Musiqq album Silta sirds Warm heart is their first acoustic album made in collaboration with group DaGamba pop group DoReMi guitarist Uldis Beitins bass guitarist Viktors Veselovs and saxophonist Alex Han The album got his name from the lead single also called Silta sirds Warm heart The members of the group are very excited about this album idea being realized because they started thinking about an acoustic album a while ago and its title Warm Heart shows album emotional impression 15 In this time Musiqq announced their first acoustic concert tour Silta sirds and they visited five cities in Latvia Valmiera Riga Rezekne Liepaja and Jelgava Members of Musiqq performed together with the guitarist Uldis Beitins bass Roberts Rasa pianist guitarist Edgars Jass Viktors Veselovs percussion saxophonist Alex Han and back vocal Ruta Duduma to create an acoustic sound 16 2019 10 Edit Musiqq latest album 10 has been released in honor of the band s 10th anniversary The album was a release of 10 tracks of which the best known are Bilete tikai uz prieksu Sac ar sevi Tetis var visu Bozies and Salas On April 27 2019 the band also held a concert in Arena Riga dedicated to its 10th anniversary which was the most grandiose concert the band has ever had in its 10 years 17 Musical style EditMusiqq s musical style has generally been regarded in pop and R amp B style The author of the lyrics and music is Marats Ogleznevs They arranges and produces their own songs by themselves in three different languages Latvian English and Russian 18 Band members EditEmils Balceris lead vocals Marats Ogleznevs lead vocals music and lyrics authorDiscography Edit Si ir tikai muzika 2010 Vel viena muzika 2014 Silta Sirds 2015 10 2019 Awards and nominations EditSince 2009 Musiqq s songs have regularly been considered as some of the highest selling in Latvia 5 and their songs are often played on the radio television and concerts which confirms three Copyright infinity prizes which receives author whose works have been used the most in different ways 19 The band also received the award Gada Liepajnieks Liepajnieks of the year is a prize awarded for those who have invested their time effort and talent into making the city a better place in nomination Music in 2010 18 Musiqq contributions to music have also received recognition with Abrakadabra consistently being ranked as the most valuable song in the Latvian Radio 2 pop and rock song survey SEB Musical Bank 2009 and the next year they got third place with the song Dzimsanas diena Birthday from their debut album 20 In 2011 the band participated in the TV song contest Eirodziesmas 2011 Eurosongs 2011 final with the song Angel in Disguise and won the opportunity to represent Latvia in the international Eurovision Song Contest in Germany where they ranked number 17 in the second semifinal 21 22 In 2015 Musiqq won three nominations in the record of the year prize Zelta Mikrofons 2014 Golden Microphone 2014 Labakais pop albums Best pop album Labaka dziesma The best song and Alfas gada dziesma Alpha song of the year with the song Sekundes Seconds from their second album 8 23 The band was ranked in SEB Musical bank top 15 for many years 8 and in 2017 the song Debesis iekrita tevi The sky is falling on you which they wrote and performed with fellow Latvian music group Prata vetra Brainstorm ranked first place as the most valuable song and won the record of the year prize Zelta Mikrofons 2017 Golden Microphone 2017 in the category Labaka dziesma The best song 24 25 26 References Edit a b Muzika MUSIQQ Biografija www draugiem lv in Latvian Retrieved 2018 05 09 Sergejeva Santa 26 January 2010 DELFI www delfi lv in Latvian Retrieved 2018 05 09 www cube lv Cube Autori MicRec Publishing www micrecmusic lv in Latvian Retrieved 2018 05 09 DELFI Mongo lv 2010 03 26 Grupa Musiqq prezente debijas albumu DELFI in Latvian Retrieved 2018 05 09 a b PlatformArtist 2015 03 04 Musiqq PlatFormaCD Retrieved 2018 05 09 Musiqq starte Eirovizija in Latvian 12 May 2011 Retrieved 2018 05 09 Grupas Musiqq saldie zeni soke ar pavisam jaunu stilu Jauns lv in Latvian 30 December 2011 Retrieved 2018 05 09 a b c Klepikova Ilze 20 February 2015 Skatitaju miletie hitu raditaji liepajniekiem lv Retrieved 2018 05 09 Musiqq debijas albums jau 24 marta Muzika in Latvian 15 March 2010 Retrieved 2018 05 09 Straumanis Andris 2010 04 06 Pop duo Musiqq releases debut album Latvians Online Latvians Online Retrieved 2018 05 09 Vel viena muzika Musiqq Latvijas Muzikas menedzmenta agentura Latvijas Muzikas menedzmenta agentura Retrieved 2018 05 09 Vanzovics Sandris 20 January 2015 RECENZIJA Musiqq Vel viena muzika nra lv Retrieved 2018 05 09 www redbird lv Redbird 10 July 2014 MUSIQQ INVITES TO THEIR FIRST CONCERT AT PALLADIUM Palladium www palladium lv Retrieved 2018 05 09 Musiqq aicina uz savu pirmo lielkoncertu Palladium Muzika in Latvian 16 November 2014 Retrieved 2018 05 09 MUSIQQ jauns akustisks albums SILTA SIRDS MICREC www micrec lv in Latvian 27 October 2010 Retrieved 2018 05 09 MUSIQQ WARM HEART GORS www latgalesgors lv 10 December 2015 Retrieved 2018 05 09 MUSIQQ jauns albums 10 www muzikaspasaule lv in Latvian Retrieved 2020 12 02 a b Music export Latvia Music export Latvia Retrieved 2018 05 09 MUSIQQ Labako dziesmu programma www bilesuparadize lv Retrieved 2018 05 09 Muzikalaja banka uzvar Musiqq dziesma Abrakadabra liepajniekiem lv 24 January 2010 Retrieved 2018 05 09 tvnet lv 12 February 2011 Grupa Musiqq ieklust Eirodziesmas finala liepajniekiem lv Retrieved 2018 05 09 TVNET 16 May 2011 Musiqq Eirovizijas pusfinala palikusi 17 vieta Muzika in Latvian Retrieved 2018 05 09 Balceris Emils 17 January 2015 Emils Balceris Cilveku atbalsts un novertejums ir pats butiskakais liepajniekiem lv Retrieved 2018 05 09 liepajniekiem lv 21 January 2017 Muzikalaja banka triumfe grupu Prata Vetra un Musiqq kopdarbs liepajniekiem lv Retrieved 2018 05 09 LETA 1 March 2017 Par Zelta mikrofona 2017 labako dziesmu klust Prata vetras un Musiqq izpildita Debesis iekrita tevi liepajniekiem lv Retrieved 2018 05 09 Prata vetra un Musiqq Liepajai davina nopelnito naudas balvu Rekurzeme lv 3 March 2017 Retrieved 2018 05 09 External links EditMusiqq on Myspace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Musiqq amp oldid 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