Ayah Marar Explained

Ayah Marar
Birth Place:Amman, Jordan
Origin:London, England, U.K.
Instruments:Vocals
Years Active:2004–present

Ayah Marar (Arabic: آية مرار; born 20 September 1980) isa Jordanian/Bulgarian singer and songwriter based in the UK. She has been featured as a vocalist or writer on music from British artists including Calvin Harris, DJ Fresh, Camo & Krooked, Bassline Smith and Jack Peñate. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Bass" and the "dubstep queen".[1]

Early life

Ayah was born in Amman, Jordan, to a Jordanian father and a Czech-Bulgarian mother. She spent most of her adolescence in Jordan, before emigrating to the UK at 18 years of age,[2] where she began her musical career at Warwick University.

Musical career

Marar is involved in the drum and bass scene and recorded her first single, 'Dance Child', with Loxy & Ink (Signal Records).[3] She recorded several singles in this genre, before meeting and collaborating with Calvin Harris and Toddla T in 2004.[4] Marar and Harris shared a home for a brief period, she toured the world as part of his live show and she collaborated on his second album, performing the vocals on 3 of the tracks, as well as a guest spot on Toddla's album and a single with his previous band Small Arms Fiya.[5]

Ayah worked at a record shop, Uptown Records, in Soho where she met and formed bonds with several radio and club personalities. In the meantime she helped to establish and run Lucky Devil Records and promoted events in and around London.

She wrote and recorded on albums by Jack Penate, Bassline Smith, Calvin Harris (forthcoming and previous LP) and DJ Fresh.[6]

Marar receives support from BBC Radio 1, Kiss FM,[7] Ministry of Sound radio[8] and BBC Radio 1Xtra,[9] appearing on the latter several times for shows and PAs, and with support from the likes of MistaJam[10] and Bailey. She has guest-hosted radio shows. Her recent single 'Unstoppable' was Jam Hot Record of the Week.[11]

Ayah launched her solo career and created her own independent label, "Hussle Girl", as a platform to release her own singles and forthcoming album, "The Real".[12] Her album The Real was released on 15 October 2012 via Hussle Girl and Transmission Recordings in the UK and Radikal Records in the US and Canada.[13]

She held a residency as a DJ at Herbal in Shoreditch for four years and worked as a touring MC with Hospital Records[14] and other companies. She formed a funk band, SlinkyFix, toured the UK and performed at events with Gilles Peterson and at the Jazz Café.

With the Austrian drum and bass duo, Camo & Krooked, she performed at Brixton Academy and throughout Europe.[15] Ayah was as of 2012 touring her solo material with DJ Tenku.[16]

Marar again collaborated with Calvin Harris on his 2013 single "Thinking About You".[17]

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

As featured artist

Charting
Others

Videography

2011

2012

2013

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VIBE Looks At Bass Queen Ayah Marar. Jessica. Wunsch. 18 February 2013. VIBE.
  2. Web site: Ayah Marar - Hussle Girl . 26 October 2014 .
  3. Web site: Introducing: Ayah Marar . Kmag.co.uk . 2011-01-17 . 2014-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102174746/http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/news/introducing-ayah-marar.html . 2 November 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Ones to watch: Ayah Marar - Music Blog . Digital Spy . 2012-03-29 . 2014-05-05.
  5. Web site: Toddla T - Elastic Artists. https://web.archive.org/web/20121208050340/http://www.elasticartists.net/artist/toddla-t/. dead. 8 December 2012. 8 December 2012.
  6. Web site: Coda Music Agency LLP - Talent Booking Agency | Corporate Events Entertainment . 2012-09-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902111506/http://www.codaagency.com/coda/ArtistPageDetails.aspx?ArtistId=2034 . 2 September 2012 . dmy .
  7. Web site: Ayah Marar added to KISS FM playlist . Absolutemarketing.co.uk . 2012-02-24 . 2014-05-05 . 13 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413150146/http://absolutemarketing.co.uk/news/ayah-marar-mind-controller . dead .
  8. Web site: Ministry Magazine . https://archive.today/20130129134114/http://www.ministryofsound.com/lifestyle/blog/615/video-yogi-ft-ayah-marar-follow-u/ . dead . 2013-01-29 . Ministryofsound.com . 2014-05-05 .
  9. Web site: ♪ MixDeluxe ♪ » Blog Archive » 1Xtra D&B M1X – 2012-08-23 – Crissy Criss Guest Ayah Marar Live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016080125/http://mixdeluxe.net/1xtra-db-m1x-%E2%80%93-2012-08-23-%E2%80%93-crissy-criss-guest-ayah-marar-live/. dead. 16 October 2012. 16 October 2012.
  10. Web site: BBC Radio 1Xtra - MistaJam, Adam F, Two Inch Punch and Ayah Marar . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-07-18 . 2014-05-05.
  11. Web site: BBC Radio 1Xtra - MistaJam, C4, True Tiger and Childish Gambino, Jam Hot: Ayah Marar 'Unstoppable' . Bbc.co.uk . 1970-01-01 . 2014-05-05.
  12. Web site: Ayah Marar, founder of Hussle Girl, on making it on the UK music scene . Managementtoday.co.uk . 2012-04-03 . 2014-05-05.
  13. Web site: Ayah Marar: My Work Stretches Beyond Being A Singer. Skiddle.com.
  14. Web site: NHS194CD: Camo + Krooked : Cross The Line. 4 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017193635/http://hospitalrecords.com/releases/index.php?catno=NHS194 . 17 October 2012 .
  15. Web site: "Cross The Line" feat Ayah Marar – Out Now « . Camoandkrooked.com . 2011-11-14 . 2014-05-05.
  16. Web site: Ayah Marar 29/08/12 | Kiss Presents . Kissfmuk.com . 2012-08-28 . 2014-05-05.
  17. News: Calvin Harris Teases Great Gatsby Themed Music Video For New Song 'Thinking About You'. 20 June 2013. Capital FM. 4 May 2018.
  18. Web site: Discografie Ayah Marar. Dutch . Ultratop. Hung Medien . 12 October 2012.
  19. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Calvin Harris|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} Calvin Harris – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100 ]. Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . 31 January 2013.
  20. Web site: Steffen Hung . Discographie Ayah Marar . Lescharts.com . 2016-07-21.
  21. Web site: Top 40-artiest: Aah Marar . Dutch . Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 . 18 January 2013.
  22. United Kingdom. Ayah Marar. 24 July 2022.

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