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{{Infobox musical artist |
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| name = Rauf Kingsley |
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| image = Rauf Kingsley.png |
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| image_size = 250 |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|24|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] |
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| origin = [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]] |
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| years_active = 2016-present |
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| label = Synaps Production |
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| website = {{URL|https://raufkingsley.com/}} |
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'''Rauf Kingsley''' (born 24 February 1997), is a [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]] [[Pop music|pop]] [[musician]]<ref>{{cite web |title=My goal is to bring modern pop music to the Azerbaijani stage |url=http://shownews.az/news/show/6248-meqsedim-azerbaycan-sehnesine-muasir-pop-musiqisini-getirmekdir |website=shownews.az |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> and songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Rauf Kingsley və Pasterin mahnısı “ən çox dinlənilən”lərdə |url=https://olay.az/media/musiqi/3265-rauf-kingsley-ve-pasterin-mahnisi-en-chox-dinlenilenlerde.html |website=olay.az |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref>. Formerly based in [[New York City|New York]], Rauf collaborated with Azerbaijani rapper Paster after arriving in Baku, as well as Turkish rappers Tepki.<ref>{{cite web |title=Well-known Turkish rapper Tepki came to Baku for Rauf |url=https://showxeber.az/index.php?newsid=14752 |website=showxeber.az |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Well-known Turkish rapper Tepki came to Baku for Rauf |url=http://shownews.az/news/show/7558-turkiyenin-taninmis-reperi-tepki-rauf-ucun-bakiya-geldi |website=shownews.az |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> |
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== Life == |
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=== Early years === |
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He was born on February 24, 1997 in [[Baku]]. He entered [[Qafqaz University]] in 2015, but then moved to [[New York City|New York]] in 2016 to continue his education there. The artist began the first steps of his music career in [[New York City|New York]]. Wanting to pursue a professional music career in 2018, Kingsley began taking vocal lessons at the Voice Academy in [[New York City|New York]] and recording in a studio in [[Brooklyn]]. |
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=== Popularization === |
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In 2018, the first official single "Live in the Moment" was released. The debut single of the artist, who achieved continuous success with his first single, Azerbaijan has risen to the first place in the iTunes rankings. |
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Then, with the track "6 AM"<ref>{{cite web |title=Rauf Kingsley and Paster's song is in the "most listened to" |url=https://oxu.az/press-releases/579236 |website=oxu.az |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref>, which was released in March 2022, he achieved great success in Azerbaijan on the platforms of Apple Music, Spotify and iTunes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Azeri şarkıcı Rauf Kingsley, iTunes'da birinci oldu |url=https://www.hendekwebhaber.com/kultur-sanat/azeri-sarkici-rauf-kingsley-itunes-da-birinci-oldu-h2539.html |website=www.hendekwebhaber.com |language=Turkish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The first duet of Rauf Kingsley and Paster RISE ON THE FIRST STAGE on iTunes in one day |url=https://shownews.az/news/show/7586-rauf-kingsley-ve-pasterin-ilk-dueti-bir-gune-itunesda |website=shownews.az |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> The track, which rose to 3rd and then 2nd place in the listings of Apple Music, breaks the record of daily listening on Spotify in Azerbaijan. It also rose to No. 1 in the "Apple Music Top 100: Azerbaijan" list in the hip-hop category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rauf Kingsley and Paster's song is one of the most listened to |url=https://azerforum.com/az/oxu-az-oxuaz-rauf-kingsley-ve-pasterin-mahnisi-en-cox-dinlenilenlerde-foto-video |website=azerforum.com |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> |
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His rapid popularity also led him to be a guest on the "Fatehin Divanı" program on Azerbaijani Public Television.<ref>{{cite web |title=20 minlik geyimlə “Fatehin divanı”na çıxdı |url=https://news.milli.az/showbiz/1028603.html |website=news.milli.az |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Azərbaycanlı gənc ifaçı görünüşü üçün 20 mindən çox pul xərclədi: Rauf Kingsleyin lüks “look”u |url=https://nocomment.az/azerbaycanli-genc-ifaci-gorunusu-ucun-20-minden-cox-pul-xercledi-rauf-kingsleyin-luks-look-u-foto-video/ |website=nocomment.az |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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Revision as of 18:12, 25 March 2022
Rauf Kingsley | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 24 February 1997 Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Origin | Azerbaijani |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2016-present |
| Labels | Synaps Production |
| Website | raufkingsley |
Rauf Kingsley (born 24 February 1997), is a Azerbaijani pop musician[1] and songwriter[2]. Formerly based in New York, Rauf collaborated with Azerbaijani rapper Paster after arriving in Baku, as well as Turkish rappers Tepki.[3][4]
Life
Early years
He was born on February 24, 1997 in Baku. He entered Qafqaz University in 2015, but then moved to New York in 2016 to continue his education there. The artist began the first steps of his music career in New York. Wanting to pursue a professional music career in 2018, Kingsley began taking vocal lessons at the Voice Academy in New York and recording in a studio in Brooklyn.
Popularization
In 2018, the first official single "Live in the Moment" was released. The debut single of the artist, who achieved continuous success with his first single, Azerbaijan has risen to the first place in the iTunes rankings.
Then, with the track "6 AM"[5], which was released in March 2022, he achieved great success in Azerbaijan on the platforms of Apple Music, Spotify and iTunes.[6][7] The track, which rose to 3rd and then 2nd place in the listings of Apple Music, breaks the record of daily listening on Spotify in Azerbaijan. It also rose to No. 1 in the "Apple Music Top 100: Azerbaijan" list in the hip-hop category.[8]
His rapid popularity also led him to be a guest on the "Fatehin Divanı" program on Azerbaijani Public Television.[9][10]
References
- ^ "My goal is to bring modern pop music to the Azerbaijani stage". shownews.az (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "Rauf Kingsley və Pasterin mahnısı "ən çox dinlənilən"lərdə". olay.az (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "Well-known Turkish rapper Tepki came to Baku for Rauf". showxeber.az (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "Well-known Turkish rapper Tepki came to Baku for Rauf". shownews.az (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "Rauf Kingsley and Paster's song is in the "most listened to"". oxu.az (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "Azeri şarkıcı Rauf Kingsley, iTunes'da birinci oldu". www.hendekwebhaber.com (in Turkish).
- ^ "The first duet of Rauf Kingsley and Paster RISE ON THE FIRST STAGE on iTunes in one day". shownews.az (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "Rauf Kingsley and Paster's song is one of the most listened to". azerforum.com (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "20 minlik geyimlə "Fatehin divanı"na çıxdı". news.milli.az (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "Azərbaycanlı gənc ifaçı görünüşü üçün 20 mindən çox pul xərclədi: Rauf Kingsleyin lüks "look"u". nocomment.az (in Azerbaijani).