ELMAN (Russian: Эльман Эльман оглы Зейналов; ; born 18 November 1993) is a
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
singer and
musician
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, who created the label RAAVA Music.
Biography
Early life
Elman Zeynalov was born 18 November 1993 in Sumgait. His father died before he was born, and thus his mother and stepfather raised him. When Elman was still a child, his family moved to
Shakhty
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It was previously kn ...
, where he spent his childhood. Elman went to school and practiced
judo
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. After he finished school he attended Rostov State Transport University
(Ростовский государственный университет путей сообщения) and at 17 years old moved out of his parents' house. At this time he learned music, but did not receive professional education for it.
Music career
In 2017 Elman released the song «Адреналин», and his contract with
Warner Music Russia
Warner Music Group's labels include the following.
Flagship labels
*Atlantic Records
*Elektra Records
*Parlophone Records
*Warner Records
Atlantic Records Group
* 1st & 15th Entertainment
* All Money In
* Artist Partners Group
* Asylum Re ...
ended. That year he participated in the show
Fabrika Zvoyzd on
Muz-TV
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, taking 4th place. his producer was
Viktor Drobysh
Viktor Yakovlevich Drobysh (russian: Ви́ктор Я́ковлевич Дро́быш; born June 27, 1966, Leningrad, Russian SFSR) is a Russian composer and music producer, Honored Artist of Russia (2010).
Song Author group ''Buranovskiye Ba ...
, but his contract was eventually terminated. He wrote cover verses for popular songs and posted them to Instagram. In 2018, Elman started the label RAAVA Music, signing at the time three artists —
Andro,
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and himself, as well as a sound engineer.
Personal life
Elman married Margarite Tsoi on 6 December 2019. The couple have one child, a girl named Mariel who was born in 2020.
Discography
Solo tracks
Tracks with other singers
Videoclips
References
{{Reflist
Russian pop singers
Living people
1993 births
People from Sumgait
21st-century Russian singers