Maraaya

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Maraaya
Maraaya in 2022
Maraaya in 2022
Background information
OriginLjubljana, Slovenia
Genres
Years active2014–present
LabelsDance and Love
BIP Records
Nika Records
Warner Music
MembersAleš Vovk (Raay)
Marjetka Vovk
Websitemaraaya.com

Maraaya are a Slovenian duo founded by Marjetka Vovk and Aleš Vovk (Raay) in 2014. The group's name is a combination of its members' names, while its pronunciation means "She has Raay" in Slovene.[1][2]

Raay is credited as co-writer and producer for many Slovenian artists. He is credited as the composer on Slovenia's

Muza" and "Heart of Gold") for BQL
, a Slovenian brothers duo.

In September 2017 they signed a contract with Warner Music Group and became the first Slovenian artists to sign with Warner Music.

After BQL, they are the second Slovenian artist to reach the top position on the national official singles charts

Diamond Duck
".

Career

2014: First single

The duo of producer Raay (real name: Aleš Vovk) and vocalist Marjetka Vovk (née Jurkovnik), both previously members of the turbo-folk group Turbo Angels, was formed in 2014 when they released their first single "Lovin' Me". This song was among the top 20 most selling singles in Italy and a big success at iTunes music charts in Belgium, Germany, Italy and Slovenia.

It was also listed on the Polish "Bravo Hits Zima 2015" compilation. This song was among the top ten selling singles in Italy and was ranked at 34th place in the German DJ's Dance Top 100 singles chart.[3]

"Lovin' Me" charted in many countries' official singles charts: it was ranked in 13th place in the Slovenian

Ultratip 100
chart.

2015: Eurovision

#1 in Slovenia (SloTop50)

They represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with their second single "Here for You".[4] They performed in the second semi final where the song gathered 92 points and earned 5th place. In the grand final the song received 39 points and came 14th.[5]

Like "Lovin' Me", "Here For You" charted in many countries' official singles charts: it topped the Slovenian

Suomen virallinen lista digital chart. This song also topped the German Hitfire singles chart.[6][7]

In September 2015 they presented and released their third single "

Cankar Hall, Ljubljana. It charted at 12th place in the official Slovenian singles SloTop50 chart, without any international success.[8]

2016: Fourth single

They presented and released their fourth single "Nothing Left for Me" as special guests at the Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It charted at 18th place in the official Slovenian singles SloTop50 chart, without any international success.[9]

2017: Fifth single ft. BQL

On 26 May 2017, Maraaya featuring BQL premiered their fifth single "It's Complicated" and the video for the song at the same time on Cankar Street in Ljubljana. This single was officially released on 7 June 2017 and a Croatian version was released two days later.

On 22 September 2017, Maraaya released their sixth single "

Diamond Duck" for the worldwide market with help of Warner Music. In Slovenia, the song was officially released on 2 October 2017. The song made its SloTop50
debut and peaked the chart immediately.

Discography

Personal life

Raay and Marjetka are a married couple and have two sons, named Vid and Oskar.[10] They have a private music school searching for and teaching young talented singers and musicians.

References

  1. ^ "Interview: Maraaya (Slovenia 2015)". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Meet Maraaya in Slovenia". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ "German DJ's Dance Top 100 singles chart". hitfire.eu. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ^ Granger, Anthony (28 February 2015). "Slovenia: Maraaya to Vienna!". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Stavnice so imele prav: zmaga Švedski! Slovenija 14". MMMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Hitfire singles chart 2015, Week 22". hitfire.eu. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Maraaya's Here for You hit top peak at hitfire chart". hitfire.eu. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Maraaya's third single: Living Again". YouTube. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Maraaya's third single: Nothing Left for Me". YouTube. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Maraaya's biography". maraaya.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2015
Succeeded by
Blue and Red
"