Artik is a Ukrainian singer, musician, composer, producer. He is known to his fans for the Artik and Asti project. He has several successful LPs to his credit, dozens of top hit tracks and an unrealistic number of music awards.
Childhood and youth of Artyom Umrikhin
He was born in Zaporozhye (Ukraine). His childhood was as restless as possible (in the good sense of the word) and active. He loved sports. Umrikhin enjoyed riding a bike and holding a soccer ball.
Music attracted him at the age of 11. It was then that he first heard the works of then such a popular group "Bachelor Party". The guy got frantic pleasure from listening to incendiary songs. Then he first made attempts to record something like this using several tape recorders.
The creative path of the artist Artik
The creative part of the artist's biography originates in the capital of Ukraine - Kyiv. It was in this metropolis that the young man took the creative pseudonym Artik, and began to record tracks as part of the Karaty team.
The guys released several quite suitable collections, became silver medalists at an international competition and received a nomination for the ShowBiz AWARD. The Carats group was doing really well.
In 2008, the premiere of another studio album took place, which was called "No Copies". After that, the artists performed on the “Song of the Year”, and were again nominated for a number of popular awards.
Artik's departure coincided with the release of the second studio album Osnovy. The musician said that he was not going to “score” on music, but from now on he wants to focus on his solo career.
After a couple of years, he was seen in collaboration with quite popular artists. Quest Pistols, Anastasia Kochetkova, Yulia Savicheva, T-Killah и Gigan - far from all the stars with whom the Ukrainian star managed to work.
The foundation of the duet "Artik and Astik"
Around the same period of time, he decided to "put together" a creative duet. The charming Anna Dzyuba was taken in place of the vocalist. Artik liked the vocal and external data of the girl. They "sang" perfectly, so he had no doubt that Dziuba should be accepted into his team.
In this composition, Artik & Asti recorded their debut work. We are talking about the composition "Antistress". But, the duo gained genuine popularity with the release of the track "My Last Hope". The presentation of the composition not only strengthened the position of the artists, but also won the leading places in the music charts. The next composition "Clouds" repeated the success of the previous work.
2013 was remembered by the "fans" for the release of the debut full-length LP. We are talking about the disc "#RayOneForTwo". In addition to previously released tracks, the album was topped by 10 more unrealistically cool songs.
In 2015, the duo's discography became richer by one more collection. The album was titled "Here and Now". By the way, the presented studio album turned out to be more successful than the previous work. Artik & Asti has put the Golden Gramophone award on its shelf.
The band also became a nominee for "Best Promotion" on the Russian Music box channel. In 2017, the team, with the participation of the Marseille team, was nominated for RU TV as the Best Duet. The guys bathed in the rays of glory.
Release of the group's third album
Around the same period of time, the premiere of the third studio album took place. "Number 1" - finally convinced critics and fans that the musicians have no equal.
The group's songs were played on the top radio stations in Ukraine and Russia. Video clips of the duet could be seen on the main channels of the CIS countries. The duet enjoyed great popularity, thanks to which the number of their concerts increased.
In 2019, they presented the disc "7 (Part 1)". The release of the collection was timed to coincide with a small anniversary - the duet turned 7 years old. A year later, the guys announced the release of the album "7 (Part 2)". Among the presented tracks, music lovers especially appreciated "Everything is Past" and "The Last Kiss".
Further, the duet pleased the "fans" with information about the launch of the big tour "Sad Dance". The team performed not only in the CIS countries, but also in Germany.
In 2020, Artik recorded an unrealistically cool track with Stas Mikhailov. We are talking about the composition "Take my hand." A year later, another collab happened. This time with Hanza & Oweek. The musicians released the song "Dance".
Artik: details of the artist's personal life
There were various rumors about the personal life of Artyom Umrikhin. The fact is that he was credited with an affair with a duet colleague - Anna Dziuba. In fact, the artists have never had a romantic relationship. They were connected only by work.
In 2016, Artyom married a charming beauty named Ramina Ezdovska. He made a marriage proposal to the girl abroad. The wedding took place in colorful Las Vegas.
For this period of time (2021), the couple is raising two children who were born in America. Umrikhin often posts photos with his family on social networks.
Artik: our days
In the summer of 2021, Artik & Asti expanded their discography with the record Millennium X. The collection was headed by 9 worthy works. The compositions "Love after you" and "Hysterical" deserve special attention.
In November, Anna and Artyom were taken aback by the fans with the news that Dzyuba, after 10 years of work in the team, was leaving the project. As it turned out, Anna made a choice towards a solo career.
Artyom commented that they parted with Anna absolutely calmly and without common claims to each other. He also said that the team will continue to exist.
The last release in the old line-up was the unrealistically cool track Family. Note that David Guetta and rap artist A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie took part in the recording of the musical work. The presentation of the track took place on November 5, 2021.
Later, journalists began to spread rumors that the place Anna Dziuba will take the Ukrainian singer EtoLubov. She is called the muse of Alan Badoev. “My love with music is endless. She comes from childhood. I recognize my feminine essence with her and share this with my audience. Finally I found a balance. The time has come when I will speak with people in the language of music, ”this is how Lyubov Fomenko (real name of the performer) introduced herself in one of the interviews.
In mid-November, she got in touch with fans to dot the “e”:
"This is wrong. I won't be part of a duet. Artyom and I really work together, but on my solo project EtoLubov, and the other day we released a wonderful work “Mango”. Listen, watch and enjoy,” she said.
