Artik & Asti are a harmonious duet. The guys were able to attract the attention of music lovers due to lyrical songs filled with deep meaning. Although the group's repertoire also includes "light" songs that simply make the listener dream, smile and create.
History and composition of the Artik & Asti team
At the origins of the Artik & Asti group is Artyom Umrikhin. The young man was born on December 9, 1985. To date, he managed to realize himself as a singer, director and composer.
Artyom's childhood passed according to the classical scenario - he played football, went to school, and, secretly from his parents and friends, recorded songs of his own composition.
Once, an album of the then popular group "Bachelor Party" fell into the hands of Artyom. At that time, the group was popular in all CIS countries. Artyom wiped the band's tracks to holes.
The young man learned each song of the collection by heart. Since then, Artyom fell in love with rap - he began to record tracks, rap and dream of a big stage.
Having received a certificate, Artyom, together with like-minded people, created the Karaty team. The guys started performing at local clubs. A year later, the soloists of the Karaty group moved to the capital of Ukraine - Kyiv.
Soon the guys released their debut album "Platinum Music". The disc has become popular not only in Ukraine, but also outside the country. Soon, the influential producer Dmitry Klimashenko offered the guys cooperation, and they agreed.
At this time, Artyom became known to the general public under the creative pseudonym Artik. In addition to working within the team, he was engaged in solo singing.
In addition, the rapper collaborated with other show business stars. The singer managed to work with Yulia Savicheva and Dzhigan, a member of the Hot Chocolate group and the Quest Pistols team.
Artyom "grew" to the point that he decided to create his own project. For the group, he lacked that very “only one”. Thus began the search for a soloist for a new team.
How did Artik look for a partner for the group?
Artik set the following requirements - bright, charismatic, beautiful and with strong vocal abilities.
He came across the notes of Anya Dziuba. Artik realized that this was exactly what he needed. He contacted Yuri Barnash, asked for the girl's contacts. From this moment on, we can talk about the appearance of the duo Artik & Asti.
Anna Dziuba was born on June 24, 1990 in Cherkasy. From an early age, the girl was fond of playing musical instruments and vocals.
Anna always dreamed of becoming a singer, but it seemed to her an incredible dream. Until the moment she entered the stage, Dzyuba managed to work as an administrator and legal assistant.
While working, the girl recorded musical compositions. She posted songs on social networks, hoping that her talent would be noticed. As they say, dreams must come true.
In 2010, she received a call from Yuri Barnash, who offered to help her realize her musical plans.
Anna was familiar with the work of Artik. But, according to the girl herself, she could never imagine that “promoted” performers would want to cooperate with her.
Having overcome her fear, Dziuba went towards her dream. At first, the duet performed under the pseudonym Artik pres Asti. Then the guys decided that Artik & Asti sounded cooler.
Music by Artik & Asti
In 2012, the guys presented their debut video clip "Antistress". Music lovers liked the track. High-quality music that “rocks”, a professionally filmed video clip - this work had everything to make it a top one.
A year later, the band's discography was replenished with the debut disc "Paradise One for Two". The first track from the list “My last hope”, according to rotational data, gained over 1 million views in a month - this is a real success.
In 2015, the group's discography was replenished with the second album "Here and Now". This collection proved to be more successful than the previous work. The Artik & Asti group has put the Golden Gramophone award on its shelf.
In addition, the duet became a nominee for "Best promotion" on the Russian Music box channel. In 2017, the group, with the participation of the Marseille team, was nominated for RU.TV as the Best Duet.
In 2017, the duo presented their third studio album, Number 1. With this album, the guys finally consolidated their popularity.
The band's tracks were played on prestigious Russian and Ukrainian radio stations. Video clips of the group could be seen on the main channels of the CIS countries.
The guys were very popular, thanks to this, the number of their concerts increased. Touring activities mainly took place on the territory of Ukraine and Russia.
Artik & Asti today
The Artik & Asti group continues to delight fans with new songs and video clips. The most popular hit of recent times was the video clip for the song "I only smell of you" (with the participation of Glucose).
After the official release of the video, Glukoza wrote that she was glad to collaborate with such a talented duet.
In March 2018, the band played a concert for the residents of Omsk. Then they went to conquer St. Petersburg, and a little later they presented the new track "Indivisible".
Later, a music video was also released for the song. In 2018, he scored several tens of millions of views on YouTube video hosting.
The team has a shared verified page and personal official accounts on the Instagram social network. It was there that the latest news from the life of the popular band appeared.
In the same 2018, the duo performed in Sochi at the New Wave music festival.
Are Artik and Asti a couple?
The most popular question of journalists, according to the soloists of the group, is: “Are you a couple?”. Artik and Asti are beautiful young people.
But they frankly admit that they are united by friendly and working relations. Asti says that Artik is like a brother to her.
Anya's heart is busy. The couple does not plan to register a relationship. However, from time to time photos with her boyfriend appear on social networks.
As for Artyom's personal life, he is married. The singer's wife was a charming girl named Ramina. A year after the wedding, the woman gave Artik a son, Ethan.
In 2019, Artik & Asti expanded their discography with the album "7 (Part 1)". The compilation, released by the label Self Made, included 7 tracks of the group.
Judging by the fact that there is a note part 1 in the title of the release, the singers seem to announce that the second part of the album will be released soon. In honor of the tracks, video clips were filmed.
In 2020, fans waited for the release of the second part of the album. In February, the duet presented the collection "7 (Part 2)". The collection includes 8 musical compositions.
The band has an official website where fans can check out the playbill. So far, it is known that until November 2020 the band's concerts will be held in major cities of the Russian Federation.
Artik & Asti group in 2021
On March 12, 2021, the duo's mini-LP was released. The collection was called "Millennium". The album was topped by only 4 tracks. The presentation of the mini-disc took place at Warner Music Russia.
News about the solo career of Anna Dzyuba
The producer of the team said that Anna was leaving the project. The performer will build a solo career. Recall that this year the duet celebrated a round date - 10 years since the founding of the group. On the day of the decade, it became known that the team would soon renew the line-up.
Recall that the last release in the old line-up will be the single Family. Participated in the recording of the composition David Guetta and rap artist A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. The artists promise to release the musical work on November 5, 2021.
The new soloist of Artik & Asti
At the end of January 2022, what the fans of the team had been waiting for so long came true. The group presented a new track in an updated line-up. Umrikhin recorded the composition "Harmony" in a duet with a charming singer from Uzbekistan Seviley Veliyeva. A bright video is expected to be released in the coming days. The video was directed by Y. Katinsky from the team of Alan Badoev.
