Navai is a rap artist, lyricist, artist. He is known to fans as a member of the HammAli & Navai group. Navai's work is loved for sincerity, light lyrics and love themes that he raises in the tracks.
Childhood and youth
The artist's date of birth is April 2, 1993. Navai Bakirov (real name of the rap artist) comes from provincial Samara. It is easy to guess that the artist is Azerbaijani by nationality. He fondly remembers his childhood years. Navai was brought up in an intelligent family. Parents managed to instill in their son the right upbringing.
Like all children, Bakirov attended a comprehensive school. During his school years, he was more interested in music than studying. Parents also noted for themselves that they have an incredibly musical child.
During his school years, he took part in various music competitions. In addition, not a single festive event took place without the participation of Navai. He even sang in the school choir.
After receiving a matriculation certificate, Bakirov decided to continue his education. He went to the capital of Russia. In Moscow, the young man became a student at the Academy of Labor and Social Relations.
Navai's creative path
Being a student of the prestigious Academy, Navai still does not leave the thought of a singing career. In 2011, he even posted his debut piece of music on social networks, which was called "I didn't lie." At the same time, an already well-known creative pseudonym appeared - Navai.
Friends and relatives supported Bakirov in the decision to realize himself in the creative profession. At this time, he receives the lion's share of support from Alexander Aliyev, who is known to fans as HammAli. Navai was also supported by Bakhtiyar Aliyev. Bakirov even today calls the latter his mentor and teacher.
Along with this, Navai is looking for another rap artist to create a duet. For a long time he could not "put together" a musical project. In 2011, he performed in the capital's club as a solo artist.
He constantly collaborated with other musicians. Experiments ended with the release of cool tracks. During this period of time, he releases the track "Leave" (with the participation of Gosh Mataradze). Music lovers and representatives of the Russian rap party drew attention to Navai.
Until 2016, he recorded a few more tracks. He was depressed and devastated. Navai decided to take a break in creativity in order to correctly prioritize.
Creation of the duo HammAli & Navai
The position of the rap artist changed when he created a duet with HammAli. Some time later, the group presented the musical work "A Day in the Calendar", thanks to which an unrealistic number of music lovers drew attention to them.
Navai performed in a duet with a rapper, but despite this he continued to pursue a solo career. For example, the artist recorded the track “Fly Together” (with the participation of Bakhtiyar Aliyev), and even released a romantic video for the composition. Since 2016, he will repeatedly enter into interesting collaborations.
In 2017, the duo added a new track to their repertoire. We are talking about the song "Fary-fogs". The composition was incredibly warmly received by fans and music critics. On the wave of popularity, the premiere of the song “I Close My Eyes” (with the participation of Jozzy) took place.
In the same year, they presented the songs “They are worthless” and “A diamond in the mud”. A couple of months later, the duo presented the songs "Until the Morning". At the end of 2017, a cool video was released for the track "If you want, I'll come to you." On the eve of the New Year, the band's repertoire was replenished with the song "Suffocating".
A year later, the duet presented the song "Notes". Fans in the literal sense of the word bombarded the musicians with questions about the release of their debut LP. The artists were laconic. They showed themselves in practice.
The release of the long-awaited album
In 2018, the duo's discography finally opened with the Janavi compilation. With the release of the disc, the group's popularity multiplied tenfold. In support of the collection, the guys went on a large-scale tour.
After the tour, the guys recorded the track "I'm all Monroe" (with the participation of Egor Creed) and “What if it’s love?”. Both tracks did not want to leave the music charts for a long time. In general, the compositions were duly appreciated by the "fans".
In 2019, an impressive amount of money was stolen from the rap artist. It happened after one of the performances. The artist was not very upset. He said he always took money lightly.
In 2020, Navai presented the musical work Black Gelding. Things were going well for the duo, so when the rap artist decided to leave the project in 2021, the information plunged fans into the show. Navai commented on his departure as follows:
“We have achieved what we wanted. I want to note that quarrels or claims did not become the reason for the collapse of the team. My teammate and I remained on friendly terms…”.
Navai: details of the artist's personal life
The artist prefers to remain silent about his personal life. The social networks of the rap artist are also “dumb”. He never named the name of his beloved. Over a long creative career, he was repeatedly credited with novels with Russian media personalities.
At one time, journalists obsessively tried to attribute Navai an affair with Russian actress Kristina Asmus, who is known to fans from the TV series Interns. Some headlines indicated that Kristina divorced Kharlamov because of an affair with Navai, and he even dedicated several tracks to her. Asmus even had to refute the "duck". She commented that she broke up with Garik for a completely different reason.
Bakirov said that he couldn’t stand fleeting relationships, although he had the opportunity to “get over the girls.” Navai said that he dreams of building a strong family, but for this period of time he is not ripe for a serious relationship.
After Navai went to "free swimming", he changed his image somewhat. For example, the artist shaved off his beard. Fans noticed that the new style really suits the rapper. By the way, Bakirov takes care of himself. Physical data helps him to support sports.
Interesting facts about the artist
- He considers Moscow his hometown. Navai says that this is where his “dawn” began.
- The rap artist started working early. Already at the age of 11 he worked as a waiter. The Navai family lived modestly. He helped his parents.
- The main rule of the artist's life is the word "But". “I don’t have my own house yet, but I have a car.”
Navai: our days
In 2021, Navai took part in the recording of the last LP of the duo HammAli & Navai. The collection is incredibly cool. It was led by diverse tracks.
On June 12, 2021, HammAli & Navai performed at Arena by Soho Family. Despite the fact that the guys announced their breakup at the beginning of spring, there is no indication in the event poster that this concert will be a farewell concert. Fans hope that the guys will continue to work together.
On September 17, HammAli & Navai, together with the Hands Up team, presented a new duet track, The Last Kiss. The single was released by Warner Music Russia in cooperation with Atlantic Records Russia.
