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Ayah Marar (Arabic: آية مرار; born 20 September 1980) is a Jordanian singer, songwriter, music producer, DJ, performer, writer, poet, model, entrepreneur, radio show host and label owner based in London. She has been featured as a vocalist or writer on music from British artists including Calvin Harris, DJ Fresh, Camo & Krooked, Bassline Smith and Jack Peñate.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Marar.

Ayah Marar
Born (1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 42)
Amman, Jordan
OriginLondon, UK
Genres
  • Drum and bass
  • pop
  • dance
  • R&B
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2004–present
Labels
  • Hussle Girl
  • Transmission Recordings
  • Hospital
  • Signal Records
  • Sony
Websiteayahmarar.com

She has been referred to as the "Queen of Bass" and the "dubstep queen".[1]


Early life


Ayah was born in Amman, Jordan on 20 September 1980, to a Jordanian father and a Czech-Bulgarian mother. She spent most of her adolescence in Jordan, before emigrating to the UK at 18 years of age,[2] where she began her musical career at Warwick University.[3]


Musical career


Marar is involved in the drum and bass scene and recorded her first single, 'Dance Child', with Loxy & Ink (Signal Records).[4] She recorded several singles in this genre, before meeting and collaborating with Calvin Harris and Toddla T in 2004.[5] Marar and Harris shared a home for a brief period, she toured the world as part of his live show and she collaborated on his second album, performing the vocals on 3 of the tracks, as well as a guest spot on Toddla's album and a single with his previous band Small Arms Fiya.[6]

Ayah worked at a record shop, Uptown Records, in Soho where she met and formed bonds with several radio and club personalities. In the meantime she helped to establish and run Lucky Devil Records and promoted events in and around London.

She wrote and recorded on albums by Jack Penate,[4] Bassline Smith, Calvin Harris (forthcoming and previous LP) and DJ Fresh.[7]

Marar receives support from BBC Radio 1, Kiss FM,[8] Ministry of Sound radio[9] and BBC Radio 1Xtra,[10] appearing on the latter several times for shows and PAs, and with support from the likes of MistaJam[11] and Bailey. She has guest-hosted several radio shows. Her recent single 'Unstoppable' was Jam Hot Record of the Week.[12]

Ayah launched her solo career and created her own independent label, "Hussle Girl", as a platform to release her own singles and forthcoming album, "The Real".[13]

Her album The Real was released on 15 October 2012 via Hussle Girl and Transmission Recordings in the UK and Radikal Records in the US and Canada.[14]

She held a residency as a DJ at Herbal[7] in Shoreditch for four years and worked as a touring MC with Hospital Records[15] and other companies. She formed a funk band, SlinkyFix, toured the UK and performed at events with Gilles Peterson and at the Jazz Café.

With the Austrian drum and bass duo, Camo & Krooked, she performed at Brixton Academy and throughout Europe.[16] Ayah is currently touring her solo material with DJ Tenku.[17]

Marar again collaborated with Calvin Harris on his 2013 single "Thinking About You".[18]


Discography



Albums



Singles and EPs




Charting
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
 AUS
 BEL (FL)
[19]		 CAN
[20]		 FRA
[21]		 GER
 IRE
 NL
[22]		 NZ
 US
2013 "Thinking About You"
(Calvin Harris featuring Ayah Marar)		 8282758925611234086 18 Months
Others

Videography



2011



2012



2013



References


  1. Wunsch, Jessica (18 February 2013). "VIBE Looks At Bass Queen Ayah Marar". VIBE.
  2. "Ayah Marar - Hussle Girl". 26 October 2014.
  3. Ayah Marar Interview, retrieved 19 December 2019
  4. "Introducing: Ayah Marar". Kmag.co.uk. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. "Ones to watch: Ayah Marar - Music Blog". Digital Spy. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. "Toddla T - Elastic Artists". 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012.
  7. "Coda Music Agency LLP - Talent Booking Agency | Corporate Events Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  8. "Ayah Marar added to KISS FM playlist". Absolutemarketing.co.uk. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  9. "Ministry Magazine". Ministryofsound.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. "♪ MixDeluxe ♪ » Blog Archive » 1Xtra D&B M1X – 2012-08-23 – Crissy Criss Guest Ayah Marar Live". 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
  11. "BBC Radio 1Xtra - MistaJam, Adam F, Two Inch Punch and Ayah Marar". Bbc.co.uk. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  12. "BBC Radio 1Xtra - MistaJam, C4, True Tiger and Childish Gambino, Jam Hot: Ayah Marar 'Unstoppable'". Bbc.co.uk. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  13. "Ayah Marar, founder of Hussle Girl, on making it on the UK music scene". Managementtoday.co.uk. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  14. "Ayah Marar: My Work Stretches Beyond Being A Singer". Skiddle.com.
  15. "NHS194CD: Camo + Krooked : Cross The Line". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  16. ""Cross The Line" feat Ayah Marar – Out Now «". Camoandkrooked.com. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  17. "Ayah Marar 29/08/12 | Kiss Presents". Kissfmuk.com. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  18. "Calvin Harris Teases Great Gatsby Themed Music Video For New Song 'Thinking About You'". Capital FM. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  19. "Discografie Ayah Marar" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  20. "Calvin Harris – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  21. Steffen Hung. "Discographie Ayah Marar". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  22. "Top 40-artiest: Aah Marar" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  23. "British certifications – Ayah Marar". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 July 2022. Type Ayah Marar in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  24. Oddest Goddess (feat. Ayah Marar) - Single by Otto Orlandi & The Chordz, 18 May 2018, retrieved 6 July 2018



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[es] Ayah Marar

Laura Ayah Marar (Amán, Jordania, 20 de septiembre de 1980), más conocida como Ayah Marar, es una cantante jordana, que saltó a la fama por colaborar en el sencillo «Thinking About You» del disc jockey escocés, Calvin Harris.[1][2]


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