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Musiqq is a Latvian pop music duo from Liepāja formed by Marats Ogļezņevs and Emīls Balceris. The duo first gained exposure in June 2009 with the release of their first single “Klimata kontrole”("Climate control"), but on October 1 their second single "Abrakadabra" came out, which was a radio hit in Latvia and "SEB Musical Bank 2009" winner. Their debut album "Šī ir tikai mūzika"("This is just music") was released in March 2010, which included radio hits such as "Abrakadabra", "Dzimšanas diena" ("Birthday") and "Klimata kontrole" ("Climate control"). Both singers were awarded as "Gada Liepājni

Key facts

Musical artist.name
Musiqq
Musical artist.image
MUSIQQ-10_v.jpg
Musical artist.landscape
yes
Musical artist.origin
Liepaja, Latvia
Musical artist.genre
Pop, R&B
Musical artist.years_active
2009—present
Musical artist.label
MicRec
Musical artist.associated_acts
Brainstorm, Giacomo
Musical artist.current_members
Marats Ogļezņevs Emīls Balceris

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 2009: Formation
  • 2010: ''Šī ir tikai mūzika''
  • 2014: ''Vēl viena mūzika''
  • 2015: ''Silta sirds''
  • 2019: 10
  • Musical style
  • Band members
  • Discography
  • Albums
  • Awards and nominations
  • References
  • External links

Musiqq is a Latvian pop music duo from Liepāja formed by Marats Ogļezņevs and Emīls Balceris. The duo first gained exposure in June 2009 with the release of their first single “Klimata kontrole”("Climate control"), but on October 1 their second single "Abrakadabra" came out, which was a radio hit in Latvia and "SEB Musical Bank 2009" winner. Their debut album "Šī ir tikai mūzika"("This is just music") was released in March 2010, which included radio hits such as "Abrakadabra", "Dzimšanas diena" ("Birthday") and "Klimata kontrole" ("Climate control"). Both singers were awarded as "Gada Liepājnieks"("Liepajnieks of the year" is a prize awarded for those, who have invested their time, effort and talent into making the city a better place) in nomination "'Music" and received three Copyright infinity prizes, because their songs are the most played on the radio, television and concerts. Musiqq represented Latvia in 2011 Eurovision Song Contest Düsseldorf with the song "Angel in Disguise".

They are also known as Latvian rap duo called "Bermudu Divstūris", which formed in 2011. The name of the rap duo is a play on Bermuda Triangle, the literal translation being "The Bermuda Digon". As "Bermudu Divstūris" the band has released three studio albums and in 2014 it received The Golden Microphone award as "Best hip-hop or dance album".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Musiqq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.