Ayah Marar ( ar, 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

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, Bassline Smith and

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. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Bass" and the "

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queen".

Early life

Ayah was born in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

, Jordan, to a Jordanian father and a Czech-Bulgarian mother. She spent most of her adolescence in

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, before emigrating to the UK at 18 years of age, where she began her musical career at

Warwick University , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (2020� ...

Musical career

Marar is involved in the drum and bass scene and recorded her first single, 'Dance Child', with Loxy & Ink (Signal Records). She recorded several singles in this genre, before meeting and collaborating with

and

Toddla T Thomas Mackenzie Bell (born 22 February 1985), better known by the stage name of Toddla T, is an English DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Biography Bell was raised in Sheffield where he attended Ki ...

in 2004. 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. 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, Bassline Smith, Calvin Harris (forthcoming and previous LP) and DJ Fresh. Marar receives support from

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...

Kiss FM Kiss FM, Kiss Radio or variants may refer to: Asia-Oceania * Various Kiss FM-branded stations in the Philippines ** 95.1 Kiss FM, Lucena, Quezon ** 102.3 Kiss FM, Tagbilaran, Bohol * Kiss92 FM, Singapore * KISS 969, Sri Lanka * Kiss Radio Taiwan ...

, Ministry of Sound radio and BBC Radio 1Xtra, appearing on the latter several times for shows and PAs, and with support from the likes of

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and Bailey. She has guest-hosted radio shows. Her recent single 'Unstoppable' was Jam Hot Record of the Week. 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". Her album ''The Real'' was released on 15 October 2012 via Hussle Girl and

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in the UK and Radikal Records in the US and Canada. She held a residency as a DJ at Herbal in Shoreditch for four years and worked as a touring MC with

Hospital Records Hospital Records is a British independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman (London Elektricity) and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of ...

and other companies. She formed a funk band, SlinkyFix, toured the UK and performed at events with

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and at the

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. With the Austrian drum and bass duo,

, she performed at

Brixton Academy Brixton Academy (originally known as the Astoria Variety Cinema, previously known as Carling Academy Brixton, currently named O2 Academy Brixton as part of a sponsorship deal with the O2 brand) is a mid-sized concert venue located in South Wes ...

and throughout Europe. Ayah was as of 2012 touring her solo material with DJ Tenku. Marar again collaborated with Calvin Harris on his 2013 single " Thinking About You".

Discography

Albums

*''The Real'' (Hussle Girl / Transmission Recordings 2012)

Singles and EPs

*"Mind Controller" (Hussle Girl 2012) *"Unstoppable" (Hussle Girl / Transmission Recordings 2012) *"The Raver" (Pilot Recordings 2012) *"Alive" (featuring

P Money Paris Moore-Williams (born 8 April 1989), better known by his stage name P Money, is a British grime MC, rapper and songwriter from New Cross, South East London, who is also active in the drum and bass scene. He is best known for his live pe ...

) (produced by

FuntCase James Hazell (born 29 July 1986), better known by his stage name FuntCase, is an English dubstep and drum and bass producer and DJ, from Bournemouth, England. Hazell first released drum and bass, under the alias DJ Dose in 2007, and in 2009 rel ...

) (Hussle Girl / Transmission Recordings 2013) *''The Bass Soldiers EP'' (Hussle Girl 2014) *"Mind Controller (Tom Bull Remix)" (Hed Kandi Records / Ministry of Sound 2016)

As featured artist

;Charting ;Others *DJ Fresh feat. Ayah Marar 'The Edge' - 'The Feeling' (Additional Vocals) - 'Turn It Up' (Writing Credit) *Architex feat. Ayah Marar ‘Dance Child’ Signal Recs *Noisia - 'Into Dust' *Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar ‘Let Me Know’ *Insiders feat. Ayah Marar ‘Meltdown’ Metalheadz *Domu feat. Ayah Marar ‘Something New’ TrebleO *Apex feat. Ayah Marar ‘The Space Between’ Hospital *Bungle feat. Ayah Marar ‘If I Leave’ CIA *Baron feat. Ayah Marar 'Endless Summer' Breakbeat Kaos *Total Science & Bungle feat. Ayah Marar ‘Snake Eyes’ CIA *Marky & Total Science feat. Ayah Marar ‘2nd Date’ CINNA *Small Arms Fiya feat. Ayah Marar ‘Pressure/Gotta Decide’ MoreAboutMusic *Camo & Krooked feat. Ayah Marar 'Cross The Line' Hospital Recs *Camo & Krooked feat. Ayah Marar 'Watch It Burn' Hospital Recs *Warrior One feat. Ayah Marar 'FYAH' Black Butter Recs *Yogi feat. Ayah Marar 'Follow U' Ministry Of Sound *Bungle feat Ayah Marar 'The Siren' Spearhead *Calvin Harris 'Flashback' - 'Stars Come Out' - 'Limits' *Jack Penate 'Tonight's Today' - 'Everything Is New' - 'Be The One' - 'Pull My Heart Away' - 'Every Glance' *Toddla T 'Helders' *Drumsound & Bassline Smith 'The Only Way' & 'The Flames' *Russo feat. Ayah Marar - 'I Know' *Cheryl Cole 'Call My Name' (additional vocals) *Dilemn feat. Ayah Marar - 'Talk About Us' *

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feat. Ayah Marar - 'Ready for the Weekend' * Calyx &

TeeBee Torgeir Byrknes, better known by his stage name Teebee, is a Norwegian DJ and producer of drum and bass. He also runs the record label Subtitles Recordings. Teebee began DJing in 1990 and released his first record in 1996. He won the Knowledge ...

feat. Ayah Marar - 'The Fall' *

The Prototypes The Prototypes is a British drum and bass duo consisting of Chris Garvey and Nick White. Founded in Brighton, England, in the late 2000s, by 2010 they had released their first singles on labels such as Formation Records and Viper Recordings, an ...

feat. Ayah Marar - 'Kill The Silence' *Opticks & Ayah Marar - 'Don't Go' *Blue Marble ft. Ayah Marar - 'Invincible' *

Teddy Killerz Teddy Killerz are a Russian and Ukrainian electronic music group composed of Grigory Cherekaev, Anton Mashevsky and Oleg Cholovskyi. They also perform under their individual stage names as Garud, Place 2b, and Paimon (in respective order). Tedd ...

ft. Ayah Marar - 'Ready' *Sintra ft. Ayah Marar - 'Never Give Up' *Six Blade & AMC ft. Ayah Marar - 'Hardest To Love' *Paul Harris ft. Ayah Marar - 'Oxygen' *Designated ft. Ayah Marar - 'Begging For You' *Caroline D'Amore ft. Ayah Marar - 'Love Somebody' *LA Riots & Ayah Marar - 'Stay With Me' *Caspa ft. Ayah Marar - 'One By One' *Tragedy Kaddafi - ‘I Cried’ *Bondax ft. Ayah Marar - 'Dusk Funk' *Kastle ft. Ayah Marar - 'Red Light' * Otto Orlandi & The Chorz feat. Ayah Marar - 'Oddest Goddess' *Andromedik ft. Ayah Marar - 'First To Go' *Andromedik ft. Ayah Marar - 'Tomorrow'

Videography

2011

*Yogi feat Ayah Marar 'Follow U' (directed by Blake Caridge) *Camo & Krooked feat Ayah Marar 'Cross The Line' (directed by Isaac & Ali @ Yo Video Films)

2012

*Ayah Marar 'Mind Controller' (directed by Dani Deville) *Ayah Marar 'Unstoppable' (directed by Dani Deville) *Russo feat Ayah Marar 'I Know' (directed by B.E.L.A) *Ayah Marar 'The Raver' (directed by Halcyon Nights)

2013

*Ayah Marar feat P Money 'Alive' (directed by Luke Biggins) * Ayah Marar ' Lethal Dose' * Calvin Harris feat Ayah Marar 'Thinking About You' * Ayah Marar 'Beg Borrow Steal' (directed by Daniel Deville)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marar, Ayah British drum and bass musicians Jordanian women singers Jordanian people of Bulgarian descent Jordanian people of Czech descent Jordanian emigrants to the United Kingdom Living people People from Amman 1980 births 21st-century women singers