Biography
Jay Mar is one of those artists who did not rely on good luck, and have achieved popularity and fame with their own diligence and passion. And, as it turned out, it was to such people that people like to turn face - in 2018, Raper managed not to just pass the casting to participate in the show "Songs" on the TV channel "TNT", but also to reach the project final, demonstrating professionalism and high class of execution.Childhood and youth
Nikita Lukashev is such a passport name of the star - born on June 11, 1992 in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. There are practically no information about the early years on the early years, it is only known that the parents of the boy had no relation to music. Nevertheless, congenital talent was gradually manifested itself, and in high school, a young man began writing texts to future songs, and also tried to read rap, surprising friends and acquaintances.
Gradually, Nikita acquired his friends and acquaintances in the musical dusovka of his hometown. Nikita's name became recognizable, the young man performed simultaneously in two local teams - "Incognito" and "CRTM". And in 2010 Nikita Lukashev decided to follow the example of rappers with world name and choose a pseudonym. So the performer Johnny Marr appeared or, as fans - Jay Mar appeared more often. Perhaps at the same time began a serious professional stage in the musical career Nikita Lukashev.
Music
Traditionally, the way to the "big rap", the young man began with the so-called battles - peculiar rapper competitions, in which everyone tries to beat the opponent in the text of reading texts, as well as in wit and the ability to improvise. Often the musician also occupied prizes.
After some time, Nikita Lukashev decided to move to the northern capital. A young man rightly judged that in a big city he will have more chances to become popular on the scale of the country.
The calculations of Jay Mara were justified: in St. Petersburg, the musician became acquainted with other talented performers and like-minded people, and also met Evgeny Lavrentiev (known under the pseudonym Jane), which was united in the Jonijan team. The newly minted group soon became popular in the circle of the fans of the genre, however, the real fame came to the musicians later.
In 2018, Nikita and Eugene went to the casting of the TV show "Songs" TV channel "TNT". The essence of this project is a musical competition between the participants who get the opportunity to win a sum of money and a contract with a record company.
Such a tempting proposal did not leave indifferent beginner musicians, and the preliminary selection tried to pass through many talented performers.
The project's judges became famous producers of Timati, Maxim Fadeev and Semen Slepakov. They had to decide who from numerous members of several casting tours to compete for participating in the program final. The honor of the transfer went to the humorist Pavel Will.
Nikita and Eugene were well prepared for the first meeting with the judges. The couple presented the composition called Tok. Immediately after the ether of the program, this song became popular and went around the players and playlists of the fans of the genre. But the jury of these delights did not divide.
Moreover, Semyon Slepakov even voted against the musicians, having considered that Jay Maru and Jane go to go home. Fortunately, Nikita managed to go to the next round, however, without Evgenia Lavrentieva.
Rapper Timati became a mentor and curator of Nikita on the project. In addition to Lukashev, performers Ronny, Plc, Lesha Banks, Nazima Janibekova, Oleg Ternova and other contestants were included in the team of Miser Black Star. Several weeks participants improved the style of execution, honed professionalism and learned to solve completely different tasks that the judges set themselves.
Thus, for example, the contestants performed covers on the compositions of Timati and other popular rappers, and also united with each other into the duets and struggled to make the impression on the audience and members of the jury.
As later Nikita Lukashev admitted in an interview, he did not expect to advance so far. The young man was sure that the project would leave the project among the first, but the talent of Ja allowed to reach the final. The main rivals of Nikita were Solomon, Nazimuse, Danymuse, Terry and PLC. Unfortunately, Lukashev failed to take a prize place.
The winner of the project was Terry (Oleg Ternova) - a young man got five million rubles and the opportunity to record an album under the Black Star label. Another lucky one who concluded a contract with a record company Timati became Danymuse (Daniel Burtsev). And Christina Kosheleva received a contract from Maxim Fadeev and his company "Malfa".
Personal life
Jay Mar is accustomed to sharing with fans the details of a creative biography, but about personal life the musician prefers to pose.
The network you can find information that Nikita Lukashev has a wife and two children, and in the "Instagram" singer there are photos with a small boy. However, no details of the family life of Rapper are not yet known to journalists.
Jay Mar now
Now Jay Mar continues to work on new compositions and, according to rumors, prepares fans surprise.
In the meantime, the video of the audience team "Jonijain" presented a clip to the "current" composition, which the guys prepared for the qualifying round of the "Songs" contest.