Ayah Marar
| Ayah Marar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 September 1980 Amman, Jordan |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Drum and bass, pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Hussle Girl, Transmission Recordings, Hospital, Signal Records, Sony |
| Associated acts | Calvin Harris, DJ Fresh, Camo & Krooked, Dilemn, Jack Peñate |
| Website | ayahmarar |
Ayah Marar (Arabic: آية مرار, born 20 September 1980) is a Jordanian singer, songwriter, performer, radio show host and label owner based full-time in the UK. She has been featured as a vocalist and/or writer on music from UK artists including Calvin Harris, DJ Fresh, Camo & Krooked, Bassline Smith, Dilemn and Jack Peñate.
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, where she began her musical career at Warwick University.
She 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 Calvin Harris and Toddla T 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 Kiss FM,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 MistaJam and Bailey. She has guest-hosted several radio shows. Her recent single 'Unstoppable' was Jam Hot Record of the Week.
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