Artik is a Russian rapper and one of the members of the hip- hop trio Artik & Asti. Artik was part of a team of producers before beginning his musical career in 2006. He's released numerous albums, mixtapes and singles over the years and has featured on numerous tracks by other Russian recording artists. Artik has received several awards for his music, including a MUZ- TV Music Award in 2013. He also featured on the 2019 song "Koleyannaya (Ко́леянная)", which won Best Song at the MTV Russian Music Awards in 2020. Artik's most successful album to date is Asti, which was released in 2017 and saw him collaborating with his Artik & Asti colleagues. Artik has a reputation for writing catchy, positive pop songs and his success has led to him becoming one of the most popular Russian rap artists.