ELMAN (; ; born 18 November 1993) is a Russian singer and musician, who created the label RAAVA Music.
Elman Zeynalov was born on 18 November 1993 in Sumgait. His father died before he was born, and thus his mother and stepfather raised him. When Elman was still a child, his family moved to Shakhty, where he spent his childhood. Elman went to school and practiced judo. After he finished school he attended Rostov State Transport University (àþÃÂÃÂþòÃÂúøù óþÃÂÃÂôðÃÂÃÂÃÂòõýýÃÂù ÃÂýøòõÃÂÃÂøÃÂõàÿÃÂÃÂõù ÃÂþþñÃÂõýøÃÂ) and at 17 years old moved out of his parents' house. At this time he learned music, but did not receive professional education for it.
In 2017 Elman released the song ëÃÂôÃÂõýðûøýû, and his contract with Warner Music Russia ended. That year he participated in the show Fabrika Zvoyzd on Muz-TV, taking 4th place. his producer was Viktor Drobysh, but his contract was eventually terminated. He wrote cover verses for popular songs and posted them to Instagram. In 2018, Elman started the label RAAVA Music, signing at the time three artistsàâ Andro, JONY and himself, as well as a sound engineer.
Elman married Margarite Tsoi on 6 December 2019. The couple have one child, a girl named Mariel who was born in 2020.