Musiqq consists of Marats Ogļezņevs and Emīls Balceris. In 2008, Emīls completed his education in wind instruments at the Liepaja Children’s Music School and is currently studying at high school. He has also recently won two Grand Prix awards in Lithuania and Bulgaria. In 2008 and 2009 Emīls also took part in Eirodziesma as backing singer for Sabīne Berezina. Marats was born in 1983 and was a founder member and the primary creative imput of the group Device. He has released 3 studio albums and quickly gained recognition as a promising star.
Musiqq was formed in 2009, after Marats had seen Emils performing a song on Latvian television. He wasted no time in proposing a collaboration between the two and from there, their partnership went from strength to strength. The group have already managed to be nominated for a prize at the Latvian Music Awards. Their breakthrough cam when radio stations picked up on their song Climate Control, however their career really took off with the song Abrakadabra, which went on to become one of the most popular songs in 2009. Their debut album This is Just Music was released the same year, spawning yet more hit singles, namely Birthday and 10 Out Of 10.
