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"Therr Maitz" and LJ recorded a cover of Mikhail Shufutinsky

"Mum, I know you love this song very much. And I love you..." - LJ commented.

The cover version of "Palma de Mallorca" is the result of another collaboration of Anton Belyaev's studio

90s hit "Palma de Mallorca." is well known to every domestic listener. In its time, this composition became famous Mikhail Shufutinskywho charmed the audience with warm lines about the capital city Balearic Islands. Although if you study the lyrics carefully, it becomes clear that the song is not so much about the islands as about the state of mind: Mikhail Zakharovich sings about what a man in love and successful feels.

Today, the song "Palma de Mallorca" is not often remembered, but at the end of 2021 it got a second life. And it's all thanks to the show "LAB." on "TNT."In the framework of which the Russian rapper LJ presented his rendition of an old hit. It turned out to be his mother's favourite song. In less than a month, the cover video has racked up almost half a million views.

A classy cover from the rapper

LJ
LJ

At the end of December 2021, the rapper LJ and an indie band "Therr Maitz" presented a cover of an old hit from the 90s by pop artist Mikhail Shufutinsky "Palma de Mallorca.". As part of the LAB show. Alexey Uzenyuk (LJ's real name) performed this composition accompanied by a symphony orchestra. The musician also said that it was his mother's favourite song and dedicated the performance to her:

"Mum, I know you love this song very much. And I love you..." - LJ commented.

A video of LJ's performance was published on his YouTube channel "Therr Maitz" 26 December 2021. Total in ten days he was looked at over 414,000 times. Many users praised the rapper in the comments. Here are the most interesting captions under the video:

"LJ in this song revealed a completely different side, sensual, romantic, with so much love he dedicated this song to his mum... BRAVO! Unexpected!"

 

"The timbre of the voice is very cool - it has a masculine and boyish quality to it. It's very beautiful..."

 

"I didn't expect that! It turns out that Alexey has very nice and good velvet vocals! And why did he hide it behind the screen of a rap singer? Now try to say that rappers are voiceless and can only read to the beats..."

Eldzhey is Slava Marlow's idol.
LJ is Slava Marlow's idol.

On the show. LJ fully coped with his task - he revealed himself to the audience from a completely new, unexpected side! His voice really sounded unusual and, most importantly, beautiful - very soft and smooth. And right before the New Year the track was released as a single on streaming platforms.

About the show "LAB"

Anton Belyaev, LJ
Anton Belyaev, LJ

"LAB." - popular music show Anton Belyaevwhich is broadcast on the TV channel "TNT.". This programme, where amazing musical experiments always happen, features many famous performers of completely different genres. But they all have the same task: to reveal themselves to the audience from a completely new and unexpected side. They have the opportunity to choose any song and fulfil their desires. Thus, Russian rapper LJ became the New Year's Eve guest of the show. It is worth adding that the author of the idea and arrangement was Anton Belyaev himself, aka the leader of the indie band "Therr Maitz".

A little about the song and the artist

Mikhail Shafutinsky
Mikhail Shufutinsky

"Palma de Mallorca." - popular in 90-х hit Mikhail Shufutinsky. Written by the composer Igor Kruty and a poet by Leonid Fadeyev and released in 1997. At that time, the words "Palma de Mallorca" alone were associated by domestic listeners with an amazing, but almost unattainable European romance. The performer himself, who emigrated to the United States in the early 80s, knew firsthand what "the gentle surf of Palma de Mallorca" was. It was the pleasant melody and charming lyrics that made this song a hit for many years. A music video was even made for it, which gained a lot of views on Shufutinsky's official YouTube channel over 3.5 million views!

As for the performer himself. Mikhail Shufutinsky was quite popular in USSR и Russia. He performed in the capital's restaurants before leaving his homeland for the States in the early 80s. Later he did return, and soon afterwards he played the iconic "Palma de Mallorca."which brought him great success.

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