Eldar Dzharakhov

Eldar Kazanfarovich Dzharakhov (; born 12 July 1994) is a Russian artist, musician, and host of the podcast "Podcast No. 1". He is one of the founders of the rap duo "Uspeshnaya gruppa" and the creative association "ClickClack". In 2017, Dzharakhov's music video "Blokery" ranked third in viewership on YouTube among all music videos in Russia. In 2021, his track "Ya v momente" became one of the most popular songs on Russian streaming services.

Biography and career

Early childhood

He was born on 12 July 1994 in the village of Storozhevskiye Khutora (Usmansky District, Lipetsk Oblast) into a Lezgin family. At the age of five, doctors diagnosed him with diabetes mellitus. At the age of six, he moved with his family to Novokuznetsk (Kemerovo Oblast), where he started school in 2000.

School years and first musical attempts

During his studies, Dzharakhov did not show a strong inclination towards the humanities or exact sciences but was popular among his peers and regularly participated in public events.

At the age of 10–11, inspired by projects like "Comedy Club" and "Nasha Russia", Dzharakhov, along with his school friend Alexander Smirnov, recorded their first sketches on a phone. Dzharakhov became interested in rap: for a school concert, he, under the pseudonym D.L.Greez, and Alexander Smirnov, under the pseudonym "Tilex", created a rap group called Prototypes MC's.

First works and success

On October 12, 2012, "Uspeshnaya gruppa" released the video "Krasnyy mokasin". In it, Dzharakhov and his friends parodied the most-viewed video on YouTube at the time, Gangnam Style. On December 15, 2015, Dzharakhov, with the support of McDonald's, released the video "Ulybayus". On November 2, 2017, "Uspeshnaya gruppa" released the video "Disslayk": in the track, Dzharakhov and Tilex diss themselves. The duo's most-viewed works are "Moy yeldak" (over 13 million) and "TsokTsok" (over 28 million).

In 2013, Ilya Prusikin joined the collective. They named their joint project "ClickClackBand". The team continued making satirical videos and parodies of popular music videos. Their video works include: "Lyubov" (8 million views), "Nomer odin" (4.7 million), "Ko vtoromu uroku" (3.8 million).

In the same year, the entertainment project "ClickClack" appeared on YouTube: alongside Dzharakhov and Prusikin, it was worked on by Yuri Muzychenko (lead singer of the band The Hatters), Andrey Smirnov under the pseudonym Stary, Irina Smelaya (blogger, Prusikin's wife), and others. "ClickClack" produced various shows, including "Trash Loto", "Day leshcha", and "Zashkvarnye istorii". Over time, "ClickClack" became one of the most popular entertainment channels on Russian YouTube.

Later works and projects

In 2014, the project "V gostyakh u Okhripa" was created: video bloggers came to talk about life with Okhrip (Dzharakhov's pseudonym in this show). Dzharakhov also launched a humorous project called "rEp shkola", in which a cool teacher, Eldar Dzharakhov, gives rap advice to students.

In the same year, Dzharakhov created the channel dzharakhov ("DZHARAKHOV"), where he published videos about his personal life.

In 2015, Dzharakhov played Master Yoda in the web series "The Great Confrontation", which was timed to the release of the seventh episode of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".

On July 25, 2016, the music video "Pokebol" appeared on Dzharakhov's channel, dedicated to the game Pokémon Go.

On October 28, 2016, Dzharakhov, in collaboration with Disney, released a VR video "Stranny" in support of the blockbuster "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness". The video, shot in 360° format in a single take, garnered over 22 million views in 6 years.

On April 20, 2017, Dzharakhov released the video "Blockers" [ru], which featured EeOneGuy, Max +100500, Yuri Khovansky, CMH [ru], the band Khleb, Restorator, Big Russian Boss, and other bloggers. The video parodies popular clips: "Tayet lyod" by the band Griby, Black Siemens by Pharaoh, "Priton" by Skryptonite, "Gorod pod podoshvoy" by Oxxxymiron, and "Sochinyay mechty" by the band Kasta.

On January 31, 2018, Dzharakhov released a music video for the song "Delorian".

On September 19, 2018, his debut music album ROCK'n'ROFL was released. It contains 12 tracks, including previously released songs: "Pyom", "Game over", "Delorian", and "Pokebol" (with a new added verse), as well as a new version of the humorous track "Moy yeldak" – "Yeldak 2021".

In 2017, Dzharakhov challenged blogger Dmitry Larin to a Versus BPM battle.

On February 21, 2019, the blogger manifesto by Dzharakhov, Big Russian Boss, the band Khleb, MORGENSHTERN, and others was released in the video "Gena Bukin".

On November 3, 2021, after a year and a half of silence, the comeback show "Krysinye bega" was released on the "ClickClack" YouTube channel. In it, 10 friends compete for 5 million rubles: each contributed half a million to the total prize. On August 1, 2023, the second season of the project premiered.

On March 17, 2022, Dzharakhov released his second album, "Legkiy sposob brosit lyubit", which includes 20 tracks.

On November 7, 2022, the "Uspeshnaya gruppa" channel was renamed to 2 BOYZ NO CAP, and on November 25, 2022, the eponymous album was released – the first joint record by Dzharakhov and Sqwoz Bab. Two videos were shot for the track "Zapreshchyonka": one version was intended for viewing by the deaf and mute.

On March 7, 2023, the premiere episode of the entertainment quest show "Bolshoy pobeg" aired on STS, in which Dzharakhov participated along with Vladimir Marconi, Alexander Belkovich, Aleksey Stolyarov, and Magomed Murtazaliev. On June 9, the "ClickClack Show" premiered on STS, with Ruslan Usachev as the showrunner and host.

On April 19, 2023, Dzharakhov released the track "Patsan", in which he declares his love to his most loyal fans. On June 23, 2023, a new track by Dzharakhov and The Hatters, "V Pitere", was released.

In 2025, Dzharakhov participated in the sixth season of the show "The Mask" on the NTV channel, performing as the Capybara. This character was unmasked in the third episode on February 23, 2025.

Podcast No. 1

On December 6, 2020, Dzharakhov launched the first episode of his podcast. It featured: Slava Marlow, Sqwoz Bab, Sasha Tilex, MORGENSHTERN, Danya Milokhin, Anastasia Ivleeva, Danila Poperechny, Glukoza, Liza Vasilenko, Markul, Ilya Prusikin, and Yuri Muzychenko.

In 2023, Dzharakhov launched the second season of the podcast. Guests of the new episodes included million-subscriber bloggers, businessmen, honored artists, popular streamers, stand-up comedians, and people from forbidden professions.

One of the most talked-about episodes was with a pimp, as well as an episode with Nikita Kologrivy after the premiere of the series "The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt". This video garnered over 7 million views.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guest appearances

Filmography

Rap battles

"Versus Battle"

"MTs Cup"

Awards and nominations

• One of the most popular videos in Russia in 2017 according to Google – the video "Blokery"..

References

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