Levan Gorozia known as L'One is a Russian singer of Georgian origin, known for his solo career, co-founding Marselle band, WDKTZ, as well as being the first artist signed to Russian hip-hop label Black Star Inc. owned by Timati where he has released 3 space-themed studio albums along with several singles and an EP.
Biography
Levan Gorozia was born in Krasnoyarsk on October 9, 1985. As a teenager, he moved to Yakutsk, where he began his career as an artist. Levan played basketball for the Yakutia national team, but following a knee injury he was forced to cease, and focused fully on his career in rap. In Yakutsk, L'One was regarded as a celebrity. He was featured in KVN. He also worked on radio and TV. After the release of the first solo album in 2005, Levan moved to Moscow along with his friend Nel, where they formed the hip-hop group Marselle. Marselle's debut album "Mars" was released in 2008 and featured artists like Teona Dolnikova, Dza-Dze, Sasha Legend, Knara and Basta.. A track "Moscow" was featured in Timur Bekmambetov's movie "The Darkest Hour". The track also topped the Next FM chart for 32 weeks. After this successful release Marselle gained fame across the country and traveled all over Russia, receiving national recognition. In 2008, L'One took part in the TV showBiTVa for Respect on the channel Muz-TV, where he published his first mix tapeMars FM. The show allowed viewers to see the process of recording tracks. In 2009 he published a compilation of Phlatline in da building, celebrating the fifth anniversary of the label that he was signed with at the time. Included in the disk were new works from Marselle. Along with the album, music videos were filmed for the songs "Marselle and ST" and "In your house". In 2010, he released his second mixtape, entitled L. In May 2012, after his work with Phlatline was finished, L'One signed a contract with Black Star Inc., a hip hop label owned by Timati. His first release with the label was LP "Спутник" in 2013. The single "Все танцуют локтями" from this LP became a hit and gave L'One's solo career a jump start. "Спутник" and two albums that followed it, together, form a so-called "cosmic trilogy": "Спутник", "Одинокая Вселенная", "Гравитация". The trilogy tells a story of an astronaut traveling to Mars and back, as a metaphor of the artist's personal emotional experience from dealing with fame, work, family, etc. L'One states that his obsession with space comes from his childhood when he dreamt of becoming an astronaut. Space theme is also used in his merchandise called "Cosmokot", i.e. cosmic cat. As of June, 2019, L'One left the label Black Star Inc.
