Nyla
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nailah Thorbourne |
| Born |
1983 Kingston, Jamaica [1] |
| Genres | Reggae, Dancehall, Pop, EDM |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Website |
nailahnyla |
Nailah Thorbourne, better known by her stage name Nyla is a Jamaican recording artist and songwriter from Kingston, Jamaica.[2] Nyla was a member of the R&B/reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut album, Love Is Wicked, was released by Geffen / Kon Live in 2007 and featured the chart topping single "Love Is Wicked". She is best known for being featured on Major Lazer's "Light It Up". Today she writes and performs as a solo artist and is currently recording and releasing music with some of the biggest chart topping artists and producers.
Early life
Nyla Thorbourne was born to a Jamaican father and an American mother in Kingston, Jamaica.[3] She has 3 sisters, Tasha, Nyanda and Candace Thorbourne.[4] Nyla went to Campion College High School during which time her group Brick & Lace was formed. After graduating High School Nyla studied Marketing at Miami Dade College and then Advertising & Theater at the University of Miami.[3]
Career
2006-2012: Brick & Lace and Bloodline
Nyla's career in music began as a member of the pop / reggae group Brick & Lace. In 2006 the group signed a record deal with Akon's Konvict Muzik[5] / Geffen Records and released their debut album, Love Is Wicked in 2007. The album spawned four charting singles... "Never Never", "Get That Clear", "Bad to di Bone" and their biggest hit to date, "Love Is Wicked", which was listed for 97 weeks in 7 different charts worldwide.[6] In 2010, Nyla and her sisters formed a songwriting team called: Bloodline. They have written songs for Kelly Rowland,[7] Christina Aguilera, Nicole Scherzinger, Leah Labelle and Arash. In 2012, she co-wrote the gold-certified, chart topping single "Follow the Leader", performed by Wisin & Yandel featuring Jennifer Lopez. "Follow the Leader" made strides all over the Latin charts and was one of the major releases in the Latin market the year it released.
2014-present: Solo debut
In 2015, Nyla was featured on the song "Light It Up" by Major Lazer, a track from their album Peace Is the Mission. Later, a remix of the song featuring Fuse ODG was released as a single, which received overwhelming reviews and charted top 10 and reached the #1 spot in many countries throughout Europe. The song also topped many digital formats (i.e. Spotify, Pandora and Shazam).[8][9]
Singles
As lead artist
- 2013 : Stand up
- 2014 : Body Calling
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
US Dance [11] |
CAN [12] |
AUS [13] |
AUT [14] |
BEL (FL) [15] |
FRA [16] |
NLD [17] |
SWI [18] |
UK [19] | ||||
| "Pornstar" (Sean Paul featuring Nyla) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Want You (Remix)" (Tafari featuring Nyla) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Touch Me There" (Redsan featuring Nyla) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Light It Up" (Major Lazer featuring Nyla) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Light It Up (Remix)" (Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG) |
2015 | 73 | 7 | 32 | 54 | — | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
|
Peace Is the Mission |
References
- ↑ "Nyla - Jamaicansmusic.com". Jamaicansmusic.com.
- ↑ "LargeUp Premiere: Stream Nyla's Debut Single "Stand Up" + Exclusive Q+A - Page 2 of 2 - LargeUp". LargeUp. 16 April 2013.
- 1 2 Samuels, Natasha (8 April 2008). "Brick & Lace's Sexy Roots Music". The Jamaica Observer.
- ↑ "Jamaican Songwriting Team get JLo Hit". The Jamaica Star. 6 July 2012.
- ↑ "Konvict Muzik". LinkedIn.com. LinkedIn. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Love is Wicked". aCharts.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "Kelly Rowland Hits The Studio with Songwriting Team Bloodline". Hamada Mania Music Blog. 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "VIDÉO - "Light it up" : le tube de Major Lazer avec Nyla et Fuse ODG". Fun Radio.fr.
- ↑ "Major Lazer : le remix de "Light It Up"!". NRJ.fr.
- ↑ "Major Lazer – Billboard". billboard.com.
- ↑ "Major Lazer - Chart history - Billboard".
- ↑ "Major Lazer - Chart history - Billboard".
- ↑ "ARIA Singles: Gnash 'I Hate U I Love U' Spends Second Week At No 1 - Noise11.com".
- ↑ "Discographie Major Lazer". austriacharts. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Major Lazer". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ↑ "Major lazer discography". lescharts.com. 13 September 2016.
- ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Major+Lazer
- ↑ http://hitparade.ch/artist/Major_Lazer
- ↑ "Chart Log UK - New Chart Entries - 21.11.2015 (wk47)". Zobbel. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ "CHART WATCH #375". auspOp. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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