SoFly and Nius
| soFLY & Nius | |
|---|---|
 Nius (left) & soFLY (right) | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Hip hop, hip house, pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Producer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | APG / Atlantic Records / Warner/Chappell Music |
| Associated acts | Flo Rida, Sia, B.o.B, Justin Bieber, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull |
| Members |
soFLY (Raphaël Judrin) Nius (Pierre-Antoine Melki) |
soFLY & Nius is a French music producing and songwriting duo of hip hop, R&B and pop signed to Artist Publishing Group (APG) / (Atlantic Records / Warner/Chappell Music[1]).
Members
It is made up of:
- Raphaël Judrin (artist name soFLY) - born in Paris in 1985
- Pierre-Antoine Melki (artist name Nius) - born in Lyon in 1988.
They regularly work with guitarist Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu.
Career
Before joining each other, Nius had produced many tracks on M. Pokora's album Mise à jour,[2] while soFLY was working on the Blue Tape projects with the rapper Vicelow.[3]
In France they worked with a great number of artists including Rohff, AKH, Soprano, M. Pokora, Amel Bent,[4] Shy'm[5] and with the music collective Mafia K-1 Fry.
Moving to the United States, they also produced for a number of American artists including Cory Gunz ("A Little Taste"), rapper Tony Yayo,[6] T. Mills.[7]
Very notably, they produced Justin Bieber's "Take You" from the album Believe and 5 tracks in Flo Rida's album Wild Ones[8] including title track and international hit "Wild Ones" featuring Sia and 4th single "I Cry". They also produced Enrique Iglesias' last single "Finally Found You".[9][10]
Their work has resulted in one Grammy Award nomination for 2013 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Wild Ones - Flo Rida featuring Sia).[11][12]
They were also chosen to be part of the jury, along with Hype Williams, for the first edition of the Dubai International Music Awards in November 2013.[13][14]
Discography
Singles
- 2011: Flo Rida - "Wild Ones" (feat. Sia)[15]
- 2012: Flo Rida - "Let It Roll"[16]
- 2012: Flo Rida - "I Cry"[17]
- 2012: Enrique Iglesias - "Finally Found You" (feat. Sammy Adams)[18][19]
- 2013: Flo Rida - "Sweet Spot" (feat. Jennifer Lopez)
- 2013: Inna - Dame Tu Amor (feat. Reik)
- 2014: Neon Jungle - Welcome To The Jungle
- 2014: Danny Mercer - Who Are You Loving Now
- 2015: Flo Rida - "I Don't Like It, I Love It" (feat. Robin Thicke)
Video Games
| Year | Game | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | FIFA 13 | Let It Roll (Pt. 2) | Flo Rida feat. Lil Wayne | |
| 2013 | Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel | Double or Nothing | Big Boi & B.o.B. | Game’s official theme song, made with Oddfellow |
Songs
- 2009: Timati - The Boss - 11. Love You (feat. Busta Rhymes and Mariya)
- 2011: T. Mills - Leaving Home - 07. Scandalous
- 2012: Flo Rida - Wild Ones - 5 tracks: 02. Wild Ones (feat. Sia), 03. Let It Roll, 06. Sweet Spot (feat. Jennifer Lopez), 08. I Cry, 10. Let It Roll, Pt 2 (feat. Lil Wayne)
- 2012: Justin Bieber - Believe - 05. Take You[20]
- 2012: Enrique Iglesias - TBD - 00. Finally Found You (feat. Sammy Adams)
- 2012: Pitbull - Global Warming - 10. Tchu Tchu Tcha (feat. Enrique Iglesias)
- 2013: Inna - Party Never Ends - 2 tracks: Dame Tu Amor (feat. Reik), Light Up (feat. Reik)
- 2013: Rich Gang - Rich Gang - 12. Angel (feat. Mystikal, Jae Millz, Ace Hood, Gudda Gudda, Birdman & Mack Maine)
- 2013: B.o.B - Underground Luxury - 7. Coastline
- 2014: Kid Ink - My Own Lane - 12. No Miracles (feat. Elle Varner and Machine Gun Kelly)*
- 2014: Timeflies - After Hours - 06. All The Way
- 2014: Neon Jungle - Welcome to the Jungle - 02. Welcome To The Jungle[21]
- 2014: Future - Honest - 14. Side Effect[22]
- 2014: Danny Mercer - TBD - 00. Who Are You Loving Now[23]
- 2015: Flo Rida - My House (EP) - 03. I Don't Like It, I Love It (feat. Robin Thicke)
- 2015: Robin Schulz - Sugar - 07. Pride**
- 2015: Furious 7 - Furious 7 OST - Francoise
- 2016: Flo Rida - TBD - 00. Dirty Mind (feat. Sam Martin)
- 2016: The Lonely Island - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Soundtrack - 03. Equal Rights (feat. P!nk)*
- Notes
* (additional strings from Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu)
** (as featured artists)
References
- ↑ Artist Publishing Group: soFLY & Nius
- ↑ Charts in France.com: M. Pokora en interview (French)
- ↑ Zikaddict: Vicelow (French)
- ↑ "Amel Bent en interview". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ "Les Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ "Tony Yayo - They Hate". youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ "T. Mills - Leaving Home". thinktankdigital.com. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ "Wild Ones Album Review". billboard.com.
- ↑ "Finally Found You on Billboard.com". billboard.com.
- ↑ "Finally Found You on aolradioblog.com". aolradioblog.com.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 2013 Nominees List on Billboard.com". billboard.com.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 2013 Nominees List on Grammy.com". grammy.com.
- ↑ "Dubai International Music Awards 2013 soFLY & Nius". dimawards.com.
- ↑ "Dubai International Music Awards 2013 Jury". dimawards.com.
- ↑ "Flo Rida - Wild Ones". lescharts.com.
- ↑ "Flo Rida - Let It Roll". lescharts.com.
- ↑ "Flo Rida - I Cry". lescharts.com.
- ↑ "Sammy Adams Interview". arjanwrites.com.
- ↑ "Enrique Iglesias - Finally Found You". lescharts.com.
- ↑ "Justin Bieber - Take You". lescharts.com. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ http://feedlimmy.com/2014/03/14/neon-jungle-welcome-to-the-jungle/
- ↑ "Artist Publishing Group". Artist Publishing Group. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ↑ "DANNY MERCER | Watch "Who Are You Loving Now?" Video". 360magazine. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-19.