Coco & Breezy

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Coco & Breezy
Origin Apple Valley, Minnesota, U.S
Genres
Years active2009–present
LabelsInsomniac
Members
  • Corianna Dotson
  • Brianna Dotson
Website www.cocoandbreezymusic.com


Coco & Breezy are an American DJ duo, consisting of identical twin sisters Corianna ("Coco") and Brianna ("Breezy") Dotson (born August 4, 1990).

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Early life

Corianna and Brianna Dotson were born on 4 August 1990. [1] They were raised in Apple Valley, Minnesota and are of African American and Puerto Rican descent. After graduating high school, the sisters moved to New York City with just $1,000. [2]

In 2009, at the age of 19, the sisters founded their sunglasses company, Coco & Breezy. [3] Based in the United States, [4] the brand gained recognition for its unique designs, which have been worn by high-profile celebrities such as Prince, Kelly Osbourne, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj [5] and Serena Williams. [6] In April 2012, Adidas announced that they would be enlisting the design help of the sisters in their "Originals White Space Project." [7] [8]

Music career

After several years of building their fashion brand, Coco & Breezy turned their focus to music, [9] releasing their own material and performing at prominent events such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Lightning In A Bottle and Coachella. [10] They have supported artists including MK, Fatboy Slim, Thundercat, Chromeo, Channel Tres and Sofi Tukker. [11] [12]

In 2024, Coco & Breezy held a DJ residency at Ushuaïa Ibiza. [13] [14]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Differences"2018Non-album singles
"Convo"2020
"U"
"Lemme See "2021
"Liftin Me Up"
"Magic"2023
"Just Say"
"Off My Mind"
"There Is A Light"
"Manifest"2024
"I Am Free"
"Change Your Mind"

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