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Andrea Landis, commonly known by her stage name Nylo, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. [1]

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Life and career

Landis was born and raised in Chicago. [1] She began singing after being influenced by the singers at her Methodist church, and was also inspired by her father's liking of singers Stevie Nicks, Whitney Houston and Madonna. [1] She learned piano at church, and received her first piano at age 16. [1] When her parents divorced, Landis moved with her mother to Texas, [1] and she dropped out of high school before her senior year. [1] She began performing open mic shows, while also learning music production with the digital audio workstation Reason. [1] She began shadowing at a studio after someone found her at an open mic show and wanted to record some of her material. [1]

Through a friend, Landis found out about an available part of a play in Los Angeles. [1] She won the part and performed in the play for 13 weeks. [1] She then began writing for other artists, but decided to write songs for herself, stating: "That was the number one thing I found: All these people would come in and they had a great voice or something about them was special, but they had nothing to say. I was like 'I'm not doing this anymore. If I'm going to write these songs 100%, I might as well just release them. These people don't care what they're saying.'" [1]

After turning down offers from studios and record labels, Landis began working on her debut extended play, Memories Speak, released in 2012. [1] Landis signed to Epic Records two months after Memories Speak was released. [1] Landis was then discovered by Chicago-based blog Fake Shore Drive, which in turn led Chicago producer J. Hill to sample the Memories Speak song "Someone Like You" in an instrumental; the instrumental was subsequently used for a Mac Miller song of the same name, and was featured on Miller's second studio album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off (2013). [1] Memories Speak also received endorsement from rapper Nas. [2] In mid-2013, Landis claimed to be working on her debut studio album. [3]

On April 9, 2020, Landis released a music video of a new song, "A History of Sorry", consisting of footage taken during the COVID-19 quarantine. [4] The song is included on her EP, A Brief History of Sorry, released on May 8, 2020. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Nostro, Lauren (2 October 2013). "Who Is Nylo?". Complex . Complex. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Mack, Amber (28 February 2017). "Music Feature: Who's Nylo?". The Young Folks. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Hyman, Dan (29 August 2013). "Nylo on her New Album, 'Indigo Rose', Good Fortune, and Sartorial Inspirations". Elle . Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Watch the video for Nylo's slinky new single "History of Sorry"". The Fader . 9 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Spotify — A Brief History of Sorry" . Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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