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SoFly & Nius | |
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| Genres | Hip hop, hip house, pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Producers |
| Years active | 2008–2021 |
| Labels | APG, Atlantic Records, Warner/Chappell Music |
| Members | SoFly (Raphaël Judrin) Nius (Pierre-Antoine Melki) |
SoFly and Nius (stylized as soFLY and Nius) were a French music production and songwriting duo signed to Artist Publishing Group (APG). [1]
SoFly and Nius is made up of:
They regularly work with producer and songwriter Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu.
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] and T. Mills. [7]
Very notably, they produced Justin Bieber's "Take You" from the album Believe and five tracks in Flo Rida's album Wild Ones , [8] including the title track and international hit "Wild Ones", featuring Sia, and the fourth single "I Cry". They also produced Enrique Iglesias's single "Finally Found You". [9] Prince Royce's "It's My Time" from the album Phase II
Their work has resulted in one Grammy Award nomination for 2013 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Wild Ones – Flo Rida featuring Sia). [10]
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. [11]
| Year | Game | Title | Artist | Notes |
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| 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 |
* (additional strings from Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu)
** (as featured artists)
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