Also known as LILLYWOOD
Lilly Wood Associated acts Robin Schulz Origin Paris, France (2006) | Years active 2006–present Record label Cinq 7 | |
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Albums Invincible Friends, The Fight, Shadows, Lilly Who and the What?, Remixes I (Middle of the Night / California) - EP Members Nili Hadida, Benjamin Cotto Genres Alternative rock, Pop music, Folk music Similar Robin Schulz, Mr Probz, Sam Martin, Jasmine Thompson, Francesco Yates Profiles | ||
Lilly wood and the prick prayer in c live du grand journal
Lilly Wood and the Prick (also known as Lilly Wood and LILLYWOOD) is a French alternative rock, pop and folk duo composed of Nili Hadida and Benjamin Cotto. Although the duo is French, Nili was born in Israel. They are best known for their single "Prayer in C", which was remixed and released as a single in 2014 by German DJ and producer Robin Schulz; the song has topped the charts in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Contents
- Lilly wood and the prick prayer in c live du grand journal
- 2006 Formation
- 200809 Lilly Who and the What
- 201012 Invincible Friends
- 2014present Prayer in C and Shadows
- Members
- Songs
- References
2006: Formation
The duo was formed in 2006 when they met in a Parisian café and decided to collaborate on writing songs together.
2008–09: Lilly Who and the What?
After collaborating on a number of songs. In 2008 they made a cover of "L.E.S. Artistes" from Santogold. They also met guitarist Pierre Guimard who heard their songs on Myspace and offered to work with them and opened his studio for production of their work. 2008 saw release of their track on a compilation entitled Folk & Proud followed by in 2009 the EP of the duo Lilly Who and the What? referring to the stage name of the duo. It was released on Choke Industry independent label founded by Pierre Guimard and by Matthieu Tessier, the duo's manager. After 2009, they signed with another independent label called Cinq7.
2010–12: Invincible Friends
Their first studio album Invincible Friends was released on 31 May 2010. On 9 February 2011, they were nominated for "revelation of the public" award for the Victoires de la Musique. On the official ceremony held on 1 March and broadcast on France 2, TV5 Monde and France Inter they won against competition in the same category from Ben l'Oncle Soul, Camélia Jordana, Zaz, Féfé, Guillaume Grand, Florent Marchet and Okou They also engaged on a tour including one at Olympia Paris on 1 June 2011. Their follow up album was The Fight released on 5 November 2012
2014–present: "Prayer in C" and Shadows
In June 2014 they released the single "Prayer in C". It was originally released in 2010 on their album, Invincible Friends. German DJ and producer Robin Schulz remixed the song bringing with it success across Europe. The success of the song helped propel the duo into their highest charting solo song in France in 2015 with a song called "I Love You" peaking at number 65. They released their debut album "Shadows" along with two other singles, "Box Of Noise" and a studio session of "Kokomo" in 2016.
Members
During live shows, the duo are joined by musicians Pierre Guimard (guitar, bass) and Mathias Fisch (drums). In September 2010, Clément Fonio joined as bass player. In January 2011, Fonio was replaced by Mathieu Denis (bass, keyboards).
Songs
Prayer in CPrayer · 2014
This Is a Love SongLilly Who and the What? · 2009
Where I Want to BeThe Fight · 2012