Instruments Vocals Website www.nomionline.com Role Singer | Years active 2005–present Name Nomi Ruiz Record label DFA Records | |
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Occupation Singer-songwriter, musician, producer Labels Park Side Records, DFA Records, Midnight Sun Sound Albums Blue Songs, Hercules and Love Affair, See the Light Music groups Jessica 6 (Since 2008), Hercules and Love Affair Genres Disco, House music, Dance-punk, Nu-disco Similar People Antony Hegarty, Andy Butler, Kim Ann Foxman, Aerea Negrot, Mark Pistel Profiles | ||
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Nomi Ruiz is an American Nu-disco and Hip hop singer and producer from New York City who is most famous for being among the cast of vocalists that contributed to Hercules and Love Affair's debut album. Ruiz has also collaborated with dance music trio The Ones, and is currently a member of the Brooklyn-based trio Jessica 6.
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Early life
Nomi Ruiz was born in 1986 and raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City. Her parents are Americans of Honduran descent. She is transgender.
Career
Nomi Ruiz released her debut album Lost in Lust on her own independent label Park Side Records. The album is a song-oriented downbeat electronic album steeped in the grittier ends of early-'90s hip-hop and R&B production. Since its debut, she had been able to tour with other artists such as Debbie Harry and CocoRosie. She also toured with Antony & The Johnsons and has been part of their "Turning" project.
Nomi Ruiz was featured on the songs "You Belong", "Hercules Theme", and "I'm Telling You" for album Hercules and Love Affair. Pitchfork Media placed "Hercules Theme" at #21 on The 100 Best Tracks of 2008. She toured extensively with the band in support of the album, singing her song contributions as well as those of Antony Hegarty. The Guardian described Ruiz as "boasting the spookily effortless air of a future pop icon."
She formed the group Jessica 6 with Andrew Raposo (of Automato) and Morgan Wiley. The band met in late 2007 after they helped put together the Hercules and Love Affair live show. Jessica 6 released their debut single "Fun Girl" on May 21, 2009, by the label Midnight Sun Sound. Jessica 6 has toured with Amanda Blank and Peaches.
Ruiz collaborated with The Ones on their single "Let's Celebrate" from their upcoming fourth album Blast From the Past. "Let's Celebrate" currently peaked at #9 on the U.S Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.
Ruiz was featured in the campaign film for the Mugler menswear collection for Spring/Summer 2012 titled "Brothers of Aracadia" along with her band Jessica 6's song "White Horse".
Songs
Do You Feel the Same?
Blind
Painted Eyes
Hercules Theme's
You Belong
Jessica Jessica
I Try to Talk to You
Athene
My House
Working Miracles
Fun Girl
Prisoner of Love
In the Heat
See the Light
Not Any
Good to Go
U Motion
Down Low
Black On Blonde
Stars in Your Eyes
Shadow Dancer
Can't Tear Us Apart
Not Giving It Up
Be Strong
Renewed
Capricorn
Identify
Freak the Night
Champagne Bubbles / Remember When
Blessed Mother
Eshet chayil
Don't Fear the Reaper