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SoFly & Nius
GenresHip hop, hip house, pop, R&B
OccupationProducers
Years active2008–2021
LabelsAPG, Atlantic Records, Warner/Chappell Music
MembersSoFly (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]

Members

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SoFly and Nius is made up of:

  • Raphaël Judrin (artist name SoFly), born in Paris in 1985
  • Pierre-Antoine Melki (artist name Nius), born in Lyon in 1988

They regularly work with producer and songwriter Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu.

Career

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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]

Discography

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Singles

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Video games

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Year Game Title Artist Notes
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

Songs

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Notes

* (additional strings from Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu)
** (as featured artists)

References

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  1. ^ "Producers | Artist Publishing Group". artistpublishinggroup.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ Charts in France.com: M. Pokora en interview (in French)
  3. ^ Zikaddict: Vicelow (in French)
  4. ^ "Amel Bent en interview". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Les Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Tony Yayo – They Hate". youtube.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  7. ^ "T. Mills – Leaving Home". thinktankdigital.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Flo Rida, 'Wild Ones': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Feat. Sammy Adams – Finally Found You". Discogs. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  11. ^ Reporter, Kelly Crane,Senior (11 December 2012). "Jay-Z and Rihanna to be awarded in Dubai?". Gulf News. Retrieved 21 March 2017.((cite news)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com – Flo Rida feat. Sia – Wild Ones". lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  13. ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com – Flo Rida – Let It Roll". lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  14. ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com – Flo Rida – I Cry". lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  15. ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com – Enrique Iglesias feat. Sammy Adams – Finally Found You". lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Justin Bieber – Take You". lescharts.com. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Neon Jungle – Welcome to the Jungle". Discogs. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Artist Publishing Group". Artist Publishing Group. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  19. ^ "DANNY MERCER | Watch "Who Are You Loving Now?" Video". 360magazine. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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