Brick & Lace

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Brick & Lace Nailah & Nyanda(Singer's)
Origin Kingston, Jamaica
Genre(s) Contemporary R&B
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2000 - Present
Label(s) Jive Records (2004)
180 Entertainment
Kon Live
Geffen
Website Official Website
Members
Nyanda Thourborne
Nailah Thourborne
Former members
Tasha Thorbourne

Brick & Lace is a Jamaican duo consisting of sisters, Nyanda and Nailah Thourborne. They are signed to Akon's Kon Live Distribution, 180 Entertainment, and Geffen Records.

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[edit] Early life

Nyanda and Nailah Thourborne were born in Kingston, Jamaica, to a Jamaican father and an American mother. They have claimed that they always wanted to be singers. "We are a hybrid," says Nailah. "It’s not fabricated at all; it’s who we are."[1] The duo also appeared in many mixtapes before they were eventually signed on Zomba Records.

[edit] Music career

Brick & Lace started working on their debut album in 2004, naming it Love Is Wicked in early 2005. They worked with many producers, who were impressed by their talent.[2]They released their first single, "Never Never", late 2006, and the video recently premiered on Yahoo! Music. Love Is Wicked is set to be released this summer, according to the duo's official MySpace. It includes production by, will.i.am, Ron Fair and Cool & Dre.[3]

They performed in Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour on May 24, 2007 in Camden, NJ. They filled in for Lady Sovereign, who didn't show.

They appeared on Obie Trice's 2nd studio album Second Round's On Me on the track Jamaican Girl.

They are also featured on Nicole Scherzinger's single "Puakenikeni" of her album Her Name Is Nicole.

[edit] Featured Singles

[edit] Guest appearances

  • 2006: "Brown Girl (Suga Plum)" (Jurassic 5 featuring Brick & Lace)

[edit] Trivia

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  • Their mother came up with the word 'lace', and Nyanda came up with 'brick', forming the origin of the band's name.
  • Regarding their name, they say: "The name Brick and Lace derives from the different sounds that can be heard in our music. The brick side represents the gritty edge in our music, which is born in us because we are Jamaicans while the lace side represents our smooth harmony."[4]
  • They were the first female Jamaican group to be signed to Jive Records before being dropped from the label two months later.
  • The girls describe Akon as their “third member” and even the Jam & Lewis to their Janet.
  • They either wrote or co-wrote every track on their album.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Brick & Lace : Artists
  2. ^ http://www.yoraps.com/interviews1.php?subaction=showfull&id=1175202296&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3&
  3. ^ Brick & Lace : Artists
  4. ^ Brick & Lace | Brick & Lace . NET | The Official Brick & Lace Fansource | Love is Wicked | Never Never

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