Lilly Wood and the Prick
| Lilly Wood and the Prick | |
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%2C_Paris.jpg) Lilly Wood and the Prick in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | LILLYWOOD, Lilly Wood |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Associated acts | Robin Schulz |
| Members |
Nili Hadida Benjamin Cotto |
Lilly Wood and the Prick (also known as Lilly Wood and LILLYWOOD) is a French alternative, pop and folk duo composed of Nili Hadida and Benjamin Cotto. They are best known for their single "Prayer in C", which was remixed and released as a single in 2014 by German DJ Robin Schulz; the song has topped the charts in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Career
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.[1]
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[2] 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"
In June 2014 they released the single "Prayer in C". It was originally released in 2010 on their album, Invincible Friends. German electronic producer Robin Schulz remixed the song bringing with it success across Europe.
Members
- Nili Hadida, vocalist of the band, is an Israeli-French singer born in 1986 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She lived in England before moving to California before residing in Paris following a music career singing mostly French variety songs (including 1980s and jazzy ballads. Favourite interpretations included songs by Elliott Smith and Fiona Apple)
- Benjamin Cotto, guitarist
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).
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
SWI [5] | |||||||||||||||
| Invincible Friends |
|
40 | 177 | 92 | |||||||||||||
| The Fight |
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16 | 81 | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Lilly Who and the What? |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
AUT [6] |
BEL (Vl) [7] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
DEN [8] |
GER [9] |
NL [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [5] |
UK [12] |
US [13] | |||||||
| 2011 | "Down the Drain" | 67 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Invincible Friends | ||||
| "This Is a Love Song" | 84 | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2012 | "Middle of the Night" | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Fight | ||||
| "Where I Want to Be (California)" | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | "Long Way Back" | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | ||||
| "Into Trouble" | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz remix) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Cinq7 website: Lilly Wood and the Prick page".
- ↑ France Television (ed.). "Les Victoires de la musique 2011".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Lilly Wood & The Prick". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Lilly Wood & The Prick". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "2014-09-06 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive - Official Charts".
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/5901303/robin-schulz/chart?f=379
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