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Nyla
Background information
Birth nameNailah Thorbourne
Born (1983-11-27) 27 November 1983 (age 40)
Kingston, Jamaica[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active2004–present
Member ofBrick & Lace

Nailah Thorbourne (born 27 November 1983), better known by her stage name Nyla, is a Jamaican singer from Kingston.[2] Nyla was a member of the R&B and reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut album, Love Is Wicked, was released by Geffen and KonLive in 2007 and featured the chart topping single "Love Is Wicked". She is best known for being featured on Major Lazer's "Light It Up". Today she writes and performs as a solo artist and is currently recording and releasing music with some of the biggest chart topping artists and producers.

Early life

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Nyla Thorbourne was born to a Jamaican father and an African American mother in Kingston, Jamaica.[3] She has 3 sisters, Tasha, Nyanda and Candace Thorbourne.[4] Nyla went to Campion College High School during which time her group Brick & Lace was formed. After graduating high school Nyla studied marketing at Miami Dade College.[3]

Career

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2006–2012: Brick & Lace and Bloodline

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Nyla's career in music began as a member of the pop / reggae group Brick & Lace. In 2006 the group signed a record deal with Akon's Konvict Muzik[5] / Geffen Records and released their debut album, Love Is Wicked in 2007. The album spawned four charting singles... "Never Never", "Get That Clear", "Bad to di Bone" and their biggest hit to date, "Love Is Wicked", which was listed for 97 weeks in 7 different charts worldwide.[6] In 2010, Nyla and her sisters formed a songwriting team called: Bloodline. They have written songs for Kelly Rowland,[7] Christina Aguilera, Nicole Scherzinger, Leah Labelle and Arash. In 2012, she co-wrote the gold-certified, chart topping single "Follow the Leader", performed by Wisin & Yandel featuring Jennifer Lopez. "Follow the Leader" made strides all over the Latin charts and was one of the major releases in the Latin market the year it released.[citation needed]

2014–present: Solo debut

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In 2015, Nyla was featured on the song "Light It Up" by Major Lazer, a track from their album Peace Is the Mission. Later, a remix of the song featuring Fuse ODG was released as a single, which received highly positive reviews and charted top 10 and reached the #1 spot in many countries throughout Europe. The song also topped many digital formats (i.e. Spotify, Pandora and Shazam).[8][9] In 2016 Nyla also featured on the song "Good Vibe" alongside Warner Bros Recording artist Strobe. The record was well received with over 1 million streams to date on Spotify. In 2017 Nyla picked up right where she left off with the release of the Ed Sheeran "Shape Of You" (Major Lazer Remix) feat. Nyla & Kranium.[citation needed]

Discography

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Singles

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As lead artist

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  • 2013: Stand up
  • 2014: Body Calling
  • 2019: Faith
  • 2019: We Can Believe In (with Paul Secondi & Monarques)
  • 2020: Mad Out (with Mr. Vegas and Topo La Maskara)
  • 2020: Fuego (with Topo La Maskara)
  • 2020: Bam Bam (with Freezy & Topo La Maskara)
  • 2020: Shake It (with Topo La Maskara and Deewunn)
  • 2020: Hard & Done (with Jugglerz and Charly Black)
  • 2020: One Love (with Maor Levi)
  • 2023: Death Of Us (with KONO)
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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[10] 		US
Dance
[11] 		CAN
[12] 		AUS
[13] 		AUT
[14] 		BEL
(FL)
[15] 		FRA
[16] 		NLD
[17] 		SWI
[18] 		UK
[19]
"Pornstar"
(Sean Paul featuring Nyla) 		2013 — — — — — — — — — —
"I Want You (Remix)"
(Tafari featuring Nyla) 		2014 — — — — — — — — — —
"Touch Me There"
(Redsan featuring Nyla) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Light It Up"
(Major Lazer featuring Nyla) 		2015 — — — — 9 — — — — —
"Light It Up (Remix)"
(Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG) 		2015 73 7 32 54 — 4 14 2 7 7 Peace Is the Mission
"Too Cool"
(Sneakbo featuring Nyla) 		2016 — — — — — — — — — —
"Good Vibe"
(Strobe featuring Nyla) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Shape Of You (Major Lazer Remix)"
(Ed Sheeran featuring Nyla & Kranium) 		2017 — — — — — — — — — —
"Young Hearts"
(Henry Fong featuring Nyla & Stylo G) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Skirt Hem"
(Kickraux featuring Beenie Man, Tommy Lee Sparta & Nyla) 		2019 - - - - - - - - - -

References

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  1. ^ "Nyla - Jamaicansmusic.com". Jamaicansmusic.com.
  2. ^ "LargeUp Premiere: Stream Nyla's Debut Single "Stand Up" + Exclusive Q+A - Page 2 of 2 - LargeUp". LargeUp. 16 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b Samuels, Natasha (8 April 2008). "Brick & Lace's Sexy Roots Music". The Jamaica Observer.
  4. ^ "Jamaican Songwriting Team get JLo Hit". The Jamaica Star. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Konvict Muzik". LinkedIn. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Love is Wicked". aCharts.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Kelly Rowland Hits The Studio with Songwriting Team Bloodline". Hamada Mania Music Blog. 21 March 2014.
  8. ^ "VIDÉO - "Light it up" : le tube de Major Lazer avec Nyla et Fuse ODG". Fun Radio.fr. 16 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Major Lazer : le remix de "Light It Up"!". NRJ.fr.
  10. ^ "Major Lazer – Billboard". billboard.com.
  11. ^ "Major Lazer - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Major Lazer - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.
  13. ^ "ARIA Singles: Gnash 'I Hate U I Love U' Spends Second Week At No 1 - Noise11.com". noise11.com. 23 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Discographie Major Lazer". austriacharts. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Major Lazer". ultratop.be. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Major lazer discography". lescharts.com. 13 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Discografie Major Lazer - dutchcharts.nl".
  18. ^ "Major Lazer - hitparade.ch".
  19. ^ "Chart Log UK - New Chart Entries - 21.11.2015 (wk47)". Zobbel. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Major Lazer Ft Nyla – Light It Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  21. ^ "American certifications – Major Lazer – Light It Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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