Aziatix was a Korean–American hip hop and R&B trio consisting of members

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, Eddie Shin, and Nicky Lee. The group, which was based in

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, debuted in 2011 and won Best New Asian Artist at the

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later that year. In 2013, the group signed a lucrative contract with

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, which was the largest record deal to date between a U.S. record label and a music act from Asia. The name of the group is a variation of the word " asiatic". Aziatix disbanded in 2015.

Career

The members of Aziatix were brought together by record producer and former R&B singer

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. At the time of the group's formation,

was an established underground rapper in

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, Eddie Shin was a student at

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, and Nicky Lee was a successful

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singer. Aziatix released their first single, "Go," in March 2011 and their self-titled EP, ''Aziatix'', in May 2011. In July, they released their first full-length album, ''Nocturnal,'' which charted in Taiwan and South Korea at numbers 14 and 35, respectively. At the end of the year, Aziatix won Best New Asian Artist at the

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. In March 2012, the group performed at the U.S. music festival

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. In May, the group released their second EP, ''Awakening,'' which again charted in Taiwan and South Korea, at numbers 11 and 32, respectively. In 2013, Aziatix signed an 11.3 million

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record deal with

. It was the largest record deal to date between a U.S. record label and a music act from Asia. However, in December 2014, Aziatix announced on their

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page that they had decided to leave the record label. Aziatix released their last album, ''Top Of The World,'' in August 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards

References

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