L.I.G.A is a Danish urban pop trioMTV Denmark: En liga for sig selv - De laver urban pop og hedder L.I.G.A kender du dem?
formed in 2012 made up of Nicky Russell, Feras Agwa and Ihan Haydar. They are signed to RE:A:CH (

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and

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) and for distribution with

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in Denmark. After Feras Agwa leaving in 2015, the formation continued as a duo consisting of Nicky Russell and Ihan Haydar. Russel and Agwa had been separately writing and releasing a lot of tracks through their respective online channels and were sharing some tracks together. They presented some of their work to Chief 1, a Danish record producer and songwriter who joined them for a recording session in his studio. Coincidentally, Ihan Haydar was in the studio and volunteered to play drums and the trio was born. Their debut charting hit was "Skylder dig ik' noget".Universal Denmark: L.I.G.A 'Skylder dig ik' noget' single ude nu
followed by a number of other hits.

Members

*Nicky Russell, frontman of the band, an Australian-Danish singer, songwriter and lead vocalist who writes most of the materials for the band. *Feras Agwa, (full name Feras El-Sayed Agwa) a rapper from

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of mixed Egyptian-Syrian origins, also known as Sayed the Rapper. He left the band in September 2015. *Ihan Haydar, drummer and percussionist from

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of Iraqi origin.Ihan Haydar website: Biography page
Born in 1993, she was previously a member of

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backing band when Samay won

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in 2012 and went on to represent Denmark in the

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in Baku with the Danish entry " Should've Known Better performed by

. Haydar, known with her drumming antiques performed with Samay in Baku in the finals. Haydar later formed the all-female pop-rock band

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, which is set to represent Denmark in the

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Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

L.I.G.A FacebookIhan Haydar Official website
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