Native is a

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R&B duo composed of two sisters, Laura Mayne (born 20 January 1968 in

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) and Chris Mayne (born 12 January 1970 in Villemomble). They began their singing career as backup singers with

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. They achieved their first success in 1994 with their single "Si la vie demande ça", a top ten hit in France. In 1994, they won a

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award for most promising group of the year. They featured on the track "Who the F*** Is This" on the

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& The Muddkatz album ''New South: The Album B4 the Album Mixtape'' (2003). After the group split, Laura Mayne released in 2002 her first solo album under the name Native, entitled ''Laura Mayne-Kerbrat''. In 2003, Chris Mayne formed the band West Isle with Éric Daniel, former member of Sweetness group. They released the album ''Ailleurs'' in 2006.

Discography

Albums

* 1993: ''Native'' * 1995: ''Nat(l)ive'' * 1997: ''Couleurs de l'amour'' - #27 in France * 2000: ''Native the best'' (best of)

Singles

* 1993: "Si la vie demande ça" - #9 in France * 1994: "Tu planes sur moi" - #19 in France * 1995: "

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" - #49 in France * 1995: "L'air du vent" (soundtrack of ''

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'') - #9 in France * 1997: "Dans ce monde à part..." - #41 in France * 1998: "Couleurs de l'amour" - #42 in France

References

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