SoFly and Nius (stylized as soFLY and Nius) is a French music production and songwriting duo signed to Artist Publishing Group (APG).

Members

SoFly and Nius is made up of: *Raphaël Judrin (artist name SoFly), born in Paris in 1985 *Pierre-Antoine Melki (artist name Nius), born in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

in 1988 They regularly work with producer and songwriter Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu.

Career

Before joining each other, Nius had produced many tracks on M. Pokora's album '' Mise à jour'', while SoFly was working on the Blue Tape projects with the rapper Vicelow. In France, they worked with a great number of artists including

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, AKH, Soprano,

M. Pokora Matthieu Tota (; born 26 September 1985), artistically known as Matt Pokora and later M. Pokora (), is a French pop and R&B singer. In 2016, he became a coach for ''The Voice Kids France'' and '' The Voice: la plus belle voix''. Early life ...

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Shy'm Tamara Marthe (born 28 November 1985), better known as Shy'm , is a French singer. She released her first album, '' Mes fantaisies'', in 2006 and has since released six more albums. She had three Platinum albums, including her number-one 2012 al ...

and with the music collective

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. Moving to the United States, they also produced for a number of American artists including

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("A Little Taste"), rapper

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and T. Mills. Very notably, they produced

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's "Take You" from the album '' Believe'' and five tracks in Flo Rida's album '' Wild Ones'', including the title track and international hit " Wild Ones", featuring

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, and the fourth single "

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". They also produced Enrique Iglesias's single " Finally Found You".

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's "It's My Time" from the album '' Phase II'' Their work has resulted in one

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nomination for

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(Wild Ones – Flo Rida featuring Sia). They were also chosen to be part of the jury, along with

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, for the first edition of the Dubai International Music Awards in November 2013.

Discography

Singles

* 2011: Flo Rida – " Wild Ones" (feat.

) * 2012: Flo Rida – " Let It Roll" * 2012: Flo Rida – "

" * 2012: Enrique Iglesias – " Finally Found You" (feat. Sammy Adams) * 2013: Flo Rida – " Sweet Spot" (feat. Jennifer Lopez) * 2013:

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– ''Dame Tu Amor'' (feat.

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) * 2014: Neon Jungle – Welcome to the Jungle * 2014: Danny Mercer – Who Are You Loving Now * 2015: Flo Rida – "

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" (feat.

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) * 2017:

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– Loin (feat. Dany Synthé, SoFly and Nius) * 2018: Flo Rida – Sweet Sensation * 2018: Mister V – Viano * 2018:

Logan Henderson Logan Phillip Henderson (born September 14, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He played the role of Logan Mitchell on the Nickelodeon series ''Big Time Rush'' and is a current member of the Big Time Rush band. Early life and career Hend ...

– Pull Me Deep * 2019:

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– Anxious * 2019: Maitre Gims – Pirate (feat. J. Balvin) * 2019:

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– Young * 2020: Kyle – ''See You When I am Famous'' – 02. Money Now (feat.

Tyga Michael Ray Nguyen-StevensonMicheal Ray Stevenson ...

and Johnny Yukon) * 2021:

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and

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- Rotate * 2021: Starboi3 – Dick (feat.

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)

Video games

Songs

*2009:

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– '' The Boss'' – 11. Love You (feat. Busta Rhymes and Mariya) *2011: T. Mills – ''Leaving Home'' – 07. Scandalous *2012: Flo Rida – '' Wild Ones'' – 5 tracks: 02. Wild Ones (feat.

), 03. Let It Roll, 06. Sweet Spot (feat. Jennifer Lopez), 08. I Cry, 10. Let It Roll, Pt 2 (feat.

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) *2012:

– '' Believe'' – 05. Take You *2012: Enrique Iglesias – ''TBD'' – 00. Finally Found You (feat. Sammy Adams) *2012:

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– ''

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'' – 10. Tchu Tchu Tcha (feat. Enrique Iglesias) *2013:

– ''

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'' – 2 tracks: Dame Tu Amor (feat.

), Light Up (feat.

) *2013:

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– ''

'' – 12. Angel (feat.

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, Jae Millz,

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, Birdman &

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) *2013:

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– '' Underground Luxury'' – 7. Coastline *2014:

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– ''

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'' – 12. No Miracles (feat.

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and

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)* *2014: Timeflies – '' After Hours'' – 06. All The Way *2014:

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– ''

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'' – 02. Welcome to the Jungle *2014: Future – '' Honest'' – 14. Side Effect * 2014: Danny Mercer – ''TBD'' – 00. Who Are You Loving Now * 2015: Flo Rida – '' My House (EP)'' – 03.

(feat.

) * 2015: Flo Rida – ''TBD'' – Dirty Mind (feat. Sam Martin) * 2015:

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– '' Sugar'' – 07. Pride (feat. SoFly and Nius)** * 2015:

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– '' Furious 7 OST'' – Francoise * 2016: Flo Rida – ''TBD'' – 00. Dirty Mind (feat. Sam Martin) * 2016:

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– '' Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Soundtrack'' – 03. Equal Rights (feat.

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)* * 2017: J Sutta – ''

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'' – 13. ''Feel Nothing'' (feat.

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) * 2017: Loïc Nottet – '' Selfocracy'' – 04. Dirty (feat. Lil Trip)* * 2017:

– Loin (feat. Dany Synthé, SoFly and Nius)** * 2018: Flo Rida – Sweet Sensation * 2018: Mister V – Viano * 2018: Maty Noyes – New Friends * 2018:

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– Labels, Kool Aid * 2018:

– Pull Me Deep * 2019:

– Anxious * 2019: Starboi3 – One More Time * 2019: Maitre Gims – Pirate (feat. J. Balvin) * 2019:

– Young * 2020: Rome Castille – Far From Home * 2020: Kyle – ''

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'' – 02. Money Now (feat.

Tyga Michael Ray Nguyen-StevensonMicheal Ray Stevenson ...

and Johnny Yukon) * 2021:

- Rotate * 2021: Tink - Might Let You (feat. Davido) * 2021: Starboi3 – Dick (feat.

) ;Notes * (additional strings from Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu)
** (as featured artists)

References

External links

Raphaël Judrin on LesChartsPierre-Antoine Melki on LesChartsSoFly on LesChartsNius on LesCharts
{{DEFAULTSORT:SoFly and Nius French record producers French hip hop record producers Record production duos French musical duos Hip hop duos