SoFly and Nius (stylized as soFLY and Nius) were 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

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

Career

Before joining each other, Nius had produced tracks on M. Pokora's album ''

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'', 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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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 ''

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'' and five tracks in

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's album '' Wild Ones'', including the title track and international hit " Wild Ones", featuring Sia, and the fourth single " I Cry". They also produced

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'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:

– " Wild Ones" (feat. Sia) * 2012: Flo Rida – " Let It Roll" * 2012: Flo Rida – " I Cry" * 2012:

– " Finally Found You" (feat.

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) * 2013: Flo Rida – " Sweet Spot" (feat.

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) * 2013:

Inna Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer. Born in Mangalia and raised in Neptun, Romania, Neptun, she studied political science at Ovidius University before ...

– ''Dame Tu Amor'' (feat.

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) * 2014: Neon Jungle – Welcome to the Jungle * 2014:

Danny Mercer Danny Mercer (born Daniel Murcia in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian American recording artist, songwriter, and producer. Signed to Columbia Records, Murcia has worked with Afrojack, Akon, Celine Dion, Frankie J, Nicole Scherzinger, Pitbull, The W ...

– Who Are You Loving Now * 2015:

– "

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" (feat.

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) * 2017:

Maître Gims Gandhi Alimasi Djuna (born 6 May 1986), known professionally as Maître Gims and more recently just Gims (stylized in all caps), is a Congolese people in France, Congolese singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter. He grew up in France and current ...

– Loin (feat. Dany Synthé, SoFly and Nius) * 2018:

– 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'' (2009–2013) and is a current member of the Big Time Rush band. Early life a ...

– Pull Me Deep * 2019:

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– Anxious * 2019: Maitre Gims – Pirate (feat. J. Balvin) * 2019: Old Dominion – Young * 2020: Kyle – ''See You When I am Famous'' – 02. Money Now (feat.

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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.

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and Mariya) *2011: T. Mills – ''Leaving Home'' – 07. Scandalous *2012:

– '' Wild Ones'' – 5 tracks: 02. Wild Ones (feat. Sia), 03. Let It Roll, 06. Sweet Spot (feat.

), 08. I Cry, 10. Let It Roll, Pt 2 (feat.

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) *2012:

– ''

'' – 05. Take You *2012:

– '' Phase II –'' 11''.'' It's My Time *2012:

– ''TBD'' – 00. Finally Found You (feat.

) *2012:

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– ''

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'' – 10. Tchu Tchu Tcha (feat.

) *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 Jarvis Antonio Mills (born September 11, 1983), better known by his stage name Jae Millz, is an American rapper from Harlem, New York. He is best known for his performances on Young Money Entertainment's 2009 singles "BedRock" and " Every Girl, ...

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, Birdman &

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) *2013:

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– ''

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'' – 7. Coastline *2014:

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– ''

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'' – 12. No Miracles (feat. Elle Varner and Machine Gun Kelly)* *2014:

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– ''

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'' – 06. All The Way *2014:

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– ''

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'' – 02. Welcome to the Jungle *2014:

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– ''

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'' – 14. Side Effect * 2014:

– ''TBD'' – 00. Who Are You Loving Now * 2015:

– ''

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'' – 03.

(feat.

) * 2015:

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

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– ''

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

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– '' Furious 7 OST'' – Francoise * 2016:

– ''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:

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– ''

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

– Loin (feat. Dany Synthé, SoFly and Nius)** * 2018:

– Sweet Sensation * 2018: Mister V – Viano * 2018:

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

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'' – 02. Money Now (feat.

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and Johnny Yukon) * 2021:

- Rotate * 2021: Tink - Might Let You (feat.

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) * 2021: Starboi3 – Dick (feat.

) * 2021: Mohamed Ramadan – Ya Habibi (feat.

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) ;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
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