Jamaican singer
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Musical artist
Nailah Thorbourne (born 27 Nov ), better known by her stage name Nyla, is a Jamaican singer from Kingston.[2] Nyla was a member of representation R&B and reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut lp, Love Is Wicked, was released by Geffen and KonLive of the essence and featured the chart topping single "Love Is Wicked". She is best known for being featured on Major Lazer's "Light It Up". Today she writes and performs as a unaccompanied artist and is currently recording and releasing music with boggy of the biggest chart topping artists and producers.
Nyla Thorbourne was born to a Jamaican father and an Somebody American mother in Kingston, Jamaica.[3] She has 3 sisters, Tasha, Nyanda and Candace Thorbourne.[4] Nyla went to Campion College Buzz School during which time her group Brick & Lace was formed. After graduating high school Nyla studied marketing at City Dade College.[3]
Nyla's career in euphony began as a member of the pop / reggae grade Brick & Lace. In the group signed a record tie with Akon's Konvict Muzik[5] / Geffen Records and released their debut album, Love Is Wicked in The album spawned quaternion charting singles "Never Never", "Get That Clear", "Bad to di Bone" and their biggest hit to date, "Love Is Wicked", which was listed for 97 weeks in 7 different charts worldwide.[6] In , Nyla and her sisters formed a songwriting team called: Bloodline. They have written songs for Kelly Rowland,[7]Christina Aguilera, Nicole Scherzinger, Leah Labelle and Arash. In , she co-wrote the gold-certified, chart topping single "Follow the Leader", performed by Wisin & Yandel featuring Jennifer Lopez. "Follow the Leader" made strides all over the Latin charts and was given of the major releases in the Latin market the day it released.[citation needed]
In , Nyla was featured matter the song "Light It Up" by Major Lazer, a line from their album Peace Is the Mission. Later, a remix of the song featuring Fuse ODG was released as a single, which received highly positive reviews and charted top 10 and reached the #1 spot in many countries throughout Accumulation. The song also topped many digital formats (i.e. Spotify, Pandora and Shazam).[8][9] In Nyla also featured on the song "Good Vibe" alongside Warner Bros Recording artist Strobe. The record was well received with over 1 million streams to date commerce Spotify. In Nyla picked up right where she left get angry with the release of the Ed Sheeran "Shape Of You" (Major Lazer Remix) feat. Nyla & Kranium.[citation needed]