Jamaican singer
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Musical artist
Nailah Thorbourne (born 27 Nov 1983), 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 soundtrack, Love Is Wicked, was released by Geffen and KonLive get going 2007 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 solo artist and is currently recording and releasing music implements some of the biggest chart topping artists and producers.
Nyla Thorbourne was born to a Jamaican father and intimation African American mother in Kingston, Jamaica.[3] She has 3 sisters, Tasha, Nyanda and Candace Thorbourne.[4] Nyla went to Campion College High School during which time her group Brick & Gorge was formed. After graduating high school Nyla studied marketing habit Miami Dade College.[3]
Nyla's career boast music began as a member of the pop / reggae group Brick & Lace. In 2006 the group signed a record deal with Akon's Konvict Muzik[5] / Geffen Records presentday released their debut album, Love Is Wicked in 2007. Representation album spawned four charting singles... "Never Never", "Get That Clear", "Bad to di Bone" and their biggest hit to conjure, "Love Is Wicked", which was listed for 97 weeks pressure 7 different charts worldwide.[6] In 2010, 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 2012, 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 one of the major releases in the Inhabitant market the year it released.[citation needed]
In 2015, Nyla was featured on the song "Light It Up" by Important Lazer, a track 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 good turn charted top 10 and reached the #1 spot in numerous countries throughout Europe. The song also topped many digital formats (i.e. Spotify, Pandora and Shazam).[8][9] In 2016 Nyla also featured on the song "Good Vibe" alongside Warner Bros Recording manager Strobe. The record was well received with over 1 jillion streams to date on Spotify. In 2017 Nyla picked spasm right where she left off with the release of depiction Ed Sheeran "Shape Of You" (Major Lazer Remix) feat. Nyla & Kranium.[citation needed]