SoFly and Nius
French music production team
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SoFly and Nius (stylized as soFLY and Nius) were a French music production and songwriting duo signed to Artist Publishing Group (APG).[1]
SoFly & Nius | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hip hop, hip house, pop, R&B |
| Occupation | Producers |
| Years active | 2008–2021 |
| Labels | APG, Atlantic Records, Warner/Chappell Music |
| Members | SoFly (Raphaël Judrin) Nius (Pierre-Antoine Melki) |
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 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 Mise à jour,[2] while SoFly was working on the Blue Tape projects with the rapper Vicelow.[3]
In France, they worked with a great number of artists including Rohff, AKH, Soprano, M. Pokora, Amel Bent,[4] Shy'm[5] and with the music collective Mafia K-1 Fry.
Moving to the United States, they also produced for a number of American artists including Cory Gunz ("A Little Taste"), rapper Tony Yayo[6] and T. Mills.[7]
Very notably, they produced Justin Bieber's "Take You" from the album Believe and five tracks in Flo Rida's album Wild Ones,[8] including the title track and international hit "Wild Ones", featuring Sia, and the fourth single "I Cry". They also produced Enrique Iglesias's single "Finally Found You".[9] Prince Royce's "It's My Time" from the album Phase II.
Their work has resulted in one Grammy Award nomination for 2013 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Wild Ones – Flo Rida featuring Sia).[10]
They were also chosen to be part of the jury, along with Hype Williams, for the first edition of the Dubai International Music Awards in November 2013.[11]
Discography
Singles
- 2011: Flo Rida – "Wild Ones" (feat. Sia)[12]
- 2012: Flo Rida – "Let It Roll"[13]
- 2012: Flo Rida – "I Cry"[14]
- 2012: Enrique Iglesias – "Finally Found You" (feat. Sammy Adams)[15]
- 2013: Flo Rida – "Sweet Spot" (feat. Jennifer Lopez)
- 2013: Inna – Dame Tu Amor (feat. Reik)
- 2014: Neon Jungle – Welcome to the Jungle
- 2014: Danny Mercer – Who Are You Loving Now
- 2015: Flo Rida – "I Don't Like It, I Love It" (feat. Robin Thicke)
- 2017: Maître Gims – Loin (feat. Dany Synthé, SoFly and Nius)
- 2018: Flo Rida – Sweet Sensation
- 2018: Mister V – Viano
- 2018: Logan Henderson – Pull Me Deep
- 2019: Austin Mahone – Anxious
- 2019: Maitre Gims – Pirate (feat. J. Balvin)
- 2019: Old Dominion – Young
- 2020: Kyle – See You When I am Famous – 02. Money Now (feat. Tyga and Johnny Yukon)
- 2021: Becky G and Burna Boy - Rotate
- 2021: Starboi3 – Dick (feat. Doja Cat)
Video games
| Year | Game | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | FIFA 13 | Let It Roll (Pt. 2) | Flo Rida feat. Lil Wayne | |
| 2013 | Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel | Double or Nothing | Big Boi & B.o.B. | Game's official theme song, made with Oddfellow |
| 2024 | Just Dance 2025 Edition | Stop This Fire | Nius (with uncredited vocals from Tiina) | |
| Just Dance VR: Welcome to Dancity |
Songs
- 2009: Timati – 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. Sia), 03. Let It Roll, 06. Sweet Spot (feat. Jennifer Lopez), 08. I Cry, 10. Let It Roll, Pt 2 (feat. Lil Wayne)
- 2012: Justin Bieber – Believe – 05. Take You[16]
- 2012: Prince Royce – Phase II – 11. It's My Time
- 2012: Enrique Iglesias – TBD – 00. Finally Found You (feat. Sammy Adams)
- 2012: Pitbull – Global Warming – 10. Tchu Tchu Tcha (feat. Enrique Iglesias)
- 2013: Inna – Party Never Ends – 2 tracks: Dame Tu Amor (feat. Reik), Light Up (feat. Reik)
- 2013: Rich Gang – Rich Gang – 12. Angel (feat. Mystikal, Jae Millz, Ace Hood, Gudda Gudda, Birdman & Mack Maine)
- 2013: B.o.B – Underground Luxury – 7. Coastline
- 2014: Kid Ink – My Own Lane – 12. No Miracles (feat. Elle Varner and Machine Gun Kelly)*
- 2014: Timeflies – After Hours – 06. All The Way
- 2014: Neon Jungle – Welcome to the Jungle – 02. Welcome to the Jungle[17]
- 2014: Future – Honest – 14. Side Effect[18]
- 2014: Danny Mercer – TBD – 00. Who Are You Loving Now[19]
- 2015: Flo Rida – My House (EP) – 03. I Don't Like It, I Love It (feat. Robin Thicke)
- 2015: Flo Rida – TBD – Dirty Mind (feat. Sam Martin)
- 2015: Robin Schulz – Sugar – 07. Pride (feat. SoFly and Nius)**
- 2015: Furious 7 – Furious 7 OST – Francoise
- 2016: Flo Rida – TBD – 00. Dirty Mind (feat. Sam Martin)
- 2016: The Lonely Island – Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Soundtrack – 03. Equal Rights (feat. P!nk)*
- 2017: J Sutta – I Say Yes – 13. Feel Nothing (feat. Hopsin)
- 2017: Loïc Nottet – Selfocracy – 04. Dirty (feat. Lil Trip)*
- 2017: Maître Gims – Loin (feat. Dany Synthé, SoFly and Nius)**
- 2018: Flo Rida – Sweet Sensation
- 2018: Mister V – Viano
- 2018: Maty Noyes – New Friends
- 2018: Katelyn Tarver – Labels, Kool Aid
- 2018: Logan Henderson – Pull Me Deep
- 2019: Austin Mahone – 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 – See You When I Am Famous – 02. Money Now (feat. Tyga and Johnny Yukon)
- 2021: Becky G & Burna Boy - Rotate
- 2021: Tink - Might Let You (feat. Davido)
- 2021: Starboi3 – Dick (feat. Doja Cat)
- 2021: Mohamed Ramadan – Ya Habibi (feat. Gims)
- Notes
* (additional strings from Yoan "Oddfellow" Chirescu)
** (as featured artists)