Lilly Wood and the Prick explained

Lilly Wood and the Prick
Origin:Paris, France
Genre:Folk pop
Years Active:2006–present
Associated Acts:Robin Schulz
Current Members:
  • Nili Hadida
  • Benjamin Cotto

Lilly Wood and the Prick (also known simply as Lilly Wood and LILLYWOOD) is a French folk pop duo composed of Nili Hadida and Benjamin Cotto. Nili was born in Israel. They are best known for their single "Prayer in C”, which gained popularity after being remixed by German DJ Robin Schulz.

History

2006: Formation

The duo was formed in 2006 when they met in a Parisian café and decided to collaborate on writing songs together.

2008–09: Lilly Who and the What?

After collaborating on a number of songs, in 2008 they made a cover of "L.E.S. Artistes" from Santigold. They also met guitarist Pierre Guimard who heard their songs on Myspace and offered to work with them and opened his studio for production of their work. 2008 saw release of their track on a compilation entitled Folk & Proud followed, in 2009, by the EP of the duo Lilly Who and the What? referring to the stage name of the duo. It was released on Choke Industry independent label founded by Pierre Guimard and by Matthieu Tessier, the duo's manager. After 2009, they signed with another independent label called Cinq7.[1]

2010–13: Invincible Friends and The Fight

Their first studio album Invincible Friends was released on 31 May 2010. On 9 February 2011, they were nominated for "revelation of the public" award for the Victoires de la Musique. On the official ceremony held on 1 March and broadcast on France 2, TV5 Monde and France Inter they won against competition in the same category from Ben l'Oncle Soul, Camélia Jordana, Zaz, Féfé, Guillaume Grand, Florent Marchet and Okou[2] They also engaged on a tour including one at Olympia Paris on 1 June 2011. Their follow up album was The Fight released on 5 November 2012. In 2013, they came to the cinema with a movie called Lilly Wood and The Prick au Trianon directed by Benjamin Lemaire.

2014–2016: "Prayer in C" and Shadows

In June 2014 they released the single for "Prayer in C", a track originally included in their 2010 album, Invincible Friends. German DJ and producer Robin Schulz remixed the song bringing with it success across Europe.[3] The success of the song helped propel the duo into their highest charting solo song in France in 2015 with a song called "I Love You" peaking at number 65. They released their debut album "Shadows" along with two other singles, "Box Of Noise" and a studio session of "Kokomo" in 2016.

2020–present: "Most Anything"

In 2020 they returned with the ballad “Lonely Life” during the COVID-19 pandemic and later announced their new album titled “Most Anything”, an album from which they released the singles “You Want My Money” “A Song” & “In Love For The last time". The album is characterized for being experimental and with new rhythms compared to their previous works.

Time after that they released the Spanish version of "You Want My Money" stylized as (Quieres mi plata).

Members

During live shows, the duo are joined by musicians Pierre Guimard (guitar, bass) and Mathias Fisch (drums). In September 2010, Clément Fonio joined as bass player. In January 2011, Fonio was replaced by Mathieu Denis (bass, keyboards).

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak positions
FRA
[4]
BEL
(Wa)

[5]
SWI
[6]
Invincible Friends
  • Released: 31 May 2010
  • Labels: Wagram Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
30 177 92
The Fight
  • Released: 5 November 2012
  • Labels: Wagram Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
16 81
Shadows[7]
  • Released: 13 November 2015
  • Labels: Wagram Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
35 194
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

SingleYearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
FRA
AUSAUT
[8]
BEL
[9]
DEN
[10]
GER
[11]
NL
[12]
SWE
[13]
SWI
UK
[14]
US
[15]
"Prayer in C"20109 Invincible Friends
"Down the Drain"201167 91
"This Is a Love Song"84 82
"Middle of the Night"2012103 The Fight
"Where I Want to Be (California)"88
"Long Way Back"2013163 rowspan="2"
"Into Trouble"78
"Prayer in C"
(Robin Schulz Remix)
20141 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23
  • BVMI: Diamond[16]
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[17]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[18]
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[19]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[20]
  • IFPI DEN: Gold[21]
  • IPFI SWE: 3× Platinum[22]
  • IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[23]
Prayer
"Shadows"2015165 Shadows
"I Love You"65
"Kokomo (The Beach Boys Cover)"2016111
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cinq7 website: Lilly Wood and the Prick page. 31 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130821050218/http://cinq7.com/fr/artiste/33-lilly-wood-amp-the-prick.html. 21 August 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Les Victoires de la musique 2011 . France Television.
  3. Web site: Lilly Wood and Robin Schulz hit number 1. . 31 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick. French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  5. Web site: Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick. Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  6. Web site: Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick. Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  7. Web site: Shadows. iTunes. 13 November 2015 .
  8. Web site: Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick. Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  9. Web site: Discografie Lilly Wood & The Prick. Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  10. Web site: Discography Lilly Wood & The Prick. Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  11. Web site: Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085612/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Lilly+Wood+%26+The+Prick&country=de. dead. 19 August 2014. German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  12. Web site: Discografie Lilly Wood & The Prick. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  13. Web site: Discography Lilly Wood & The Prick. Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  14. Web site: 2014-09-06 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive - Official Charts. .
  15. Robin Schulz. .
  16. Web site: Gold–/Platin-Datenbank. Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 15 April 2020. de.
  17. Australia. 2023. single. 9 July 2023.
  18. Web site: BRIT Certified – bpi. British Phonographic Industry. 21 August 2020. To access, enter the search parameter "Robin Schulz" and select "Search".
  19. Web site: FIMI - Certificazioni. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 17 November 2015 . To access, type Robin Schulz in the "Filtra" box . it.
  20. Web site: Gold & Platin . IFPI Austria . de . 6 November 2014 . To access, type Robin Schulz in the "Interpret" box and select "Suchen" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608024513/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . 8 June 2009 .
  21. Web site: 17 October 2014 . Certificeringer - Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz - Prayer in C . IFPI Denmark. da.
  22. Web site: Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz - Prayer In C. Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. sv. 24 October 2014.
  23. Web site: The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Robin Schulz) . Hung Medien . swisscharts.com . 2 February 2015 . de.