Lilly Wood and the Prick

Lilly Wood and the Prick (also known as Lilly Wood and LILLYWOOD) is a French folk pop duo composed of Nili Hadida and Benjamin Cotto. Although the duo is French, Nili was born in Israel. They are best known for their single "Prayer in C", which was remixed and released as a single in 2014 by German DJ and producer Robin Schulz; the song has topped the charts in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Lilly Wood and the Prick
Lilly Wood and the Prick in 2010
Background information
Also known as
  • LILLYWOOD
  • Lilly Wood
OriginParis, France
GenresFolk pop
Years active2006–present
Associated actsRobin Schulz
Members
  • Nili Hadida
  • Benjamin Cotto

Career
Lilly Wood and The Prick at Rock en Seine Festival, Paris, 2011

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 Santogold. 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 Charles-Lemaire.

2014–present: "Prayer in C" and Shadows

In June 2014 they released the single "Prayer in C". It was originally released in 2010 on their 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.

Members
  • Nili Hadida, female vocalist of the band, is an Israeli-French woman singer born in 1986 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She lived in England before moving to California before residing in Paris following a music career singing mostly in French a variety of songs (including 1980s and jazzy ballads. Favourite interpretations included songs by Elliott Smith and Fiona Apple)
  • Benjamin Cotto, guitarist

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
Title Details Peak positions
FRA
[4]		 BEL
(Wa)
[5]		 SWI
[6]
Invincible Friends
  • Released: 31 May 2010
  • Labels: Wagram Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 3017792
The Fight
  • Released: 5 November 2012
  • Labels: Wagram Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 1681—
Shadows[7]
  • Released: 13 November 2015
  • Labels: Wagram Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 35194—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays
Title Details
Lilly Who and the What?
  • Released: 2009
  • Labels: Choke
  • Formats: Digital download, CD

Singles
Single Year Peak positions Certifications Album
FRA
[4]		 AUS AUT
[8]		 BEL
[9]		 DEN
[10]		 GER
[11]		 NL
[12]		 SWE
[13]		 SWI
[6]		 UK
[14]		 US
[15]
"Prayer in C" 2010 9—————————— Invincible Friends
"Down the Drain" 2011 67——91———————
"This Is a Love Song" 84——82———————
"Middle of the Night" 2012 103—————————— The Fight
"Where I Want to Be (California)" 88——————————
"Long Way Back" 2013 163—————————— Non-album singles
"Into Trouble" 78——————————
"Prayer in C"
(Robin Schulz Remix)		 2014 171111111123
  • BVMI: Diamond[16]
  • ARIA: 2× 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" 2015 165—————————— Shadows
"I Love You" 65——————————
"Kokomo (The Beach Boys Cover)" 2016 111—————————— TBA
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References
  1. "Cinq7 website: Lilly Wood and the Prick page". Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. France Television (ed.). "Les Victoires de la musique 2011".
  3. http://www.digitalspy.com/music/uk-singles-chart/news/a593617/lilly-wood-and-robin-schulz-prayer-in-c-scores-uk-number-one-single/
  4. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  5. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  6. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. "Shadows". iTunes.
  8. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  9. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  10. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Lilly Wood & The Prick". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  11. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Lilly Wood & The Prick". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Lilly Wood & The Prick". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  13. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Lilly Wood & The Prick". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  14. "2014-09-06 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive - Official Charts".
  15. "Robin Schulz".
  16. "Gold–/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  18. "BRIT Certified – bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Robin Schulz" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  19. "FIMI - Certificazioni" (To access, type Robin Schulz in the "Filtra" box) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  20. "Gold & Platin" (in German). IFPI Austria. Archived from the original (To access, type Robin Schulz in the "Interpret" box and select "Suchen") on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  21. "Certificeringer - Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz - Prayer in C" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  22. "Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz - Prayer In C" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  23. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Robin Schulz)". swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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