Nico & Vinz
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Envy | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Labels | 5 Star Entertainment Universal Music Group |
| Members | Nico Sereba Vinzy V |
| Website | www |
Envy is a Norwegian hip hop duo made up of Nico Sereba and Vinzy V, both from Oslo, Norway. Sometimes the duo is known by the first names of the members as Nico & Vinz.
Music career
2010: Beginnings
The duo was launched with its main debut appearance at Emergenza Festival in 2010. They won first place at the Taubertal Open Air Festival World's "Emergenza Final" for new emerging artists. Following that success, the duo known s Nico & Vinz released the mixtape Dreamworks: Why Not Me under the name Envy. The materials were also made available online through WiMP.
2011-12: The Magic Soup and the Bittersweet Faces
In June 2011 Envy released their debut single "One Song", the song peaked to number 19 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. They released their debut studio album The Magic Soup and the Bittersweet Faces on April 27, 2012, peaking to number 37 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.
2013-present
In April 2013 they released "Am I Wrong", the song has peaked to number 2 on the Norwegian Singles Chart, the song has also peaked to number 2 on the Danish Singles Chart and number 2 on the Swedish Singles Chart. It was followed up with another release "In Your Arms" which also charted in Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
Discography
Albums
| Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|
| NOR [1] | |
The Magic Soup and the Bittersweet Faces
|
37 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [1] |
DEN [2] |
FIN [3] |
SWE [4] | ||||
| 2011 | "One Song" | 19 | — | — | — | The Magic Soup and the Bittersweet Faces | |
| 2013 | "Am I Wrong" | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| "In Your Arms" | 4 | 12 | — | 51 | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||
See also
- Envy (band) (Japanese rock band)
References
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Envy". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Envy". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Envy". Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Envy". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ a b http://ifpi.no/component/rstrophybridge/
- ^ http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=48
- ^ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=41&dfom=20131211&newi=0&mode=list