Against all expectations, Kids United became a real phenomenon thanks to the cover song “We write on the walls”, released in 2015 for the benefit of UNICEF. She now has more than 45 million plays on Spotify and her Music video has 437 million views on YouTube. The group even sold 2 million albums before breaking up, and each tried to launch their own musical project. Now 24 years old, Nilusi has released several singles (“Au-autre”, “Je vous”, etc.), while telling the story of the infernal rhythm behind the Kids United adventure. “ It’s been a pretty incredible 3-4 years. You have to imagine the young girl I was, still in third grade, and who, overnight, found herself in something so intense » remembers the young artist, caught in a whirlwind: “ There are big decisions that are made for us in our place, we almost lose control of what happens ».
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An album validated by Timbaland !
Today, Nilusi continues his journey. She also took the plunge with her first album “Letter to the Universe”, where English, French or Sinhalese, the language of her parents, and the universes between oriental melodies and pop toplines mix. The sensitive single “Leave a Message” has accumulated more than 30 million views on Instagram and TikTok, while Nilusi was completely validated by Timbaland, who fell in love with her project. More motivated than ever, the young artist intends to impress with her superb new video “Boru Kata”, in which she embraces her Sri Lankan roots. “ This song explores pain and resilience in the face of romantic disappointment » explains an official press release, while Nilusi here fuses traditional sounds and contemporary R&B melody.
In parallel with his musical project, Nilusi is also behind one of the hits of the year: “Alibi” by Yseult, Sevdaliza and Pablo Vittar, which has 390 million streams on Spotify and should garner several Grammy nominations . “ I am very grateful to Yseult who gave me the opportunity to write with her. I learned so much watching her perform, write, sing, how she breaks boundaries. I have so much respect for his work and his passion » she wrote on Instagram. The title is also in the running for the Purecharts Awards!
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