Lilly Wood & The Prick

After meeting outside a Parisian cafe through a mutual friend, French-Israeli vocalist Nili Hadida, and French-native guitarist Benjamin Cotto, soon had a creative connection and begun writing songs together. The band’s debut release was a cover of the Santogold single “L.E.S. Artistes”, which caught the attention of guitarist and record producer Pierre Guimard who opened his studio for their use. The single was later included on the compilation album “Folk & Proud” in 2008, and followed up by the band’s debut EP “Lilly Who and the What?”. Issued on Guimard’s independent label Choke Industry, the release showcased Lilly Woods’ new wave folk and lyrical poeticism.

Lilly Wood and the Prick subsequently signed with the independent Cinq7, who issued their debut full-length “Invincible Friends” in May 2010. The album won the Victoires de la Musique award for “Revelation of the Public” over Ben I’Oncle Soul, Florent Marchet, and Camélia Jordan, and was supported by a European tour. Influenced by the pop inflections of Etienne Daho and Michel Delpech, the album spawned the hits “Down the Drain”, “This Is a Love Song”, and “My Best Friend”.

The band’s sophomore album “The Fight” earned its release in November 2012, and peaked at No. 16 on the French Album chart, aided by the singles “Middle of the Night” and “Where I Want to Be (California)”. After releasing the single “Prayer in C” from their “Invincible Friends” album, the song was remixed by notable German producer Robin Schulz, which catapulted the French duo to chart success in over 10 countries.