如果天上有一只能演唱出彷若天籁般歌声的鸟儿,那是多么美好的事情,幸运的是,如今我们拥有两只。
来自纽约皇后区的孪生姊妹-Natalie和Nicole Albino拥有浑然天成的嗓音,歌唱更是与生俱来的美丽本事,Nina Sky的团名由来--Nina是两人名字的撷取,Sky则象征了她们对音乐天空的渴望和热情、Nina Sky可以是歌者同时也可以是创作者,Nina Sky的合音与默契更是继Wilson Philips和可儿家族之后最甜美自然的家族之声了!
由于继父是DJ的关系,影响Nina Sky的音乐包罗万象,早上被玛丹娜的Like A Virgin;吵醒的两姊妹,睡前的晚安曲可能是Miles Davis的;All Blues;Nicole也受继父的影响学起了DJ、弹吉他和打鼓,接着面试进入The Jettsonz乐团、跟着一起巡回四处表演,因缘际会透过纽约知名打碟手Cipha Sounds引荐Nina Sky的一鸣惊人Demo作品;Move Ya Body;给Next Plateau Enetertainment/Universal Records总裁Eddie O’Loughlin之后,一只所有新人都在期盼的唱片约如愿地到了Nina Sky手中,2004年夏天祭出在环球唱片旗下发行的首张同名专辑《Nina Sky》。
by David Jeffries
Identical twins Natalie and Nicole Albino came up with the name Nina Sky by combining the first two letters of their first names for "Nina" and tacked "Sky" on the end to represent their shared aspirations. The teen pop duo grew up in the borough of Queens in New York City. Their stepfather was a DJ and introduced the young girls to a variety of music. Singing was always important to them, eventually so important they announced their desires to become professional singers to their parents. With their parents support the girls auditioned for the production team the Jettsonz. Impressed, the Jettsonz introduced the girls to hip-hop producer Cipha Sounds. Sounds suggested the girls write a song to the dancehall reggae riddim "Coolie Skank." They wrote the party number "Move Ya Body" over the riddim, and when a demo reached Next Plateau/Universal Nina Sky were quickly signed. Rhythm and urban radio stations were quick to add the song to their play lists and the twins got to work on their album. Their self-titled debut hit the stores in June of 2004.