Lilly Wood and the Prick

Lilly Wood and the Prick (also known simply as Lilly Wood and LILLYWOOD) is a French folk pop duo composed of Nili Hadida and Benjamin Cotto. Nili was born in Israel. They are best known for their single "Down the Drain”.

Lilly Wood and the Prick
Lilly Wood and the Prick in 2010
Background information
Also known as	LILLYWOOD Lilly Wood
Origin	Paris, France
Genres	Folk pop
Years active	2006–present
Members	Nili Hadida Benjamin Cotto

History

 

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 Santigold. 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 Lemaire.

2014–2016: "Prayer in C" and Shadows

In June 2014 they released the single for "Prayer in C", a track originally included in their 2010 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.

2020–present: "Most Anything"

In 2020 they returned with the ballad “Lonely Life” during the COVID-19 pandemic and later announced their new album titled “Most Anything”, an album from which they released the singles “You Want My Money” “A Song” & “In Love For The last time". The album is characterized for being experimental and with new rhythms compared to their previous works.

Time after that they released the Spanish version of "You Want My Money" stylized as (Quieres mi plata).

Members

• Nili Hadida, the band's singer, is a French woman born in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1986. She lived in Paris since she was 6 months old. She also lived in England and California when she was a teenager. She mostly performs French songs, including 1980s and jazzy ballads. She has also performed covers of 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	30	177	92
The Fight	Released: 5 November 2012 Labels: Wagram Music Formats: Digital download, CD	16	81	—
Shadows^[7]	Released: 13 November 2015 Labels: Wagram Music Formats: Digital download, CD	35	194	—
"—" 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	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	23	BVMI: Diamond^[16] ARIA: 5× 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. . Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
2. France Television (ed.). "Les Victoires de la musique 2011".
3. "Lilly Wood and Robin Schulz hit number 1". Digital Spy. 31 August 2014.
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. 13 November 2015.
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. . German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
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". Official Charts.
15. "Robin Schulz". Billboard.
16. "Gold–/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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. (in German). IFPI Austria. Archived from the original (To access, type Robin Schulz in the "Interpret" box and select "Suchen") on 8 June 2009. 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.

External links

•   Media related to Lilly Wood & The Prick at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website