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{{short description|American singer}}
[[File:Nylo 11 16 2013 -18 (10913888505).jpg|thumb|right|Nylo in 2013]]
'''Andrea Landis''', commonly known by her stage name '''Nylo''', is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name="complex">{{cite web |last1=Nostro |first1=Lauren |title=Who Is Nylo? |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/who-is-nylo/growing-up |website=[[Complex Networks (company)|Complex]] |publisher=Complex |accessdate=2 June 2020 |date=2 October 2013}}</ref>
==Life and career==
Landis was born and raised in Chicago.<ref name="complex"/> She began singing after being influenced by the singers at her [[Methodism|Methodist]] church, and was also inspired by her father's liking of singers [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]].<ref name="complex"/> She learned piano at church, and received her first piano at age 16.<ref name="complex"/> When her parents divorced, Landis moved with her mother to [[Texas]],<ref name="complex"/> and she dropped out of high school before her senior year.<ref name="complex"/> She began performing open mic shows, while also learning music production with the [[digital audio workstation]] [[Reason (software)|Reason]].<ref name="complex"/> She began shadowing at a studio after someone found her at an open mic show and wanted to record some of her material.<ref name="complex"/>
Through a friend, Landis found out about an available part of a play in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="complex"/> She won the part and performed in the play for 13 weeks.<ref name="complex"/> She then began writing for other artists, but decided to write songs for herself, stating: "That was the number one thing I found: All these people would come in and they had a great voice or something about them was special, but they had nothing to say. I was like 'I'm not doing this anymore. If I'm going to write these songs 100%, I might as well just release them. These people don't care what they're saying.'"<ref name="complex"/>
After turning down offers from studios and record labels, Landis began working on her debut [[extended play]], ''Memories Speak'', released in 2012.<ref name="complex"/> Landis signed to [[Epic Records]] two months after ''Memories Speak'' was released.<ref name="complex"/> Landis was then discovered by Chicago-based blog ''Fake Shore Drive'', which in turn led Chicago producer J. Hill to sample the ''Memories Speak'' song "Someone Like You" in an instrumental; the instrumental was subsequently used for a [[Mac Miller]] song of the same name, and was featured on Miller's second studio album, ''[[Watching Movies with the Sound Off]]'' (2013).<ref name="complex"/> ''Memories Speak'' also received endorsement from rapper [[Nas]].<ref name="theyoungfolks">{{cite web |last1=Mack |first1=Amber |title=Music Feature: Who's Nylo? |url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/music/98382/whos-nylo/ |website=The Young Folks |accessdate=13 June 2020 |date=28 February 2017}}</ref> In mid-2013, Landis claimed to be working on her debut studio album.<ref name="elle">{{cite web |last1=Hyman |first1=Dan |title=Nylo on her New Album, 'Indigo Rose', Good Fortune, and Sartorial Inspirations |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/news/a23590/nylo-interview/ |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |accessdate=13 June 2020 |date=29 August 2013}}</ref>
On April 9, 2020, Landis released a music video of a new song, "A History of Sorry", consisting of footage taken during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] quarantine.<ref name="ahistoryofsorry">{{cite web |title=Watch the video for Nylo’s slinky new single "History of Sorry" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/04/09/nylo-new-single-history-of-sorry-premiere-video |website=[[The Fader]] |accessdate=13 June 2020 |date=9 April 2020}}</ref> The song is included on her EP, ''A Brief History of Sorry'', released on May 8, 2020.<ref name="abriefhistoryofsorry">{{cite web |title=Spotify — A Brief History of Sorry |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/00juu5ng5lTK77TN0PVmZm |accessdate=13 June 2020}}</ref>
==Discography==
* ''Memories Speak'' (2012)
* ''Indigo Summer'' (2013)
* ''A Brief History of Sorry'' (2020)
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