Reyko
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![]() REYKO at Sala El Sol, Madrid in 2019 | |
Background information | |
Origin | London |
Genres | |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Members | Soleil Igor |
Website | reykomusic |
Reyko (stylized "REYKO") are a London-based electropop duo, consisting of vocalist Soleil and producer and multi instrumentalist Igor.
History
The two members of Reyko, Soleil and Igor, are from Spain but are currently based in London.[1][2] Before forming the duo, Soleil worked as an osteopath, and Igor was a professional tennis player before deciding to pursue a music career.[3][4] They started writing music together as part of Igor's music production course.[5]
The duo's debut single, "Spinning Over You", was the official song for a major 2018 ad campaign by El Corte Ingles and became a radio hit in Spain, peaking at #13 nationally.[6][7][8] In 2018, Reyko were nominated for best new artist in LOS40 Music Awards.[9]
In April 2019, Reyko contributed a version of "El Cine" to a Warner Music tribute album consisting of covers to Mecano's album Descanso Dominical.[10]
In mid 2019, the duo decided to break ties with their then label Mushroom Pillow and self release their future music, after they found out the label was licensing their unreleased music without their knowledge. [11]
Between August 2019 and January 2020, the duo released a series of singles: "Lose Myself", followed by "Hierba Mala", "Don't Mention My Name", "Surrender" and "La Verdad".[12][13][14][15] In March 2020, the duo released their self-titled debut album, which includes their previously released singles.[2]
"Set You Free", which appears on their EP Midnight Sunshine, is the theme song for the Netflix series Toy Boy.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
- REYKO (2020)
EPs
- Midnight Sunshine (2018)
Singles
- "Spinning Over You" (2017)
- "Lose Myself" (2019)
- "Hierba Mala" (2019)
- "Don't Mention my Name" (2019)
- "Surrender" (2020)
- "La Verdad" (2020)
References
- ^ "Reyko, autores de "Spinning Over You", vuelven con dos nuevos sencillos" (in Spanish). EFE. September 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "El grupo español REYKO debuta con su primer disco el próximo 6 de marzo". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). EFE. February 28, 2020.
- ^ Palao Murcia, Alberto (15 March 2018). "Reyko: "Tenemos en mente desde hace tiempo hacer una mezcla entre español e inglés"" (in Spanish). Los 40. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Hernandez Velasco, Irene (September 15, 2018). "Reyko: "Hacemos música para desconectar de la política"". El Mundo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Reyko lanza "Hierba mala"" (in Spanish). Cadena 100. August 30, 2018.
- ^ "La canción del anuncio de El Corte Inglés para las rebajas de verano 2018". Las Provincias. June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Spain Singles Top 50". Acharts.co (Promusicae). January 14, 2018.
- ^ Ferrero, Clara (July 12, 2017). "Reyko, el dúo español de electrónica pop que se hizo viral en todo el mundo". El País.
- ^ "Los 40 Music Awards 2018: artistas nominados". Los 40. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Sarria, Belen. "Doble homenaje a 'Descanso Dominical', el disco que consagró a Mecano". 20 minutos (in Spanish). No. May 3, 2019.
- ^ LOS40 (2019-08-21). "REYKO - Lose Myself [2019]". LOS40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Moral, Selene (January 3, 2020). "Justin Bieber, David Bisbal y Ava Max: Escucha las primeras canciones de 2020" (in Spanish). Los 40.
- ^ Murray, Robin. "REYKO raise the temperature with lose myself". Clash Music. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Villacanas, Javier (October 25, 2019). "REYKO estrena nueva canción: "Don't Mention My Name" como antesala de su álbum debut" (in Spanish). Los 40.
- ^ Moreno, Violeta (October 28, 2019). "Reyko, el dueto español cuya música sale en 'La casa de las flores'". Milenio (in Spanish).
- ^ Moreno, Adriano (September 25, 2019). "Los secretos que esconde 'Set You Free', la sensual sintonia de 'Toy Boy'" (in Spanish). Los 40.