Nina (musician)

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NINA
Background information
Birth name	Nina Boldt
Born	(1983-09-29) 29 September 1983 (age 37) Berlin, Germany
Genres	Synthwave, electronic
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, synthesizer
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Independent (Aztec Records, Lakeshore Records)
Website	iloveninamusic.com

Nina Boldt aka NINA (born 29 September 1983) is a German singer-songwriter based in London and Berlin. Her music is a fusion of Pop, New Wave, and Electronic music, often nostalgic in spirit. She released her debut album Sleepwalking in 2018 and her follow-up album Synthian in 2020. Her third major release Control (feat. Laura Fares (also known as LAU)) was released as an EP via Lakeshore Records and features samples from Cliff Martinez' Drive film score.

Career[]

In 2014, Nina released the single "My Mistake" which was included in a compilation by Hugo Boss.^[1] Following the release of the single "We Are the Wild Ones", Nina performed four shows in Florida supporting British synth pop duo Erasure on "The Violet Flame" tour. She also performed at Liverpool Sound City music festival. "We Are the Wild Ones" was used in Syfy's TV series "Being Human". The official music video for the song was premiered by The Huffington Post.^[2] In 2015, "My Mistake" was used in a radio and TV commercial by Mercedes Benz;^[3] the song subsequently reached number 6 on Shazam's charts.^{[citation needed]}

"Beyond Memory" was produced by Richard X and co-produced by Sunglasses Kid. The single was premiered by Idolator, who described it as "a slice of mid-tempo moodiness overflowing with Nina's longing, and Richard X's haunting synths".^[4] Idolator included "Beyond Memory" in the "Top 10 EPs & Mixtapes of 2016" list.^{[citation needed]} "Beyond Memory" was played on BBC Introducing in July 2016. The EP features remixes by Ministry of Sound DJs Nilesh Parmar and Liam Keegan, as well as Swedish producer, Oscillian.^{[citation needed]}

Nina released her fourth single "One of Us" in collaboration with Metropolis Studios and M:UK label. The single was co-written by Nina , Laura Fares and Oscillian and mixed by British audio engineer Liam Nolan. It was premiered by PopCrush who described it as similar to "Like A Virgin-era Madonna".^[5] That year, Nina performed at synth wave festivals around Europe such as "Outland" and "Retro Future Festival".

Nina's debut album Sleepwalking was released on Aztec Records on March 16, 2018. The Electricity Club described the album's title track as "a wonderfully moonlit pop number with a Eurocentric sensibility that will also act as perfect to soundtrack a West Coast night drive".^[6] In November 2018, Nina performed six shows in the U.S. alongside Canadian synth pop band Parallels.^[7] Nina released her new single "The Calm Before the Storm" as part of Adult Swim's "Fever Dreams" synth wave compilation.^[8]

In 2019 Nina Boldt appeared in the documentary film The Rise of the Synths, appearing alongside various other composers from the Synthwave scene, including filmmaker John Carpenter who also narrated the film which explored the origins and growth of the genre.

Discography[]

Albums[]

• Sleepwalking (2018)
• Synthian (2020)

EPs[]

• Beyond Memory EP (2016)
• Control EP feat. LAU (2020)

Singles[]

• "Take Me Away" (2012)
• "We Are The Wild Ones" (2013)
• "My Mistake" (2014)
• "Heart Of Glass" (Blondie cover) (2015)
• "Beyond Memory" (2016)
• "One Of Us" (2017)
• ”The Calm Before The Storm” (2018)
• "Automatic Call" (2019)
• "Carnival Night" (2021)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Nina at AllMusic
• Nina discography at Discogs