Native (band)
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Native is a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 R&B band composed of two sisters, Laura Mayne (born 20 January 1968 in Villemomble
Villemomble
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, Seine-Saint-Denis
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) and Chris Mayne (born 12 January 1970 in Villemomble). She began their singing career as chorister with Niagara
Niagara (band)
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 and Gérald De Palmas
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. They achieved their first success in 1994 with their single "Si la vie demande ça", a top ten hit in France.

In 1994, they won a Victoires de la musique
Victoires de la Musique
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 award for most promising group of the year. They featured on a the track, Who The F*** Is This on the album Bubba Sparxxx
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 & The Muddkatz - New South: The Album B4 The Album Mixtape (2003)
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After the group split, Laura Mayne released in 2002 her first solo album under the name Native, entitled Laura Mayne-Kerbrat.

In 2003, Chris Mayne formed the band West Isle with Éric Daniel, former member of Sweetness group). They released the album Ailleurs in 2006.

Albums

  • 1993 : Native
  • 1995 : Nat(l)ive
  • 1997 : Couleurs de l'amour - #27 in France
  • 2000 : Native the best (best of)

Singles

  • 1993 : "Si la vie demande ça" - #9 in France
  • 1994 : "Tu planes sur moi" - #19 in France
  • 1995 : "Sometimes It Snows in April" - #49 in France
  • 1995 : "L'air du vent" (soundtrack of Pocahontas
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    ) - #9 in France
  • 1997 : "Dans ce monde à part..." - #41 in France
  • 1998 : "Couleurs de l'amour" - #42 in France
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