99 Souls

99 Souls
Origin United Kingdom
Genres House
Years active 2014 (2014)–present
Associated acts
Members Soul
Jo

99 Souls are a British house duo. They are best known for their 2015 single "The Girl Is Mine", a mash-up of Destiny's Child's "Girl" and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine". The single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart in January 2016.

Career

2014–present: Breakthrough

In 2014, they released the single "The Girl Is Mine", which is a mash-up of Destiny's Child's "Girl" and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine". The song was re-released on 6 November 2015 with Beyoncé's consent and a re-recorded vocal from Brandy.[1] The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.

In May 2018 the duo performed at the Students Union’s Glasshouse in the University for Creative Arts, Farnham Campus.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]		 AUS
[3]
"The Girl Is Mine"
(featuring Destiny's Child and Brandy)		 2015 533
  • BPI: Platinum[4]
  • IRMA: Platinum[5]
  • ARIA: Gold[6]
 TBA

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2016 MTV Video Music Awards Best Electronic Video "The Girl Is Mine"(featuring Destiny's Child and Brandy) Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Destiny's Child and Brandy mash-up will be released". Kiss 100.
  2. ↑ "99 Souls". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  3. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography 99 Souls". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  4. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  5. ↑ "Sony Music Ireland on Twitter: "S/O to @99SoulsOfficial on their first platinum single in Ireland #TheGirlIsMine Congrats lads, and thanks everyone for the support!"". Twitter. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2016-02-06). "ARIA Singles: Zayn 'Pillowtalk' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 2016-02-06.


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