Cherise & Nadia
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Cherise & Nadia on the set of the Black Widow music video (2012)
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| Also known as | Cherise & Nadia |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2006–2013 |
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| Associated acts | Big Brovaz |
| Website | bootyluvofficial |
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Booty Luv (originally called Booty Luv and Cherise & Nadia), were a British dance group formed in June 2006 via the Hed Kandi label. The group comprises two R&B vocalists, Cherise Roberts and Nadia Shepherd, both of whom were in the original line-up of the hip hop and R&B group Big Brovaz. To date, they have released one BPI Silver-certified studio solo album as a twosome, and have had five top twenty hits in the UK. They have also achieved international success, gaining hits in Ireland, Poland, the Netherlands and Germany.
The duo decided to take a hiatus in 2009 to concentrate on solo projects after the release of their single "Say It", which was meant to be taken as the lead single from their second studio album. In late 2011 following a two-year break the duo announced they had changed their name to "Cherise & Nadia" and went on a mini-tour in Australia to promote material from their debut album. In October 2011 the duo released their first promotional single "This Night". In November 2012 the duo changed their name back to Booty Luv and announced that they would be releasing their comeback single "Black Widow" on 3 February 2013.
Roberts and Shepherd both began their career in the R&B and hip hop group Big Brovaz, who had considerable success following their launch in 2002. Roberts was an established singer before the group's success, recording a solo album - Look Inside and single "2nd Best". The album was much praised and won a MOBO Award. After scoring top five hits with songs such as "Favourite Things" and "Nu Flow", Big Brovaz received rave reviews from fans and critics for their unique style, and received comparisons with other groups such as Outkast and solo artists such as Eminem, Nelly and Jamelia. After a lengthy following one member's drug addiction being revealed, Big Brovaz re-instated their career in 2004 with new single "Yours Fatally". Expectations were high following their previous string of top ten hits, although the single disappointingly stalled at number 15 in the UK Singles Chart and third female member Dionne left the band. Subsequently, the band were dropped by their record label. In April 2007, a third album, Re-Entry, was released, although it failed to chart.
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