Nervo (band)

Nervo
Olivia Nervo (left) and Miriam Nervo (right) at Life Ball 2014.
Background information
Birth name	Miriam Nervo Olivia Nervo
Also known as	Mim and Liv The Nervo Twins
Origin	Melbourne, Australia
Genres	EDM electro house progressive house
Occupation(s)	Musicians record producers composers singers songwriters models DJs
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Ultra Virgin EMI Spinnin' Terminal Moi Fox Big Beat Monstercat Armada
Associated acts	Afrojack Armin van Buuren Avicii David Guetta Dev Hook n Sling Ivan Gough Kelly Rowland Ke$ha Kreayshawn Kylie Minogue LMFAO Nicky Romero Nile Rodgers Ollie James Steve Aoki R3hab Ummet Ozcan
Website	www.nervomusic.com

Miriam Nervo and Olivia Nervo (born 17–18 February 1987) are Australian DJs better known by their stage name Nervo. After signing with Sony/ATV Music Publishing at 18 years of age, the sisters pursued careers as songwriting partners and in 2008 they signed with Fredrik Olsson and his Swedish music publishing company Razor Boy Music Publishing, which led to co-writing the Grammy Award-winning single, "When Love Takes Over", performed by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland. Nervo have been described as the world's highest paid women DJs.

In Melbourne on the night of 17–18 February 1987, the Nervo twins were born, first Olivia on the 17th, then Miriam on the 18th. Their parents were Dr. Flaviana Benedetti and Dr. Garry Nervo who had established a dental practice together in 1975 in Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne. The Italian-heritage family included older sister Adele and younger brother Morris. Around 1992 the family moved to Ivanhoe, Victoria. The twins studied at Genazzano FCJ College, a girls school in Kew, where they participated in rowing and swimming, but were mainly involved in music. They completed Year 12 and graduated in 1999. The twins began their careers as models with the Australian Chadwick Models Agency.

When the sisters were sixteen, a modeling agency took an interest in the pair, but Liv Nervo stated in April 2012 that music "was always the focus" for them.

The sisters were accepted into the Opera Australia Academy, but decided to pursue a music career instead. A contract was then signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and the duo subsequently embarked on a songwriting career. Initial recognition for the pair occurred following the single, "Negotiate with Love", written for British pop singer, Rachel Stevens, which reached tenth position in the United Kingdom (UK) music charts in 2005. Also in 2005, the duo released the single "Boobjob" which received substantial airplay in their native Australia. The duo went on to write for Kesha, Richard Grey, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Ashley Tisdale and the Pussycat Dolls.