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Nico & Vinz: Backstage Diaries

Nico & Vinz: Backstage Diaries

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YH goes backstage with Norwegian(!)-based R&B duo Nico & Vinz before their live gig to find out a little more about the men behind the hit single "Am I Wrong"! They describe each other's style, reveal little-known facts about themselves, and tell us about one of the strangest places they've ever performed!

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Nico

As far as advice, I don't know, man. I maybe maybe Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror, like, if you want to change something, you can't change the world by yourself, but you can change yourself, and by changing yourself, you might also change others. So, Man in the Mirror is something I try to try to live by in my life.

Nico

Am I wrong? Am I wrong for thinking that we could be something for real?

Vinz

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Nico

Hey, I'm Nico.

Vinz

Yo, I am Vince from Nico and Vince. Welcome to our Young Hollywood backstage diary. Let's go.

Young Hollywood

We give a warm, warm Pandora, thunderous welcome to Nico and Vince.

Vinz

The person that takes the longest getting ready.

Nico

It's not true though. You can't be lying to people like that, man.

Vinz

Must be. Come on. Who is?

Nico

I wish we had, I wish we had some witnesses in here to see what happened today.

Vinz

Okay, I was actually, I was actually slow today.

Nico

Yo, remember how you was waiting? I was right there.

Nico

It's not easy to know where you want to go in life and even who you are as a person. But we got this theory. Even though you don't know where you're going, at least you got to know what you're not. This is a song about that.

Vinz

Nicholas' style-wise is really just open. You know, we he has, he has, he dares to to do stuff. But his style is messed up. I hate it. It's horrible. No, but I like that, I like that. He's he's really open to everything. He could do all like super rockish, he could go He could do super, super, super tight pants.

Nico

Super what?

Vinz

Super tight jeans. You might think these are girl's jeans, but they're actually like I'm European. They're tight though.

Young Hollywood

He made his hard way from Oslo, Norway. And now please make some noise.

Nico

Our fans will be surprised to know that I am a pretty good breakdancer as well. Thank you very much. Oh, man. Thank you very much. Peace out.

Young Hollywood

He looked back. I hadn't even said anything. Well, thank you very much.

Nico

That you can't be lying to people like that, man.

Vinz

Baby freeze? I got that. Backspin? I got that. The six-step? I got that. Top rock? I got that. The battle top rock? I got that. I'm just saying. We actually have a a dance competition in the show, we have it. Yeah.

Nico

And telling who wins, though.

Vinz

No, no, no. Yeah, I'm gonna tell him who wins and I I always take it home.

Nico

Oh, wait a minute, tell the truth, though. I always take it home. So, you're a good dancer, but you're not better than me.

Vinz

I think one of the weirdest places we did was We performed at a house party once. I don't know. We were like 20, there was like 35, 40 type of crowd. There was like 10 of them in a like really small room. We had a DJ and I don't know, it just the whole setting was kind of weird. It was in the beginning. I think we made like $400 or something. We were like, yeah, get this money, man. Yeah. You're like, yeah, let's do this.

Nico

Now I'm all wrong. I'm all wrong for trying to reach the things that I can't see. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. But that's just how I feel. That's just how I feel.

Nico

Hey, we're Nico and Vince from Young Hollywood. And yo, guys, thanks so much for coming back here and checking out how we do backstage. Backstage diary.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Nico

    Member of Nico & Vinz, discusses his style and breakdancing.

  • Vinz

    Member of Nico & Vinz, discusses his style and experiences.

  • Michael Jackson

    Artist whose song "Man in the Mirror" inspires Nico.

FAQ

Who are Nico & Vinz?+
Nico & Vinz are a Norwegian-based R&B duo known for their hit single "Am I Wrong."
What advice does Nico live by?+
Nico lives by the advice from Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror,' believing that changing oneself can inspire change in others.
What is one surprising fact about Nico?+
Nico is a pretty good breakdancer and claims to always win dance competitions against Vinz.
What was one of the weirdest places Nico & Vinz performed?+
One of the weirdest places Nico & Vinz performed was a house party with about 35-40 people in a small room, early in their career.
What is the message behind Nico & Vinz's song "Am I Wrong"?+
The song 'Am I Wrong' is about knowing where you want to go in life and understanding what you are not, even if you don't know exactly where you're headed.

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