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Nina Sky is an American R&B duo composed of identical twins Nicole and Natalie Albino (born March 13, 1984 (sources differ), in Puerto Rico). Their debut single "Move Ya Body", released from their self-titled debut album in 2004, was a success, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their second album Nicole & Natalie was released on July 31, 2012.[3] Their third studio album Brightest Gold was announced for 2016 release through Tommy Boy Entertainment.
The Albino sisters were born on March 13, 1984 in Puerto Rico. Natalie is a little bit older than Nicole. Their parents later moved to New York and divorced when the girls were young. The sisters grew up in Astoria, Queens in the Marine Terrace area. As a result of their stepfather working as a DJ, the twins were influenced by different types of music at an early age. By the age of 7, the twins had already written their first song, titled "Sisters". By 10, they knew that they wanted to become singers.[4] When they were 13, they learned how to deejay and two years later they already started to have concerts in many clubs.

The twins' parents were very supportive of their daughters' ambitions as their stepfather provide guitar and drum lessons. They were taken to auditions and, on some occasions, they even performed on some showcases. The sisters wanted to devise a name of their own. In using the first two syllables of their names ("Ni" and "Na"), they came up with Nina. They then added Sky, which for them represented "the sky's the limit".
In 2003, The Jettsonz introduced the girls to Cipha Sounds, a hip hop DJ under the Star Trak label owned by The Neptunes (Pharrell and Chad Hugo). Cipha Sounds was impressed when he heard the girls sing and suggested that they use the "Coolie Dance" riddim. The twins then proceeded to write "Move Ya Body" (along with The Jettsonz, who also produced the record), mixing Caribbean, R&B, and pop rhythms. Eventually, a demo of the song was made. The demo fell into the hands of Eddie O'Loughlin, the president of Next Plateau Entertainment (which is a division of Universal Records). O'Loughlin signed the twins to a contract and they started working on their debut album. On March 18, 2004, they had their first concert under their current name at Club Demara.

The single "Move Ya Body" was released on April 27, 2004 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 22 on the Billboard Year-End chart.[6] Urban music and rhythmic top 40 stations quickly added the song to their play lists, sending the song up the charts. By July 17, "Move Ya Body" had gone to the top 5 on both sides of the Atlantic[citation needed] and had also reached the top 5 of a world combined R&B chart based on the US, UK, Germany, France and Australia.[citation needed] The song had also reached the top 50 of the Australian charts.[citation needed] On June 22, 2004 they released their first self-titled album, featuring guest Betty Wright.[7] Album charted #44 on US Billboard 200 and #4 on U.S. R&B chart. Another single from album, titled Turnin' Me On was released. It didn't make the same success as "Move Ya Body", but charted #5 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and was minor success in France.

Natalie and Nicole continued to work and promote their music. They have contributed to the reggaeton movement with songs such as "Oye Mi Canto", and "Más Maíz" with artist and producer N.O.R.E. They were also featured artist on Sean Paul's song "Connection" from his album "The Trinity".

On October 25, 2005 they released their second mixtape, called La Conexion. The mixtape was influenced by Latin music. The album contained single "Ladies Night" (released April 17, 2006 and featuring Ivy Queen) released with songs "Loving You" and "Your Time". It also contained Kassanova remix of their single "Turnin' Me On." The album features a lot of singers: Pitbull, N.O.R.E., Notch, Richie Rivera, Mackie, and Yaga. It also included Tony Touch's hit Play That Song featuring Nina Sky and B-Real, released one month before mixtape's release. In August 2006, Nina Sky were first featured on the cover of the publication The FADER, in its 39th issue.[8] In 2006, their third mixtape "80's Babies" was released