Native is a French

French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 R&B band composed of two sisters, Laura Mayne (born 20 January 1968 in Villemomble

Villemomble

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, Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis

- Culture :A number of hip hop artists come from the Seine-Saint-Denis, including one of the first major hip-hop groups in France, NTM, as well as Lord Kossity, or more recent acts such as Tandem or Sefyu.- Miscellaneous topics :...

) and Chris Mayne (born 12 January 1970 in Villemomble). She began their singing career as chorister with Niagara

Niagara (band)

Niagara is the name of a French synthpop duo that achieved popularity both in France and Canada from 1986 to 1989. The band, whose was known under the name L'Ombre jaune from 1982 to 1984, was formed in Rennes, France, in 1984, by vocalist Muriel Laporte and keyboardist Daniel Chenevez...

 and Gérald De Palmas

Gérald De Palmas

Gérald De Palmas is a French singer.-Early life:His father was a land surveyor from Britanny, France and his mother was a French teacher from Réunion. At the age of 10, De Palmas' family left Réunion, to live in Aix-en-Provence, France...

. They achieved their first success in 1994 with their single "Si la vie demande ça", a top ten hit in France.

In 1994, they won a Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la Musique

Victoires de la musique , is an annual French award ceremony that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.- Male artist of the year :*1985 : Michel Jonasz*1986 : Jean-Jacques Goldman*1987 : Johnny Hallyday...

 award for most promising group of the year. They featured on a the track, Who The F*** Is This on the album Bubba Sparxxx

Bubba Sparxxx

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 & The Muddkatz - New South: The Album B4 The Album Mixtape (2003).

After the group split, Laura Mayne released in 2002 her first solo album under the name Native, entitled Laura Mayne-Kerbrat.

In 2003, Chris Mayne formed the band West Isle with Éric Daniel, former member of Sweetness group). They released the album Ailleurs in 2006.

Albums

• 1993 : Native
• 1995 : Nat(l)ive
• 1997 : Couleurs de l'amour - #27 in France
• 2000 : Native the best (best of)

Singles

• 1993 : "Si la vie demande ça" - #9 in France
• 1994 : "Tu planes sur moi" - #19 in France
• 1995 : "Sometimes It Snows in April" - #49 in France
• 1995 : "L'air du vent" (soundtrack of Pocahontas
  Pocahontas
  Pocahontas was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, the head of a network of tributary tribal nations in Tidewater Virginia...
  
  ) - #9 in France
• 1997 : "Dans ce monde à part..." - #41 in France
• 1998 : "Couleurs de l'amour" - #42 in France