According to Nico & Vinz.
This is Nico & Vinz, the Afro-Norwegian pop duo you know from the irrepressible, international summer smash "Am I Wrong?"
Nicolas "Nico" Sereba (on the left) and Vincent "Vinz" Dery (on the right) were both born in Norway to Norwegian mothers and fathers from The Ivory Coast and Ghana, respectively. They grew up traveling back and forth between Africa and Europe, speak multiple languages (English, Norwegian, and French), and make music that's as splendidly hybridized as they are — a bright-sided brew of pop, reggae, soul, afrobeat and hip-hop.
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You're a natural translator.
Nico: I actually love whenever I can step in and help someone understand something or teach them — it feels good. We all have different gifts to offer the world.
Which makes you great at accents.
Vinz: At home, my mom would always speak with a Ghanaian accent. So when I go back there, it naturally switches over to that. And when I’m here doing promo, I switch over to an American accent.
Nico: A lot of people tell us that we sound American because our accent is so good. That’s definitely been helpful for us over here.