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Naughty Boy is a UK garage act. Their sound grew out of Dancing Machine, Shy FX, The Hoosiers, Five and Wretch 32. Those roots explain a lot about how Naughty Boy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sam Smith, Jax Jones, Calvin Harris, Clean Bandit and Jonas Blue, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Iveta Mukuchyan, Leona Lewis, JLS, Cheryl and Jennifer Hudson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Naughty Boy, reaching back through Dancing Machine and forward to Iveta Mukuchyan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Naughty Boy connections
Naughty Boy grew out of Dancing Machine, Shy FX, The Hoosiers and Five, shares an orbit with Sam Smith, Jax Jones, Calvin Harris and Clean Bandit, went on to shape Iveta Mukuchyan, Leona Lewis, JLS and Cheryl. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Naughty Boy
Sounds and acts that shaped Naughty Boy.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Naughty Boy.
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Bands Naughty Boy shaped
Where the influence of Naughty Boy travelled next.
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- Cherylartist
- Jennifer Hudsonartist
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