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Australian duo Nervo are known for their high-energy EDM and electro-house sound. The pair emerged to acclaim co-writing David Guetta and Kelly Rowland's Grammy-winning song "When Love Takes Over," before releasing their 2015 debut album, Collateral. They have remained club favorites with tracks like 2016's "People Grinnin," 2017's "Best Friend" with Sofie Tucker, and 2021's "Gotta Be with You" featuring Carla Monroe.

Hailing from Melbourne, twin sisters Miriam and Olivia Nervo initially worked as models in their teens, but opted to focus on songwriting and production. Their first credits of note came in 2005 through Rachel Stevens' "Negotiate with Love," a single that peaked at number ten in the U.K. A few years later, they co-wrote David Guetta and Kelly Rowland's "When Love Takes Over," which topped Billboard's U.S. club chart, as well as the main pop charts of several European and Scandinavian countries. It was nominated for a 2009 Grammy in the category of Best Dance Recording. As they continued to add to their resumé as collaborators, the sisters began issuing singles under the name Nervo. 2012's "Like Home," featuring Nicky Romero, peaked at number 33 on the U.K. pop chart, while 2013's "Hold On" topped the U.S. dance chart. "Haute Mess" made it to number five in 2014.

Nervo released their full-length debut, Collateral, in 2015. The album contained three additional U.S. Top Five hits dance hits: "Let It Go," "Bulletproof," and "The Other Boys," a collaboration with Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears, and Nile Rodgers that went to number one. Late in 2016, the pair released "People Grinnin," which also went to number one. Early in 2017, they issued the singles "In Your Arms" and "Lost in You," with Quintino. They were also featured on Sofie Tucker's track "Best Friend." More non-album tracks followed, including 2018's "Emotional" featuring Ryann, 2019's "Faded" with Skazi, and 2020's "Goddess" with Krewella and Raja Kumari. Another song, "Gotta Be with You" featuring Carla Monroe arrived in early 2021. ~ Andy Kellman

The German house music duo Plastik Funk was formed in 2002 in Düsseldorf by Rafael Ximenez-Carrillo and Mikio Gruschinske. Spaniard Ximenez-Carrillo was born in Madrid but grew up in Grevenbroich, Nordrhein-Westfalen, while German-Japanese Gruschinske spent the first part of his life in Tokyo before moving to Berlin. The pair started DJing in high school, growing up on hip-hop but switching to house music after hearing Frankie Knuckles and David Morales, and met after becoming the resident DJs at two different Düsseldorf nightclubs. Their debut single, the "Do It Right" EP, was released in 2003 and their subsequent string of popular club hits made them well-enough known on the dance music circuit to begin playing throughout Germany and beyond. They remixed the likes of David Guetta, Robyn, Shaggy, and Deadmau5, and they also recorded separately under the monikers Guernica and Turbopascal.

Their most prolific year was 2011, when they released no fewer than 13 singles, including their hit cover of C+C Music Factory's "Everybody Dance Now," which gave them their first mainstream German chart entry. They were also commissioned to mix several compilation albums, including Ministry of Sound's 2009 Sessions Germany outing. In 2012 they broke out internationally with the track "Who," produced in conjunction with fellow German Tujamo and played out by big names like Avicii and became a huge hit at Miami house music mecca the Winter Music Conference. Following its success, they played high-profile sets all over the world and took up a summer residency at Space in Ibiza. In 2014 their biggest hit yet came when the reworked "Who," retitled "Dr. Who" and featuring British rapper Sneakbo, hit number 21 on the U.K. singles chart. ~ John D. Buchanan