Biography
Superstar producer Dallas Austin introduced identical twins Brit and Alex Smith to label executive Jimmy Iovine by describing the sisters as his "new TLC." After hearing just two of their upbeat tracks that fused hip-hop with pop, Iovine offered Brit & Alex a deal. During their teenage years the pair had fronted John Frieda's Sheer Blonde advertising campaign, their likenesses appearing across fashion magazines, billboards, and television spots, one of which captured the girls performing a song. Austin first came across the twins in London while they were laying down demos with an assortment of songwriters and producers. Work on the duo's Interscope debut album got under way in the summer of 2007.