disclosure, RIVO, Eliza Doolittle

Biography

The credit "Disclosure, RIVO, Eliza Doolittle" represents the collaborative force behind "You & Me (Rivo Remix)," one of the most viral house tracks of the 2020s. Disclosure is the English electronic duo of brothers Guy Lawrence (born May 25, 1991) and Howard Lawrence (born May 11, 1994), raised in Reigate, Surrey by musical parents — their mother a session musician, their father a former rock band member. The brothers began producing in a room above their father's auction house, blending UK garage, deep house, and pop structures into a sound that defined a generation. Their 2013 debut album Settle introduced "You & Me" featuring Eliza Doolittle, a shimmering deep house track that became a dancefloor touchstone. Eliza Sophie Caird (born April 15, 1988, Westminster, London), performing as Eliza Doolittle, contributed silky, soulful vocals shaped by a theatrical pedigree — granddaughter of Sylvia Young (founder of the Sylvia Young Theatre School), daughter of RSC director John Caird and Tony Award–winning actress Frances Ruffelle. Her distinctive voice on "You & Me" gave the track its emotional center.

RIVO is a self-taught French DJ and producer from Brive-la-Gaillarde who began making music at age 15. Drawn to melodic techno and afro-house, he created an unofficial remix of Disclosure's "You & Me" that exploded on TikTok, amassing over 3.5 billion views. Disclosure discovered the remix organically, co-signed it, and pushed it to official release through UMC/Universal. The resulting track hit #1 on Beatport for four consecutive weeks and surpassed 60 million Spotify streams, catapulting RIVO from bedroom producer to headlining Tomorrowland and club residencies in Ibiza and Dubai. The collaboration is a rare case of fan-remix-to-official-release succeeding at scale, bridging a decade between Disclosure's original 2013 recording and a new generation of listeners.

Together the three artists represent an unlikely but potent generational handoff: Disclosure's foundational 2010s UK house, Eliza Doolittle's emotive pop-soul vocal, and RIVO's contemporary melodic-afrohouse production sensibility fused into a track that transcended algorithm and genre. Disclosure's broader catalog — three Grammy-nominated albums (Settle, Caracal, Energy) and a fourth album Alchemy (2023) — established them as one of electronic music's most enduring production acts. The "You & Me (Rivo Remix)" became a signature moment not only for RIVO's career but as evidence that classic house records carry indefinite cultural half-lives when the right remix finds the right moment.

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Fun Facts

• RIVO's original remix of 'You & Me' was entirely unofficial — a bedroom production uploaded without permission that went viral on TikTok with over 3.5 billion views before Disclosure officially co-signed and released it.
• Disclosure started their career making music in a room above their father's auction house in Surrey, uploading tracks to Myspace before signing to PMR Records in 2011.
• Eliza Doolittle's grandmother is Sylvia Young, founder of the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and her mother Frances Ruffelle won a Tony Award for playing Éponine in Les Misérables — she comes from one of British theatre's most storied families.
• The 'You & Me (Rivo Remix)' held the #1 spot on Beatport for four consecutive weeks and became a defining track of the 2023–2024 afro-house / melodic house wave, despite the original song being a decade old.

Musical Connections

Mentors/Influences

• UK Garage / 2-Step tradition - Disclosure built their sound from the UK garage and two-step records Guy Lawrence heard at London gigs as a teenager, deconstructing and rebuilding them above their father's auction house.
• Sylvia Young Theatre School - Eliza Doolittle trained in a musical environment shaped by her grandmother Sylvia Young's institution, giving her early performance discipline.
• Camelphat - RIVO has cited Camelphat as a primary influence on his melodic techno / afro-house production style.
• Rufus Du Sol - RIVO has cited Rufus Du Sol as a core influence on his atmospheric, emotional production approach.

Key Collaborators

• Sam Smith - Disclosure collaborated with Sam Smith on 'Latch' (2012), which became their commercial breakthrough single.
• Gregory Porter - Disclosure featured Gregory Porter on 'Holding On' from their album Caracal (2015).
• Lorde - Disclosure collaborated with Lorde on 'Magnets' from Caracal (2015).
• Armada Music - RIVO signed with Armada Music following the viral success of the 'You & Me' remix, releasing original productions through the label.

Artists Influenced

• RIVO - Disclosure's original 2013 catalog directly inspired RIVO to create his unofficial remix, and their co-sign launched his international career.
• Switch Disco - The viral success of the Rivo Remix inspired further remixes including Switch Disco's version, demonstrating the track's ongoing creative influence in the house community.

External Links

• Spotify
• Wikipedia