Karmin is an American pop duo consisting of Amy Renee Heidemann and Nick Noonan. The name of the band is a
portmanteau made from the Latin word
carmen meaning "song" (also a Spanish female name), and the word
karma, making the name
Karmin. The duo is known for their covers of popular songs such as "
Look at Me Now", "
Super Bass", and "
Party Rock Anthem". Following the success of their covers, they were signed in 2011 to
Epic Records, which was relaunched under
L.A. Reid. In May 2012, Karmin released their debut
EP,
Hello, which spawned the singles "
Brokenhearted" and "
Hello" and received mixed reviews. "Brokenhearted" reached the top 20 in the US
Billboard Hot 100 charts, and the top 10 in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom, while "Hello" reached number one on the
Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs charts in the United States. In March 2014, the duo released their debut album,
Pulses. The album's lead single, "
Acapella", charted in the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand, and went Gold in the United States. They left Epic Records in the middle of 2014 and have since released music independently. Their second album
Leo Rising was scheduled to be released in 2016.