Nicolette
Nicolette is a
UK singer/songwriter of
Nigerian parentage. Currently living in
London, UK, she was born in
Glasgow,
Scotland, and has lived in
Nigeria,
Switzerland,
France, and
Belgium. Her music, although falling broadly into the field of
electronica, is characterised by myriad influences, including,
jazz,
classical,
blues,
folk, and
African. This has resulted in a highly individualistic sound due in part to the extremely diverse variety of music her father played and taught her as a child. Known for her distinctive sensual, childlike voice, she has been described as "
Billie Holliday on ".
She has released three solo albums, as well as a
DJ mix album for the
DJ-Kicks series, and featured on two songs on
Massive Attack's
1994 "
Protection" album. She has worked with a host of other distinguished collaborators in the electronic music field, such as
Plaid,
Alec Empire, and
4 Hero. In
1999 she set up her own record label,
Early Records.
*
Now Is Early (
1992)
*
Let No-One Live Rent Free In Your Head (
1996)
*
DJ-Kicks: Nicolette (DJ mix album 1997)
* Life Loves Us'' (
2005)
