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Infobox musical artist | name = Britt Nicole| image = BrittNicole2008DoveAwards.jpg| caption = Nicole at the Dove Awards of 2008 | image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Brittany Nicole Waddell| Born = Birth date and age|1985|8|2| origin = Kannapolis, North Carolina | instrument = Vocals | genre = Contemporary Christian music|CCM , Christian rock , Christian hip hop|hip hop | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2004 - present| label = EMI Christian Music Group|EMI CMG / Sparrow Records|Sparrow | associated_acts =| website = URL| http://brittnicole.com/| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Brittany Nicole Waddell (born August 2, 1985) is a Christian music artist who performs under the name Britt Nicole . She is signed to EMI Christian Music Group|EMI CMG / Sparrow Records|Sparrow .
Childhood
Britt Nicole was born on August 2nd 1985. Waddell began singing at the age of three in her home church, Truth Temple of ( Kannapolis, North Carolina ). She, along with her brother and cousin, eventually became involved with the church's daily program on Charlotte TV station WAXN . At South Rowan High School, she was a member of the school's advanced chorus group, and had the opportunity to perform with them at Carnegie Hall in New York. Waddell is also an alumna of Duke University 's Brightleaf Music Workshop.
Career
Early career (2004-2006)
Waddell turned down a scholarship from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee , to pursue a full-time music career. She felt that God was calling her to concentrate on music instead of going to college. In 2004, she signed a management deal with Vertical Entertainment , and then signed a development deal with Word Records . Sparrow Records signed her in 2006, and her first album Say It was released on May 22, 2007. Britt Nicole was the opening act on the Winter Jam Tour with Sanctus Real , Hawk Nelson , Jeremy Camp , Steven Curtis Chapman , and Newsong .cite web |url= http://jamtour.com/index_2007.htm |title=Winter Jam 2007 Tour Spectacular& #33; |accessdate=2007-03-26 |work=Winter Jam 2007 Tour Spectacular!
Her song "Indestructible" was featured on the WOW Series|WOW Next 2007 compilation CD, and her summer festival plans include Creation Festival|Creation East/West , Spirit West Coast Monterey/Del Mar, and Celebrate Freedom. She was featured on Christian hip-hop group GRITS ' 2006 release, Redemption (GRITS album)|Redemption , on the song Right Back (credited as "Brittany Waddell".)cite web|url= http://www.emicmgdistribution.com/newreleases/left.asp? item_id=517574& artist_id=498403|title=Britt Nicole - Say It|accessdate=2007-03-26|work=EMICMG DistributionDead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot she also performed at the ALIVE 11 Festival in Mineral City Ohio.
Say It , Holiday Trio (2007-2008)
On May 22, 2007 she released her debut album Say It (Britt Nicole album)|Say It . It peaked at #40 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart. http://www.billboard.com/search/? keyword=Britt+Nicole#/artist/britt-nicole/chart-history/832587? f=310& g=Albums
The debut single from the album, "You", was released on March 27, 2007. http://www.rhapsody.com/britt-nicole/you It hit the Top 10 on the R& R (magazine)|R& R chart. http://www.weekend22.com/ Weekend 22 Official website, Retrieved July 26, 2007 It was the 12th most played song on Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007, according to R& R (magazine)|R& R magazine . http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/07/Christian_CHR_songs.asp 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R& R (magazine)|R& R magazine , Retrieved January 6, 2008 It also peaked at #6 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs, her highest charting song to date. http://www.billboard.com/search/? keyword=Britt+Nicole#/artist/britt-nicole/chart-history/832587? f=355& g=Singles
Britt Nicole's song "Sunshine Girl" was featured on MTV 's teen reality show Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County on September 5, 2007. http://www.wespreadtheword.net/musicnewsarticles/sparrowrecordsartistbrittnicolesongreaturedonmtvsnewportharborshow.html Sparrow Records Artist Britt Nicole Song Featured On MTV's Newport Harbor Show August 06, 2007
Britt's first music video, for the song "Believe", premiered on the Gospel Music Channel on September 22, 2007. The song was later released as the album's second single on October 30, 2007. http://www.rhapsody.com/britt-nicole/believe It was the 21st most-played song of 2008 on U.S. Contemporary Christian music radio stations according to R& R (magazine)|R& R magazine's Contemporary Christian Music|Christian CHR chart. http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/08/Christian_CHR_songs.asp 2008 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R& R (magazine)|R& R magazine , Retrieved January 15, 2009
On November 20, 2007, Britt released her first extended play titled Holiday Trio (Britt Nicole EP)|Holiday Trio . http://www.rhapsody.com/britt-nicole/holiday-trio The EP Christmas-themed and was only released digitally. It featured her song "Holiday", plus two never before released songs; one is an original titled "Come What May", and the other is a cover song of the holiday hit " Last Christmas ".
"Set the World On Fire" was released as Say It 's third and final United States single in early 2008. The song peaked at #11 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs. In 2007 and 2008, "Holiday" and "When She Cries" were both released as UK singles, while "Don't Worry Now" was serviced to radio in Australia. http://www.brittnicole.com
The Lost Get Found , Acoustic (2009-2011)
In 2009, Britt Nicole released her new song "The Lost Get Found" to promote her second album by the The Lost Get Found|same name . The song debuted on the Top 20 of Billboard Hot Christian Songs, entered as #20, and has since peaked at # 8. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp? f=Hot+Christian+Songs& pageNumber=Top+11-20& g=Singles It peaked at #1 on Christian radio. http://www.emicmgdistribution.com/products/new_releases_detail.aspx? iid=1806632 The music video for the song was released as a single on iTunes on November 17, 2009. The single also included a remix and karaoke version of the track. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-lost-get-found-ep/id341418535
The Lost Get Found was released on August 11, 2009 and peaked at #1 on Billboard's Christian Albums Chart and #62 on the Billboard 200. http://www.billboard.com/search/? keyword=Britt+Nicole#/artist/britt-nicole/chart-history/832587 The same month, a music video for her song "Holiday" (from Say It ) surfaced on the internet. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=zxS8s0P-LeM
Her second United States single from The Lost Get Found , "Walk On The Water", peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and #1 on Christian radio. It was further promoted on the NBC television show " The Biggest Loser (U.S. TV series)|The Biggest Loser ". Overseas, the song "Headphones" was promoted as her second single in the UK. It peaked at no. 2 on the country's Christian CHR chart. http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/chart
On January 1, 2010, a compilation titled Acoustic Playlist: Bold was released under StarSong Records. It featured an acoustic remix of Britt Nicole's single "Believe". http://www.rhapsody.com/album/acoustic-playlist-bold-a-new-blend-of-your-favorite-songs? artistId=13715349
Her second extended play Acoustic was released August 24, 2010 to stores and digital outlets. It includes 5 acoustic versions of previous hits and a brand new song, "Found By You". The album debuted at #22 on the Hot Christian Albums chart. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/christian-albums? begin=21& order=position Her third single from The Lost Get Found , "Hanging On", was released in July to coincide with the release of the album. It peaked at no. 19 on on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.
In early 2010, "Welcome to the Show" was released to radio stations in the UK. It peaked at no. 4 on the country's Christian CHR chart. Later, during the middle of the year, the song "Safe" was released to radio stations in the UK. It peaked at no. 3 on the country's Christian CHR chart. A music video for the song "Headphones" was released on November 9, 2010. http://www.brittnicole.com/news/11-02-10/britt-nicole-release-new-music-video-headphones-next-week In December 2010, "Have Your Way" was released to radio stations in the UK. It has so far peaked at no. 4 on the country's Christian CHR chart.
Gold (2012-present)
On December 21, 2011, Britt Nicole announced the release of her third studio album which will be preceded by the January release of "All This Time", the album's lead single. The album, titled Gold (Britt Nicole album)|Gold , will be released on March 27th.cite web|last=Britt web team|title=Story behind Britt's new single "All This Time"|url= http://www.brittnicole.com/news/12-21-11/story-behind-britts-new-single-all-time|work=www.brittnicole.com|publisher=BrittNicole.com|accessdate=12-29-11
"Welcome to the Show" 1http:/ / www.crossrhythms.co.uk/ chart/
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1: UK Single.
2: Australian Single. http://brittnicole.sparrowrecords.com/news/? id=1038521
Music videos
"Believe" (2007)
"Holiday" (2009)
"The Lost Get Found" (2009)
"Headphones" (2010)
"All This Time" (2012)
References
reflist Britt Nicole
External links
http://www.brittnicole.com Britt Nicole Official Site
MySpace|brittnicolemusic
Persondata | NAME =Nicole, Britt | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =August 2, 1984 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Nicole, Britt Category:American Christians Category:American female pop singers Category:American performers of Christian music Category:Female rock singers Category:Living people Category:Musicians from North Carolina Category:People from Kannapolis, North Carolina Category:Performers of Christian rock music Category:1985 births
