小简介： SheresemblesyourrefinedEllaFitzgerald“atisketatasket”,meetsthemodernraucousLadyDayofthestreets.NicoleWraypersonifiesthecoolgirlnextdooronemomentshe’skickin’itwiththefellas,thenext,she’sblowin’downthestageinhersassydress.Oneminuteshe’sgettinghernails“did”withthegirls,thenext,she’splayingballinthepark.NicoleWrayepitomizesyourdowntoearthdivawithherlargerthanlife,yetapproachablepersona.Hersultryyetcompellingvoicespeakstothecoreofyoursoul,demandingyourattentioninacalming,preflowingdemeanor.Easytotalktoandhonest,Nicolecouldsimplybeyourbestfriend,orpossiblyyourgirlfriendinyourfantasy,assheissoothinglysoulfulandsexy.Thisyoungtalentedsingerisdestinedtobecomemusic’snextlegend.NicolewasbornintheglitzandglamstateofCalifornia,predestinedtobecomeastar.Shortlyafter,shemovedtothesmalltownofPortsmouth,Virginia(acrossthebayfromElla’shometownofNewportNews),wheretheperformancebugbitheratanearlyage,andbuzzedherwaytoherfirstrecordingcontractasateenager.Nicolecraftedhersoulfulvoiceinchurchwhereshebecameoneofthestarchoirmembers,andevenbegantomodelinlocalfashionshows,henceheruniquestyleofcontemporaryclassicmeetsurban.ItwasduringthistimewhenNicolegainedcamaraderiewithHipHop/R&BmusicmogulMissy“Misdemeanor”Elliot.Missy,impressedwithNicole’stalents,gainedconfidenceanddevotioninNicole’sartistry.Subsequently,NicolerosetofameasthefirstartisttobesignedtoMissyElliot’sGoldmindlabelandmadeherfirstprofessionalrecordingsonMissy’s“SupaDupaFly”.Nicolereleasedherfirstdebutalbum,MakeitHot,sellingover700,000copiesworldwidewithsultryballadssuchas“Seventeen”and“Curiosity”,todancefloorgroovessuchas“MakeItHot”,atoptenhitR&BbangerproducedbyTimbaland.At17,onecansayNicolewasdoingverywellforherself.Shehadthreemusicvideosunderherbeltandvariouscollaborationsonassortedalbums.ShortlyafterpartingwayswithGoldmind,Nicolehonedinonhersongwriting,byimmersingherselfintomusiclegendsofthepastandthereservedawarenessofthetunefulpresent,tomakehergroundbreakingmarkinthefuture.Presently,NicoleisworkingonhersophomorealbumentitledYoung,TalentedandBeautifulontheFamilyOverEverything(F.O.E./A.FAM)labelwhereshewillcreateunderthedirectionofindustryveteranexecutiveDemmetteGuidry(LaurynHill,Fugees,WyclefJean,Beyonce’,Destiny’sChild,NAS,50Cent,AliciaKeys,JaggedEdge,JermaineDupree,Maxwell)andAftermathsuperproducerFocus(Beyonce’,Destiny’sChild,Pink,Usher,Dr.Dre,JenniferLopez,50Cent,FaithEvans,Nsync)assheistransformedintotheiconsheisdestinedtobecome.WithhernewalbumYoung,TalentedandBeautiful,Nicoleeducateslistenersaboutlove,life,relationshipsandstruggle,allwhilestayingtruetoherSoulmusicroots.Inthisalbum,shedemonstratesherimmensegrowthasanartistandayoungwoman.Onlythistimeit’snotR&B,it’samovementya’ll!