Nicole C. Mullen

Nicole C. Mullen
Birth name	Aileen Nicole Coleman
Born	January 3, 1964 (1964-01-03) (age 47) Cincinnati, Ohio
Genres	Contemporary Christian, Contemporary Gospel
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, choreographer
Instruments	Voice, guitar
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Frontline (1991-1992) Word (1998-present)
Website	nicolecmullen.com

Aileen Nicole Coleman-Mullen, known professionally as Nicole C. Mullen, (born January 3, 1964)^[1] is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and choreographer. She was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Music career

Mullen recorded her first solo album, Don’t Let Me Go, in 1991 with the independent label Frontline Records. She continued her singing-songwriting-choreography career in the 1990s, singing backup for Michael W. Smith and the Newsboys, writing for Jaci Velasquez, and working as a dancer/choreographer with Amy Grant. She also provided backup vocals for the music video at the end of the VeggieTales program, Larry-Boy and the Fib from Outer Space! and the opening of the VeggieTales presentation, Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed. She was signed to Word Records in 1998 by VP of A&R Brent Bourgeois. Her fourth album, Talk About It, was certified gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies on April 15, 2008.

Outreach

Mullen established a mentor group for girls called “The Baby Girls Club”. She and her husband, David Mullen, are youth leaders in their local church, tutor inner-city youth, and participate in Kids Across America summer camp for inner city youth. Mullen is also active with the International Needs Network Ghana, an organization that works to free Trokosi slaves in Ghana.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1991: Don't Let Me Go
• 1992: Wish Me Love
• 2000: Nicole C. Mullen
• 2001: Talk About It
• 2002: Christmas in Black & White
• 2004: Everyday People
• 2007: Sharecropper's Seed, Vol. 1
• 2008: A Dream to Believe In, Vol. 2
• 2011: Captivated

Live

• 2003: Live from Cincinnati: Bringin' It Home

Compilations

• 2001: Following His Hand: A Ten Year Journey
• 2006: Redeemer: The Best of Nicole C. Mullen
• 2009: The Ultimate Collection

Awards and honors

Mullen was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame^[2] on November 5, 2011. Mullen is the only African American artist to win the Dove Award for Song of the Year.

GMA Dove Awards

Year	Award
1998	Song of the Year for "On My Knees" (co-writer)
2001	Song of the Year for "Redeemer" (songwriter)
	Songwriter of the Year
	Pop/Contemporary Record of the Year for "Redeemer" (singer/songwriter)
2002	Female Vocalist of the Year
	Short Form Music Video of the Year for "Call on Jesus"
2005	Female Vocalist of the Year
	Urban Album of the Year for Everyday People

Grammy Award nomination

Year	Award
2005	Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year for Everyday People

References

1. ^ "Nicole C. Mullen - Biography". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1703403/bio. Retrieved October 30, 2011. 
2. ^ Christian Music Hall of Fame website

Further reading

• Christianity Today: “Nicole C. Mullen”, accessed 17 Oct 2005.
• Billboard.com, accessed 28 Apr 2008.

External links

• Official website

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