Nikki Nelson

Nikki Nelson
Born	January 3, 1969 (1969-01-03) (age 42) La Mesa, California United States
Genres	Country
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	Highway 101

Nikki Nelson (born January 3, 1969 in La Mesa, California)^[1] is an American country music singer. At the age of 7, her family moved to Topaz Lake, Nevada.^[1] In 1991, she replaced Paulette Carlson as lead vocalist for the band Highway 101, and their first album together was that year's Bing Bang Boom. She also sang lead vocals on the band's next album, 1993's The New Frontier.^[2]

Carlson returned to Highway 101 in 1995 for the album Reunited, and Nelson signed a solo recording deal with Columbia Records, Nashville. She released the single "Too Little Too Much" in 1997 and charted at #62 on the Hot Country Songs charts.^[1] Chrislynn Lee replaced Carlson after the Reunited album, and remained that band's lead vocalist until 2006, when Nelson rejoined.

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1997	"Too Little Too Much"	62	80	Nikki Nelson (unreleased)
	"I Don't Know How Not to Love You"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1997	"Too Little Too Much"	Jim Hershleder

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 293. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
2. ^ Carlin, Richard. Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. pp. 182–183. ISBN 0415938023. http://books.google.com/books?id=UWmyUQVUqhQC&pg=PA182&dq=%22nikki+nelson&hl=en&ei=D4MJTLOTH47MNd2dzbUE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22nikki%20nelson&f=false. 

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