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Nikki Webster 
Background information Birth name Nicole Marie Webster[1] Born 30 April 1987 Origin Sydney, Australia Genres Pop Bubblegum pop Instruments Vocals Years active 2000–present Labels Gotham (2001-2004)
Piller Records (2006-2010)Website Official Website Nikki Webster (born 30 April 1987) is an Australian pop performer. She is best known for her starring role in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony and her single "Strawberry Kisses".
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Recording career
Webster signed a contract with BMG after her success in the Olympics and her first single "Strawberry Kisses" reached #2 on the Australian singles charts in 2001 holding the position for 7 weeks. Her debut album Follow Your Heart also went platinum with second single "Depend on Me" going top 20 and third single "The Best Days"/"Over the Rainbow" reaching #21. She also starred as Dorothy in an Australian stage performance of The Wizard of Oz which Ran between 2001-2002. Webster was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Selling album and she won a John O'Keefe Encouragement Award at the 2001 Mo Awards.
Webster's 2002 BLISS album also went gold with first single "Something More Beautiful" reaching #13 and going gold, while second single "24/7 (Crazy 'bout Your Smile)" also reached the top 20.
Later, Webster released a cover version of "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas which reached the top twenty while her 2004 single "Let's Dance" reached the top 40 in Australia. A greatest hits album was released soon afterwards.
Recent career
Webster also appeared in one episode of Australian TV series Thank God You're Here as a cast member.
In May 2007, Webster played the lead role of Sheila in a Perth production of the rock musical Hair along with Rob Mills and Cosima De Vito.
In September 2007, Webster raised eyebrows by performing as a wind-up doll at the Sydney gay and lesbian dance party Sleaze Ball.[2] This and her October 2006 photoshoot appearance in men's magazine FHM was seen as an attempt to mature her image.
Webster regularly appears on the show 20 to 1.
In January 2008, Webster announced she would be opening a performing arts school in February with brother Scott in a bid to help young people get into the industry.[3]
Webster made a guest appearance on the 15 July 2009 episode of The Chaser's War on Everything, in a music video parody of the Barack Obama viral video "Yes We Can", the parody based on Kevin Rudd's speeches.[4]
In March 2011, Nikki landed her first lead film role shooting independent feature "Short Beach". Webster's been cast as V, a schoolgirl, in the "teen beach movie" also starring Johnny Boxer and Matt Zeremes.[5]
Fourth studio album (2006-2010)
In 2006, Webster stated in interviews that she was living and working in Nashville, Tennessee writing with well-known writers working on her new album. It was also revealed she headed to Los Angeles to develop a new style of music heading for a more mature pop sound.
It was announced in May 2009 that Nikki is set to release her first new single in five years, "Devilicious", on 12 June. She performed "Devilicious" on The Morning Show in August 2009 in order to promote the single.
She announced she is signed to American independent label Piller Records which will become her new label home. Her fourth studio album is rumoured to be released sometime in the near future. Webster also revealed that the album will be edgy and uplifting. She has confirmed that it will not include her bubblegum pop kind of music and will have a mature dance-pop feel to the album. As of May 2010, the album is yet to have an official release date or a confirmed second single.
Personal life
Webster was in a relationship with Sasha Farber, her Dancing With The Stars dance partner, in 2005. In June 2009, she commented about the relationship between the pair stating "Sasha and I are still very close friends but there was no time to see each other, and I was too young to get locked down".
Nikki and her partner, Matthew McMah, were engaged in January 2011. In a recent interview, Webster was quoted as saying "I can't wait for the rest of our lives together." [6][7][8] as of March 2011 no wedding date has been set.[5]
Discography
Main article: Nikki Webster discography- Follow Your Heart (2001)
- Bliss (2002)
- Let's Dance (2004)
Notable performances
- 2012 Short Beach, as "V" [5]
- 2010 Sydney 2000 Olympics 10th Anniversary concert
- 2010 Dooley's Lidcombe Catholic Club[citation needed]
- 2009 Ready Steady Cook
- 2009 Talkin' 'bout your Generation, Single episode
- 2009 The Chaser's War on Everything, In Due Season
- 2008 The Merrick & Rosso Show, Episode 3 and 9
- 2007 Rent the Musical
- 2007 Sleaze Ball, Sydney
- 2004 Australia Day Eve Concert, Canberra
- 2003 MusicOz Awards
- 2003 Warner Bros. Movie World performances, Gold Coast
- 2002 Sydney Memorial Service for the Bali bombings, singing "Over the Rainbow"
- 2001 Carols by Candlelight, Sydney
- 2001 Warner Bros. Movie World performances
- 2000 Carols by Candlelight, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
- 2000 Carols by Candlelight, Sydney
- 2000 Indian Pacific Train Tour
- 2000 Melbourne Cup
- 2000 Sydney 2000 Olympics, Closing Ceremony, "We'll Be One" with the Sing 2001 Choir
- 2000 Sydney 2000 Olympics, Opening Ceremony, "Under Southern Skies" with the Sing 2001 Choir
- 1999 Carols by Candlelight, Sydney with The Sound of Music cast including Lisa McCune
- 1999 Australia Day Concert, Soloist
- 1999 Variety Club Heart Awards
- 1998 Royal Easter Show, soloist
- 1997 Carols by Candlelight, Sydney, with Toni Pearen
- 1996 Michael Jackson's HIStory Tour, Sydney Football Stadium
Awards
- ARIA Music Awards Nomination for Best Selling Album (2002)
- The 26th Annual Australian Entertainment 'Mo' Awards, The John O'Keefe Encouragement Award (2001)
- Variety Heart Awards Young Entertainer of the Year (2001)
- John O'Keefe Encouragement Award at the Sydney Town Hall (2001)
References
- ^ "Nikki Webster and Jamie from BB07 in a radio interview". YouTube. 30 May 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOaTXYvaZQA.
- ^ "Daring Nikki has never feared the cutting edge of life". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 September 2007. http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/gay-and-lesbian-sleaze-ball-performance/2007/09/29/1190486630402.html.
- ^ "Singer gives dance a chance". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/young-star-to-open-dance-school-for-kids/2008/01/05/1198950128426.html.
- ^ "In Due Season". The Chaser's War on Everything. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr_iGH75Zec. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Big break for Nikki Webster". The Sunday Telegraph. 27 March 2011. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/big-break-for-nikki/story-e6frewt9-1226028596306.
- ^ "Woman's Day". Nikki Webster Fan. 28 February 2011. http://www.nikkiwebsterfan.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=360.
- ^ "Nikki Webster all grown up and engaged". The Advertiser. 2011-02-282. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/nikki-webster-all-grown-up-and-engaged/story-e6fredq3-1226009672518.
- ^ "Nikki Webster's Olympic ring". Herald Sun. 22 February 2011. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/nikki-websters-olympic-ring/story-fn6bn80a-1226009714564.
External links
Official Websites
Other
Compilation albums Singles "We'll Be One" • "Strawberry Kisses" • "Depend on Me" • "The Best Days" • "Something More Beautiful" • "24/7 (Crazy 'bout Your Smile)" • "Dancing in the Street" • "Let's Dance" • "Devilicious"Related topics Categories:- 1987 births
- Australian female singers
- Australian child singers
- Living people
- People from Sydney
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