Nicolette (musician)
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Nicolette | |
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Birth name | Nicolette Love Suwoton |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Glasgow, Scotland |
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Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter, DJ, actor |
Nicolette (full name Nicolette Love Suwoton, born 1964) is a Scottish singer-songwriter of Nigerian parentage, residing in London for most of her life, and has also lived in Nigeria, Switzerland, France, and Belgium. Her music, although falling broadly into the field of
African
.
Career
She has released three solo albums, as well as a DJ mix album for the Early Records, upon leaving Talkin’ Loud to release quirky pop anthems. According to Nicolette, Early Records' music policy is: "innovative pop music."[3] Nicolette's 2005 album, Life Loves Us, was released through the label. One single and a 6-track EP were released from the album in the following year.
In 2007, Nicolette's "No Government" was re-released and remixed by
Solveig Anspach's film "Queen of Montreuil
". Her latest album "The Infinitive" is coming out in 2024.
Discography
Albums
- Now Is Early (1992)
- Let No-One Live Rent Free in Your Head (1996)
- DJ-Kicks (1997)
- Life Loves Us (2005)
- Modern Stories EP (2012)
- The Infinitive (release delayed several times since 2016, TBC 2024)
Non album tracks
- "I'm Raving" (with L.A. Style) 1993
- "Sly" (with Massive Attack) 1994
- "Three" (with Massive Attack) 1994
- "Extork" (with Plaid) 1997
- "Contradictions" (with Bang Gang) 2003
- "So Loud" (with Phui) 2007
- "Communication" (with Filewile) 2007
- "Desire" (with John Tejada) 2008
- "Love" (with DJ Cam) 2010
- "Birthday" (with TJ Kong and Nuno dos Santos) 2010
- "Something Happened" (with TJ Kong and Nuno dos Santos) 2010
- "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun" (with Samuel Yirga) 2012
- "African Diaspora" (with Samuel Yirga) 2012
References
- ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ "Nicolette | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Nicolette Interview". themilkfactory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
External links
- https://www.earlyintime.love
- Nicolette on Facebook