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 electronica, is characterised by many influences, including, jazz, classical, blues, folk and African.
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 |
Career
editShe has released three solo albums, as well as a DJ mix album for the DJ-Kicks series, and featured on "Three" and "Sly", two songs on Massive Attack's 1994 Protection album.[1] She has worked with many other collaborators in the electronic music field, including Plaid, Alec Empire, and 4hero. She signed to the Talkin' Loud label in 1996.[2] In 1999 she set up her own record label, 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 DJ Tocadisco and Makossa & Megablast. In 2008, Nicolette contributed vocals to John Tejada's album Where, she sings and co-wrote the track "Desire". She released a single called "Love" with DJ Cam in March 2010. More recently she worked with Samuel Yirga on his album and released an EP. She also acted in Solveig Anspach's film "Queen of Montreuil". Her latest album "The Infinitive" is coming out in 2024.
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 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
edit- "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
edit- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 240. 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.