Nikki Gouman (also known as Nikki Nola; born 21 December 1983) is a Dutch singer and the winner of the fourth series of Idols, the Dutch variant on Pop Idol. On the first of March 2008 she won the singing contest with 62% of all the votes from the other finalist Nathalie Makoma .[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicole Kerkhof |
| Also known as | Nikki, Nikki Nola |
| Born | 21 December 1983 Sint-Oedenrode, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2008—present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
Her single "Perfect Day" will also be released in the rest of Europe as her European debut single.[citation needed]
Idols
editDuring the fourth series of Idols, Kerkhof performed the songs:
- Idols4Live: Super Duper Love (Joss Stone)
- Liveshow 1 (Las Vegas): Pretty Vegas (INXS)
- Liveshow 2 (The '80s): Tell It To My Heart (Taylor Dayne)
- Liveshow 3 (Dutch Product): Rain Down On Me (Kane)
- Liveshow 4 (Disco): If I Can't Have You (Yvonne Elliman)
- Liveshow 5 (Musical): Climb Every Mountain (The Sound of Music)
- Liveshow 6 (Britpop): Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis)
- Liveshow 7 (Dutch Songs): Afscheid (Volumia!)
- Liveshow 8 (Love): River Deep, Mountain High (Tina Turner), From This Moment (Shania Twain)
- Liveshow 9 (Bigband): Valerie (Amy Winehouse), I Who Have Nothing (Shirley Bassey)
- Liveshow 10 (Songs selected by Radio 538-DJs): Mesmerized (Faith Evans), All My Life (Krezip)
- Liveshow 11 (Final): River Deep, Mountain High (Tina Turner), When The Spirit Of The Lord (Fred Hammond), Queen Of The Night (Whitney Houston), On My Own (Michael McDonald & Patti LaBelle), "Hello World" (first single).
Discography
edit| Nikki Kerkhof discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 2 |
| Singles | 6 |
| Music videos | 5 |
| B-sides | 2 |
The following is a complete discography of every album and single released by Dutch pop music artist Nikki Kerkhof.
Albums
edit| Year | Information | Netherlands[2] | Sales and Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Naked
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16
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Dutch sales: 64,000 NVPI: Platinum |
| 2010 | Let It Go
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30
|
Singles
edit| Year | Song | Netherlands[2] | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Hello World" | 1 | 2xPlatinum (NVPI) | |
| "This Is Me" | - | - | The Dutch Camp Rock Soundtrack | |
| "Bring Me Down" | 6 | — | Naked | |
| 2009 | "What Did I Do" | 26 | — | |
| 2009 | "How to Break a Heart" | 43 | ||
| 2010 | "Perfect Day" | 45 | — | Let It Go |
| 2010 | "Can't Stop Thinking About You" | — | — |
References
edit- ^ "Nikki wint finale Idols". nu.nl. March 2008.
- ^ a b "Nikki - Bring Me Down".