Nicole Holness (born April 13, 1984) is a TV host and R&B singer. Between 2002 and 2005, she was part of the Canadian girl group X-Quisite alongside Melanie Fiona and Nirvana Savoury. In 2006, Holness was chosen as one of the original seven co-hosts of MTV Canada and their flagship series MTV Live. Holness co-hosted MTV Live alongside host Paul Lemieux, Sheena Snively, and Dave Merheje. She has interviewed guests including Akon, Ciara, Ken Tamplin and Lily Allen.
Nicole Holness | |
|---|---|
 Holness on MTV Live in December 2008. | |
| Born | April 13, 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, TV host |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Beginnings
editHolness hails from a Guyanese, Indigenous Canadian, Scottish and West Indian background. A Toronto native, Holness is fluent in French and Tagalog and attended Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute. She has a history in ballet and jazz dance, and has been a model in several national print advertisement campaigns.
Part of X-Quisite
editIn 2002, Holness was part of a Canadian R&B girl group called X-Quisite[1] alongside Melanie Fiona and Nirvana Savoury. Signed to Warner Music (Canada), the group released their self-titled debut studio album X-Quisite in 2003. In 2004, during the Juno Awards, an equivalent of the Grammies, the band was nominated as one of five finalists for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" for the album X-Quisite. The group had a number of singles from the album, notably "Bad Girl" and "No Regrets" The group disbanded in 2005.
Solo career
editOn March 1, 2011, Holness released her debut album Unreleased. The album was preceded by her debut single, "Epic", which was released May 5, 2009. A second single "Pop Yo Bottles" was later released on June 29, 2010.
Discography
editAlbums
edit- in X-Quisite
- 2002: X-Quisite (for details and track list, see X-Quisite)
- Solo
- 2011: Unreleased
Singles
edit- in X-Qusite
- "Bad Girl" (2004)
- "No Regrets"
- Solo
- 2009: "Epic"
- 2010: "Pop Yo Bottles"
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Patch, Nick (January 28, 2010). "Grammy Watch: Melanie Fiona". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
Sources
edit- http://www.openingday.com/ X-Quisite's label
- http://www.canadianmusicnetwork.com/archivestories/111NEW%20ARCHIVE%20FOLDER/April%20Archive/Apr6openingday.html
- http://www.muchmusic.com/music/artists/index.asp?artist=312
- http://www.treymills.com/treymills.swf
- Mihsin, Andre (2004-02-12). "Juno Nominees Chit-Chat: X-Quisite Look Forward To Hitting West Edmonton Mall". Chart. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - http://www.myspace.com/officialxquisite
- http://mtvnicole.mtvblogs.ca/default.asp?item=166025