Nicole "Coco" Morier (lives in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. She began her career in 2002 as one half of the electronic rock duo Electrocute before becoming a songwriter for artists including Britney Spears, Tom Jones, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Demi Lovato, and Icona Pop. Her best-known compositions include "Heaven on Earth" and "How I Roll", recorded by Britney Spears, the latter of which was named the #1 song of 2011 by Rolling Stone.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicole Morier |
| Also known as | Coco Morier |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, electropop, dance-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Website | www |
As a songwriter Nicole has collaborated with the world's top songwriters and producers including Max Martin, Ryan Tedder, Stargate, and Bloodshy and Avant.
Biography edit
Morier was born in San Francisco but moved as a small child to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her father Johnny Morier, was a folk musician and songwriter who'd written a few minor hits for bands in the Sixties, including Spanky and Our Gang's top 10 "Makin' Every Minute Count", The Cowsills' "Yesterday's Girl" and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs' "Banned in Boston". He had also spent time playing the local folk circuit in Greenwich Village, NYC and had befriended musicians such as Joan Baez and Taj Mahal whom Nicole met as a child. With her father she began singing in churches and local venues and she learned to play an array of instruments.
Nicole first considered pursuing a career as a songwriter for other artists in 2006 when talking with musician-songwriter Greg Kurstin, while working on Electrocute's song "Bikini Bottom" for the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack in Los Angeles. Kurstin had just begun writing songs for pop artists and introduced her to his publisher.[2]
Morier soon after signed with music publishers Kobalt.[2] and landed her first cut when "Heaven on Earth", a song she'd co-written with Freescha, was recorded by Britney Spears for her album Blackout.
Work edit
In 2009-2010 Morier toured as lead guitarist and backing vocalist with Charlotte Gainsbourg from 2009-2010.[3]
In 2011, Morier released a self-titled solo EP as "Coco Morier."[4] The five-song extended play album contains production from Miike Snow members Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg as well as Freescha and Magnus Lidehall.[5]
In 2012, Morier began the artist collective INGRID along with Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, members of the Teddybears and others.[6][7]
Morier collaborated with Nick Ebeling on the Gunwolf Comic Book Soundtrack which was released through her label INGRID in October 2013. She executive-produced the album and contributed as writer and producer of 7 of the 16 tracks. The soundtrack was released as a package containing the first edition of Gunwolf Comic Book and a limited-edition tape cassette and later on picture disc.[8]
In March 2014, Morier signed to OneRepublic vocalist and songwriter Ryan Tedder's publishing company Patriot Games in a joint deal with Brill Building Songs and Kobalt Music Publishing.[citation needed]
Shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau as a fan of her music named two shoes from his fall collection of 2015 the "Coco" and the "Morier".[9]
In 2016, V magazine called her "one of pop's best kept secrets" on the release of her debut solo album.[10]
Morier composed the all original music for "For the Love of a Glove: An Unauthorized Musical Fable About the Life of Michael Jackson As Told By His Glove" which opened January 2020 in Los Angeles, California along with co-composers Drew Erickson and Max Townsley.[11][12][13] The lyrics and book were written by the shows director Julien Nitzberg. Choreography was by Cris Judd and Bryan Anthony. Cris Judd was Michael Jackson's former lead dancer on the HIStory World Tour. It was the premiere production at the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Theater in Los Angeles.
Andrew Limbong on NPR’s Weekend Edition called the show “Raunchy, surreal and absurd... While For the Love of a Glove isn't a hagiographic jukebox musical, it also isn't interested in tearing Michael Jackson down completely.” In his interview with him, Nitzberg told NPR, "He's the King of Pop... And theater usually deals with flawed kings, flawed gods, etc."[14]
Discography edit
Songwriting discography edit
| Year | Artist | Album | Song written |
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| 2007 | Britney Spears | Blackout | "Heaven on Earth" |
| 2008 | Circus | "Mmm Papi" | |
| "Rock Me In" | |||
| Junkie XL | Booming Back at You | "Mad Pursuit" | |
| "New Toy" | |||
| "Not Enough" | |||
| Tom Jones | 24 Hours | "Seen That Face" | |
| "If He Should Ever Leave You" | |||
| "Take Me Back To The Party" | |||
| 2010 | Wynter Gordon | With the Music I Die | "Dirty Talk" |
| Aeroplane | We Can't Fly | "We Can't Fly" | |
| "I Don't Feel" | |||
| "Without Lies" | |||
| Miranda Cosgrove | Sparks Fly | "Charlie" | |
| Hyper Crush | — | "Kick Us Out" | |
| 2011 | Data Romance | Data Romance EP | — |
| Wynter Gordon | With the Music I Die | "Buy My Love" | |
| Selena Gomez & the Scene | When the Sun Goes Down | "Whiplash" | |
| Sky Ferreira | As If! | "99 Tears" | |
| Miranda Cosgrove | High Maintenance | "Sayonara" | |
| Britney Spears | Femme Fatale | "How I Roll" | |
| "Trip To Your Heart" | |||
| Lena | Good News | "Taken by a Stranger" | |
| 2012 | Icona Pop | Icona Pop | "We Got the World" |
| Gemini | — | "3D Romeo" (featuring Fabienne) | |
| Nause | — | "Hungry Hearts" | |
| Sarah De Bono | No Shame | "No Shame" | |
| 2014 | Ace Wilder | The Wildcard | "Riot" |
| Namie Amuro | — | "Sweet Kisses" | |
| 2015 | Ellie Goulding | Delirium | "Keep On Dancin'" |
| Demi Lovato | Confident | "Wildfire" | |
| Galantis | Pharmacy | "Dancin' to the Sound of a Broken Heart" | |
| 2016 | Momoiro Clover Z | Hakkin no Yoake | "Rock the Boat" |
| 2017 | The Beaches | Late Show | "Give It Up" |
| "Gold" | |||
| "Sweet Life" | |||
| Hayley Kiyoko | Citrine | "Ease My Mind" | |
| 2018 | Hayley Kiyoko | Expectations | "Expectations" |
| "Under The Blue/Take Me In" | |||
| "Molecules" | |||
| 2019 | The Beaches | The Professional | "Fascination" |
| "Desdemona" | |||
| "Want What You Got" | |||
| Ava Max | Heaven & Hell | "Salt" | |
| Lexie Liu | 2030 | "Love and Run" | |
| 2020 | Rina Sawayama | Sawayama | "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" |
| "Love Me 4 Me" | |||
| "Bees & Honey" | |||
| Charli XCX & Galantis | Song for Super Nintendo World | "We Are Born To Play" |
Solo discography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Details |
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| Dreamer[15] |
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Extended plays edit
| Title | Details |
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| Coco Morier[16] |
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| Strangers May Kiss |
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| Perfect People |
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Singles edit
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "No Pressure"[18] | 2016 | Dreamer |
| "Dreamer"[19] | ||
| "State of Love" (featuring Lula The Beat)[20] |
2019 | Non-album single |
| "Daytime Parties" (featuring The Lady Tigra)[21] | ||
| "After Hours"[22] | 2020 |
Guest appearances edit
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "Afterlife"[23] | 2012 | — | INGRID Volym 1 |
| "Sex and Violence" | 2013 | Max Von Sydow | Gunwolf: Get Ready to Get Killed (Original Soundtrack)[24] |
| "Monster Therapy" | The Criminals | ||
| "Glamour Tits" | The Criminals Zoobombs | ||
| "Synth Pagoda" | The Criminals | ||
| "I Get What I Want" | Max Von Sydow | ||
| "Touch of Gold"[25] | 2015 | Julian Hamilton | INGRID Volym 2.1 |
| "Bees & Honey"[26] | 2020 | Rina Sawayama | Sawayama (Deluxe) |
Electrocute discography edit
- Full-length albums and EPs
- 2003 - Tribute to Your Taste
- 2005 - Troublesome Bubblegum
- 2008 - On the Beat
- 2009 - Double Diamond
- Singles
- 2003 - "Sugar Buzz"
- 2005 - "Shag Ball"
- 2005 - "Cops Copulating"
- 2008 - "Bad Legs"
- 2008 - "On The Beat"
- 2008 - "Mad Pursuit"
- Other appearances
- 2004 - "Bikini Bottom" (on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack)
- 2008 - "Mad Pursuit" (Junkie XL featuring Electrocute) (on 21 soundtrack)
References edit
- ^ "The Top 25 Songs of 2011". RollingStone Magazine. December 21, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2014.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Interview with Nicole Morier". HitQuarters. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "Review Charlotte Gainsbourg Coachella". LA Times. April 18, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ "Coco Morier – EP (Album Review)". Vertigo Shtick. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Coco Morier – EP (Album Review)". Filter. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ "Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John, Miike Snow, More Launch Label". Pitchfork. March 20, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ "Miike Snow, Lykke Li form new collective/record label Ingrid". Consequence of Sound. March 20, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ ""Gunwolf," A Manga Comic Book with a Soundtrack".
- ^ "Singer-Songwriter Coco Morier Acts as Muse for Jerome Rousseau Signature Shoes". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ ""Dreamer" video premiere". V Magazine. June 15, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Inside The Controversial Musical Where Michael Jackson's Glove Is An Alien". Forbes. 2020.
- ^ "Michael Jackson Musical Will Blame Sex Abuse Allegations on "Virgin Boy Blood" Glove". The Hollywood Reporter. December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Johnny Depp Is Producing a Musical About Michael Jackson, "As Told By His Glove"".
- ^ "New Musical Imagines Michael Jackson's Story As Told By His Famous Glove". NPR. The show suspended its successful run because of the coronavirus pandemic.
- ^ "Dreamer – COCO MORIER".
- ^ "coco morier ep". Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Perfect People". Spotify. July 31, 2019.
- ^ "No Pressure". Spotify. May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Dreamer". Spotify. June 10, 2016.
- ^ "State of Love". Spotify. March 8, 2019.
- ^ "Daytime Parties". Spotify. August 23, 2019.
- ^ "After Hours". Spotify. May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Afterlife". Spotify. April 21, 2012.
- ^ "Gunwolf: Get Ready to Get Killed (Original Soundtrack)". Spotify. September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Touch of Gold". Spotify. April 17, 2015.
- ^ "Bees & Honey - Bonus Track". Spotify. December 4, 2020.