Nicole Shortland[2] (born 6 March 1996), known professionally as Nikki Ambers and previously as Little Nikki, is an English singer-songwriter from London.[2] She is best known for her 2013 single "Little Nikki Says", which peaked at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. She was also a member of SoundGirl.
Nikki Ambers | |
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| Birth name | Nicole Shortland |
| Born | 6 March 1996[1] |
| Origin | West London, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Instruments | Singing |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Mercury, Columbia, Sony |
Career
edit2010–12: SoundGirl
editShe started off as a member of SoundGirl,[3] They released the single "Don't Know Why" in June 2011, which peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. They also put two singles that were never released on their YouTube account, "The Game" and "Walking on Air". The band split up in April 2012.
2012–present: Breakthrough
editOn 2 November 2012, she released her debut single "Intro Intro". On 26 April 2013, she released her second single "Where I'm Coming From". On 6 September 2013 she released her third single "Little Nikki Says" which was used for the advertisement for the summer range for Boohoo.com where Little Nikki and Boohoo created the "first ever shoppable music video", the song peaked at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. She was featured on Maxsta's "Wanna Go",[4] the song was released on 29 September 2013, the song peaked at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart. In addition, she co-wrote the song Towers from Little Mix's second album Salute.[5] She has confirmed that her single "YoYo" was used in another Boohoo.com advert for their Autumn/Winter range.[6] Nikki features on the 2014 DJ Fresh vs. TC single "Make U Bounce", a rework of TC's 2012 song "Make You Bounce", released on 22 June.
On 2 February 2019, she performed on The Voice UK.
Discography
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] | |||||||||||||||||
| "Intro Intro" | 2012 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||
| "Where I'm Coming From" | 2013 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Little Nikki Says" | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| "Right Before My Eyes" (featuring DJ S.K.T) |
2014 | 140 | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] | |||||||||||||||||
| "Wanna Go" (Maxsta featuring Little Nikki) |
2013 | 43 | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||
| "Make U Bounce" (DJ Fresh vs. TC featuring Little Nikki) |
2014 | 10 | TBA | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Intro Intro"[8] | 2012 | — |
| "Where I'm Coming From"[9] | 2013 | |
| "Little Nikki Says"[10] | ||
| "YoYo"[11] | 2014 |
References
edit- ^ Twitter post
- ^ a b "Little Nikki". Skiddle.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Little Nikki". MTV. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Wanna Go (Ft. Little Nikki) Video". MTV. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Salute (booklet). Little Mix. Syco Music/Columbia Records. 2013.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Boohoo – AW13". Tvadmusic.com. October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ a b Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For all except noted: "Little Nikki > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- For "Right Before My Eyes": "CHART: CLUK Update 23.08.2014 (wk33)". Zobbel.de/. Official Charts Company.
- ^ Little Nikki – Intro Intro (KG Refix) - YouTube
- ^ Little Nikki – Where I'm Coming From - YouTube
- ^ Little Nikki – Little Nikki Says - YouTube
- ^ Little Nikki – YoYo - YouTube