Britt Nicole

Infobox musical artist
Name = Britt Nicole

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Brittany Nicole Waddell
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Origin = Kannapolis, North Carolina
Instrument = vocal
Genre = Christian hip hop
Christian pop
Christian rock
Contemporary Christian
Occupation = singer
Years_active = 2004 - present
Label = EMI CMG/Sparrow
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URL = [http://www.brittnicole.com/ www.brittnicole.com]
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Brittany Nicole Waddell (born August 2 1985) is a Christian music artist who performs under the name Britt Nicole. She is signed to EMI CMG/Sparrow. She has had several Contemporary Christian music hits.

Childhood

She began singing at the age of three in her home church, Truth Temple of Kannapolis, North Carolina. She, along with her brother and cousin eventually became involved with the church's daily program on Charlotte TV station WAXN. In high school, she was a member of her school's advanced chorus group, and had the opportunity to perform with them at Carnegie Hall in New York. Waddell is also an alumna of Duke University's Brightleaf Music Workshop.

Career

Waddell turned down a scholarship from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a full-time music career. She felt that God was calling her not to go to college, but to concentrate on music instead. In 2004, she signed a management deal with Vertical Entertainment, and then signed a development deal with Word Records. Sparrow Records signed her in 2006, and her first album "Say It" was released on May 22, 2007 release. Britt Nicole was the opening act on the Winter Jam Tour with Sanctus Real, Hawk Nelson, Jeremy Camp, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Newsong. [cite web |url=http://jamtour.com/index_2007.htm |title=Winter Jam 2007 Tour Spectacular! |accessdate=2007-03-26 |work=Winter Jam 2007 Tour Spectacular!]

Her song "Indestructible" was featured on the WOW Next 2007 compilation CD, and her summer festival plans include Creation East/West, Spirit West Coast Monterey/Del Mar, and Celebrate Freedom. She was featured on Christian hip-hop group GRITS' 2006 release, "Redemption", on the song "Right Back" (credited as "Brittany Waddell".) [cite web|url=http://www.emicmgdistribution.com/newreleases/left.asp?item_id=517574&artist_id=498403|title=Britt Nicole - Say It|accessdate=2007-03-26|work=EMICMG Distribution]

Her song "You" has hit the Top 10 on the R&R chart. [ [http://www.weekend22.com/ Weekend 22 Official website] , Retrieved July 26 2007] It was the 12th most played song on Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007 according to R&R magazine. [http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/07/Christian_CHR_songs.asp 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs] , R&R magazine, Retrieved January 6 2008]

Britt's first music video, for the song "Believe", premiered on the Gospel Music Channel on September 22, 2007.

Those who tuned into MTV’s latest hit teen reality show Newport Harbor, The Real Orange County Wednesday, September 5, heard the music of Sparrow Records artist, Britt Nicole. Her song, “Sunshine Girl” from her debut release Say It, was prominently featured during a key moment in the show. [ [http://www.wespreadtheword.net/musicnewsarticles/sparrowrecordsartistbrittnicolesongreaturedonmtvsnewportharborshow.html Sparrow Records Artist Britt Nicole Song Featured On MTV's Newport Harbor Show] August 06 2007]

Discography

*"Say It (2007)
*"Holiday Trio Maxi-Single (2007)

Music videos

*"Believe" (2007)

Radio Singles

References

External links

* [http://www.brittnicole.com Britt Nicole Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/brittnicolemusic Britt Nicole's MySpace]
* [http://www.sparrowrecords.com Sparrow Records]
* [http://www.verticalentertainment.com/clients/brittanywaddell.shtml Vertical Entertainment]
* [http://emicmg.com/ Official EMI/CMG Site]
* [http://themovement.fan2band.com/home.php?artist_id=252 Official Britt Nicole Street Team]