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Nicolette
Nicolette may refer to: People Given name * Nicolette (musician) (born 1964), a UK singer/songwriter of Nigerian parentage * Nicolette Bethel, Bahamian teacher, writer and anthropologist * Nicolette Fernandes (born 1983), Guyanese squash player * Nicolette Hellemans (born 1961), former international rower from the Netherlands * Nicolette Jennings (born 1996), American model, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Florida USA 2019, and Top 10 Miss USA 2019 * Nicolette Krebitz (born 1972), German actress * Nicolette Larson (1952–1997), American singer * Nicolette Palikat (born 1985), Malaysian singer from Tambunan, Sabah * Nicollette Sheridan (born 1963), British actress Surname * Mike Nicolette, American professional golfer Other uses * ''Nicolette'' (album), a 1978 album release by Nicolette Larson * ''Nicolette'' (novel), a 1922 novel by Baroness Orczy * Nicolette, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Nicolette Grant, a character on the HBO series ''Big Love'' See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette Larson
Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young and her 1978 hit single of Young's "Lotta Love", which hit No. 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and No. 8 on the pop singles chart. It was followed by four more adult contemporary hits, two of which were also minor pop hits. By 1985, she shifted her focus to country music, charting six times on the US country singles chart. Her only top-40 country hit was "That's How You Know When Love's Right", a duet with Steve Wariner. She died in 1997 of cerebral edema and liver failure. Early life and career Nicolette Larson was born in Helena, Montana. Her father's employment with the U.S. Treasury Department necessitated frequent relocation for the family. She graduated from high school in Kansas City, Missouri, where she attended the University of Missouri for three semesters and worked at waitressing and office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aucassin And Nicolette
''Aucassin et Nicolette'' (12th or 13th century) is an anonymous medieval French fictional story. It is the unique example of a ''chantefable'', literally, a "sung story", a combination of prose and verse (similar to a ''prosimetrum''). History The work probably dates from the late 12th or early 13th century, and is known from only one surviving manuscript, discovered in 1752 by medievalist Jean-Baptiste de La Curne de Sainte-Palaye ( BnF, Fonds Français 2168).Karl Uitti. "Aucassin et Nicolette" in ''Dictionary of the Middle Ages'', Vol. 1, pg. 642–644 Stylistically, the ''chantefable'' combines elements of many Old French genres, such as the ''chanson de geste'' (e.g., ''The Song of Roland''), lyric poems, and courtly novels—literary forms already well-established by the 12th century. ''Aucassin et Nicolette'' is the only known chantefable, the term itself having been derived from the story's concluding lines: "No cantefable prent fin" ("Our chantefable is drawing to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette
Nicolette may refer to: People Given name * Nicolette (musician) (born 1964), a UK singer/songwriter of Nigerian parentage * Nicolette Bethel, Bahamian teacher, writer and anthropologist * Nicolette Fernandes (born 1983), Guyanese squash player * Nicolette Hellemans (born 1961), former international rower from the Netherlands * Nicolette Krebitz (born 1972), German actress * Nicolette Larson (1952–1997), American singer * Nicolette Palikat (born 1985), Malaysian singer from Tambunan, Sabah * Nicollette Sheridan (born 1963), British actress Surname * Mike Nicolette, American professional golfer Other uses * ''Nicolette'' (album), a 1978 album release by Nicolette Larson * ''Nicolette'' (novel), a 1922 novel by Baroness Orczy * Nicolette, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Nicolette Grant, a character on the HBO series ''Big Love'' See also * '' Aucassin and Nicolette'', a medieval French chantefable * '' DJ-Kicks: Nicolette'', a DJ mix album * Nicollet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette (album)
''Nicolette'' is the debut album by Nicolette Larson, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It reached #15 on the US pop charts and #1 in Canada and was certified Gold in both markets. Larson came to public attention singing backup for Neil Young on ''American Stars 'n Bars'' and ''Comes a Time''. Her first charting single was Young's smoky composition "Lotta Love". As a single, it hit #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #8 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #8 in Record World magazine. The follow-up single, "Rhumba Girl," fell short of the US Top 40, but reached #15 in Canada and #4 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. Eddie Van Halen appears uncredited on guitar on "Can't Get Away From You". The album was re-released on CD in 2005 on the Wounded Bird label. Album cover photo The cover photo of the album was taken in the Garden Court restaurant at The Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Track listing Personnel *Nicolette Larson – voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Nicolette
Michael Rexford Nicolette (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional golfer and inventor who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s. Nicolette was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and was a member of the golf team. While a student at Rollins, he won the 1976 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. He turned pro in 1978. Nicolette had ten top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the 1983 Bay Hill Classic. In that tournament, he defeated Greg Norman in a playoff on the first extra hole. He was the first round co-leader at the 1988 U.S. Open, but faded in the last three days. His best finish in a major championship was T-13 at the 1983 U.S. Open. Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) hired Nicolette, who served as senior product designer for PING prior to joining PXG. Given no time or budget constraints, Nicolette worked on designing the first iteration of what would become the PXG 0311 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette (musician)
Nicolette (full name Nicolette Love Suwoton, born 1964) is a Scottish singer-songwriter of Nigerian parentage, residing in London for most of her life, and has also lived in Nigeria, Switzerland, France, and Belgium. Her music, although falling broadly into the field of electronica, is characterised by many influences, including, jazz, classical, blues, folk and African. Career She has released three solo albums, as well as a DJ mix album for the '' DJ-Kicks'' series, and featured on "Three" and " Sly", two songs on Massive Attack's 1994 ''Protection'' album. She has worked with many other collaborators in the electronic music field, including Plaid, Alec Empire, and 4hero. She signed to the Talkin' Loud label in 1996. In 1999 she set up her own record label, Early Records, upon leaving Talkin’ Loud to release quirky pop anthems. According to Nicolette, Early Records' music policy is: "innovative pop music." Nicolette's 2005 album, ''Life Loves Us'', was released through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette Krebitz
Nicolette Krebitz is a German director, actress, model, and singer. She is often credited as Coco in her creative works. Life and work Nicolette Krebitz made her film debut at age eleven. Later, she hosted television and radio shows for children and attended the Ballett-Centre Berlin and the Fritz-Kirchhoff acting school, also in Berlin. Krebitz has appeared in over 30 movies, but she is known best for her role in the German-language films ''Bandits'' (1997) and '' Der Tunnel'' (2001). She also appeared in the English-language film ''All the Queen's Men'' (2001). She wrote and directed the 2001 movie ''Jeans'' and 2007's '. She is the model on the cover of New Order's 2001 album '' Get Ready'' and its associated singles. Her image is also on the cover and in the sleeve of Terranova's 1999 album ''Close the Door''. She contributed vocals to the ''Bandits'' soundtrack and to the Terranova tracks ''Just Enough'', ''Plastic Stress'' and ''Never''. Tribute The German hip hop gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette Bethel
Nicolette Bethel is a Bahamian teacher, writer and anthropologist. She was the Director of Culture in The Bahamas, and is now a full-time lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of the Bahamas. Education Nicolette Bethel studied at Trinity College in the University of Toronto and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where she got a PhD in Social Anthropology in 2000. Career While she has published several poems and short stories, and co-written and co-produced several plays for theatres of the Bahamas, she is arguably best known as an expert for Junkanoo, a Bahamian festival at Christmas. She is also the editor and expander of her father's book on the festival: E. Clement Bethel; ''Junkanoo: Festival of The Bahamas'' ( Macmillan Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette Fernandes
Nicolette Fernandes, (born June 19, 1983) is a professional squash player who represented Guyana. She won the only gold medal for Guyana at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia beating Samantha Terán in the final which lasts in 5 sets. In 2007, Fernandes suffered a knee injury which kept her out of action for 23 months. In February 2010, Fernandes was named Guyanese Sportswoman of the year for the year 2009 by the Guyanese National Sports Commission (NSC). Fernandes also appears in the WISPA 2010 calendar girl which features the top WISPA squash players in designer swimwear. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 19 in October 2013. On 28 August 2022, Fernandes became the first Guyanese to win a World Master's title when she secured a gold medal at the World Master's Championship in Poland. She is of Portuguese descent. Career statistics Listed as the following:- Professional Tour Titles (1) All Results for Nicolette Fernandes in WISPA World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette Grant
Nicolette Eugenia "Nicki" Grant is a character in ''Big Love'', an HBO television series set among contemporary polygamists in Utah. The role is played by Chloë Sevigny. The show focuses on the family of Bill Henrickson; Nicki is the second of Henrickson's three wives, and the mother of three of his children: Cara Lynn (with JJ Walker), Wayne, and Raymond. Characterization Nicki tends to be spiteful, selfish, hypocritical, manipulative, dishonest and cold. She often apologizes by saying, “Well, that’s just the way it is.” Like her mother, she has a nonchalant attitude toward things like guns and fraud (i.e. fake birth certificates). When Margene asks her to ask if her mother can make her a fake driver's license, Nicki says, “It’s not that easy. Do you think she just carries the equipment around with her all the time?” Nicki retains a strong belief in "the principle" of polygamy, as well as modesty in dress and a deep suspicion of the world outside the compound. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette (novel)
Orczy's ''Nicolette'' is a re-telling of the medieval French story ''Aucassin and Nicolette ''Aucassin et Nicolette'' (12th or 13th century) is an anonymous medieval French fictional story. It is the unique example of a ''chantefable'', literally, a "sung story", a combination of prose and verse (similar to a ''prosimetrum''). History ...''. 1922 British novels Historical novels Novels by Baroness Emma Orczy {{1920s-hist-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette Hellemans
Nicolette Hellemans (born 30 November 1961) is a former international rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the double sculls at the 1984 Summer Olympics, partnering with her elder sister Greet. At the same Olympics she also won a bronze medal in the coxed eights, alongside Marieke van Drogenbroek, Lynda Cornet, Harriet van Ettekoven, Greet Hellemans, Martha Laurijsen, Catharina Neelissen, Anne Quist Johanne "Anne-Marie" Marie Quist (born 26 December 1957 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a former international Rowing (sport), rower from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Eights at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angele ... and Wiljon Vaandrager. References 1961 births Living people Dutch female rowers Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |