Nicki (born Doris Andrea Hrda; November 2, 1966 in the town of
Plattling
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(in the
Deggendorf
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district of
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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) is a German pop singer and composer. She currently lives with her
life partner
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and their two daughters in Plattling.
Career
Hrda grew up with three brothers and two sisters in Plattling. In 1982, she was at a talent competition when producer/songwriter
Gog Seidl discovered her and signed her to a record contract. Her stage name of "Nicki" was thought up by pop star
Sandra (of
Enigma
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fame).
In 1983, she released her first single, ''Servus, mach's gut'', a hit in the Bavarian dialect. Shortly after, in 1984, she released her first full-length album, ''Servus Nicki''. Throughout her singing career, Nicki remained loyal to the Bavarian dialect. She had numerous other titles with great success, including ''So a Wunder'', ''Wegen Dir'', ''Mei Schönster Traum'', ''I Bin a Bayerisches Cowgirl'', ''Samstag Nacht'', ''Doch die Zeit Bleibt Steh'n'', and ''Du Bist in Meiner Macht''.
The musical range of the 4'11" singer includes styles like
rock
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,
calypso,
Motown
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–
Soul
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,
Synthpop
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and even
country music
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. Nicki's biggest hits were composed by
Harald Steinhauer
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, with lyrics by
Helmut Frey Helmut is a German name. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth.
From old German, the first element deriving from either ''heil'' ("healthy") or ''hiltja'' ("battle"), and the second from ''muot'' ("spirit, mind, mood").
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.
In 1999, Nicki committed herself as a patron for the German Childhood Cancer Foundation. In more recent years, Nicki has withdrawn from the entertainment business to focus on her family life. However, in September 2006 she made a comeback with a new album, ''I gib wieder Gas'', but it was not to last. In December, she announced that she would be retiring again, this time citing health reasons. All PR events and 2007 tour schedules were canceled.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
*
The official Nicki page (in German)
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1966 births
Living people
Virgin Records artists
Nicki Nicki is a given name, and may refer to:
Film and television
* Nicki Aycox (1975-2022), American actress best known for her roles as Syl on the series ''Dark Angel'' and Stella Vessey on the dramedy ''Ed''
* Nicki Chapman (born 1967), English tel ...