Nicholas Scott Ure (born June 4, 1999), known professionally as Nicky Youre, is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 2021 single "

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Early life and education

Ure played

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Aliso Niguel High School Aliso Niguel High School (ANHS), which is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, is located in the city of Aliso Viejo, California. Most of its students reside in the communities of Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel. The school is a Californ ...

, where he participated in the 2016

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Division 3 Championship Game. After graduating from high school, he continued his water polo career at

Golden West College Golden West College (GWC) is a public community college in Huntington Beach, California. Organization Golden West College, Orange Coast College, and Coastline Community College comprise the Coast Community College District (CCCD). The district ...

. After earning his

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in business and public administration from Golden West, he went on to earn a

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in international business from the

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Career

Ure started making music in 2017 and released his debut single "Sex and Lemonade" on June 4, 2020. "Sex and Lemonade" featured the producer Laiki, an artist who had previously issued the EP ''Together/Separate'', featuring a number of collaborations with Ure. His second single, "

", released in December 2021, was described by Sheesh Media as "an immediate ear-worm pop track". This track featured the Los Angeles-based musician and producer Dazy (an artist formerly known as Snocker) and reached the Top 30 in Australia and the top five of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In March 2022, the 22-year-old singer released "Never Go Wrong", a single with fellow Californian David Hugo. Later in November 2022, Ure released "Eyes on You". In February 2023 he released a new song called "Shut Me Up".

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Youre, Nicky Living people 1999 births 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singer-songwriters Aliso Niguel High School alumni American male singer-songwriters American male pop singers American TikTokers Columbia Records artists Golden West Rustlers athletes Musicians from Anaheim, California Singer-songwriters from California University of California, San Diego alumni