Nikki (or Nikki Lee) is a Japanese-American

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, born in Okinawa,

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and raised in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Signed to Geffen Records, he released one album, ''Nikki'', in 1989. Three

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were released from the album: "Ooti Ooti" and "Notice Me" in 1990, and "If You Wanna" in 1991. Of the three, only "Notice Me", written by Nikki and Paul David Wilson, was a hit, reaching #21 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #11 on ''Billboard'''s Adult Contemporary

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. and bringing Nikki and Wilson honors from BMI as writer and publisher of one of the most performed songs of the year, 1990. Nikki was also a backing member of the soul-

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music group, Sun, and a writer of TV

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. Nikki is also known as Michael Mozart, and in 2003 he formed the band

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with his wife, singer Martika. Changing her sound to that of goth pop, she and Mozart released Oppera’s debut album ''Violince'' in 2004, followed by a self-titled album in 2005. In 2009, Nikki changed his name to Michael Daemon and began producing, directing, writing and starring in the web based

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''J8ded''.

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American male singers American singers of Asian descent American musicians of Japanese descent Singers from Ohio Musicians from Dayton, Ohio Japanese emigrants to the United States Living people Musicians from Okinawa Prefecture Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-singer-stub