Nini Camps (born in Miami, Florida) is an American

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singer-songwriter, who writes music for film and TV while also performing as lead singer of the all female band

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. She currently lives with her family in

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Biography

Nini Camps was born and raised in

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. In her beginnings as a solo artist, Camps performed at clubs including The Bitter End, The Mercury Lounge, and The Living Room. Camps has published three independent releases. She has participated in a national tour with

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, performed at

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with

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, and went on a stadium tour as an ambassador for the United States during the

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in Germany. Camps won Billboard's Songwriter Award and was Spin's Top 5 singer-songwriter for her self-released album, "So Long". In 2005, she signed with Cherry Lane Music Publishing. Camps has over 50 TV, commercial, and film placements, including songs on Brothers and Sisters, Castle,

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, The Hills, Army Wives, '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' which features an unreleased song "Come Away" at the end of episode "Lost in Love Part 2", Pantene, Paseo Paper, Sydney White and end credits for Ramona and Beezus. Camps continues to write and record in New York City and her home studio. After Cherry Lane closed its doors, Camps contineud working in music publishing at Razor and Tie. In August 2009, Camps joined the all-female band

, as the new lead singer and rhythm guitarist. The band released a studio CD in August 2011 called ''23 Red'' – funded through over $40,000 of fan donations – enabling the band to create their own record label, Rising Shine Records. ''23 Red'' is distributed through Joan Jett's Blackheart Record label (MMD). Beginning in October 2011, Starbucks worldwide featured "Everywhere is Home" & "Gracefully" from ''23 Red'' into regular in-store rotation.

Discography

* ''Love Pie'' * ''So Long'' * ''Driving You Out''

References

External links

Official website

MySpace page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Camps, Nini Songwriters from Florida American women singers American women guitarists American entertainers of Cuban descent American folk musicians American LGBT songwriters American LGBT singers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women