Remi Nicole Wilson (born 6 April 1983), better known as Remi Nicole, is a British singer-songwriter and actress who was born in North London, but now resides in Los Angeles. She is best known for her single "Go Mr Sunshine", which was released in 2007. Her debut album, ''

My Conscience and I ''My Conscience and I'' is the debut album by Remi Nicole, released in the UK on December 3, 2007, on the Universal label. Track listing #Go With The Flow 4:03 #Rock 'n' Roll 3:56 #New Old Days 5:13 #Fed Up (album version) 3:45 #Na Nighty 3 ...

'', was released later that year and her second, ''

Cupid Shoot Me ''Cupid Shoot Me'' is the second album by Remi Nicole, released in the UK on 31 August. The album was produced by Grammy-winning producer Mark Taylor, who has worked with Rod Stewart, Tina Turner and Diana Ross, as well as Britney Spears, Kylie ...

'', on 31 August 2009. As an actress she is credited as Remi Wilson.

Background

Nicole has a mixed background of Afro-Trinidadian, Austrian and Jewish heritage and has lived in

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, Highgate, Finsbury Park, Tufnell Park and Highbury. She trained as an actress at

Birmingham School of Speech and Drama Birmingham School of Acting (BSA), previously known as Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art (BSSTDA) and then as Birmingham School of Speech and Drama (BSSD) was a drama school located in Birmingham, England. It was founded in 19 ...

, graduating in 2004.

Acting career

Wilson's stage credits include ''Two Step'', a play by Rashan Stone (2004); '' Playboy of the West Indies'' (2004); and ''Promises and Lies'', the UB40 jukebox musical (2006). She was also a regular cast member in the first series of '' Hyperdrive'', playing the role of Cadet Piretti.

Music career

Nicole started performing officially in October 2006, and gained recognition in the UK after her song ''Go Mr Sunshine'' was first played on BBC Radio 1 in August 2007. She signed her first record deal in late 2006 with

Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anoth ...

, and released her first single, "Fed Up", in May 2007. This was followed by the single "Go Mr Sunshine", which was released for download on 13 August 2007, and was officially released on 20 August. It reached number 57 in the UK Singles Chart. The album ''

'' was released on 3 December 2007. Also in December, her cover of the song "

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" was featured in the film '' St Trinian's'' and on the film's soundtrack. Nicole's second album, ''

'', was released on 31 August 2009. Nicole has called the album her "real debut", saying of ''My Conscience and I'', "I feel like that was an album of demos". She wrote all 11 tracks on the album, which she described as being an album about "not being in love". The first single to be released from the album was "Standing Tears Apart" on the 24 August. In 2022, her single "Welcome to My World" was used in the ''Open Up'' advertising campaign for the DIY/home retailer Wickes, which was launched during the advert break in the Channel 4 programme ''Gogglebox'' on 25 March 2022.

TV appearances

Nicole has appeared on TV many times mainly on E4 and Channel 4 on the show ''

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'', where she has assisted

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in presenting the show. She has performed her music at T4 on the Beach and in the studio at

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. She recorded a performance of "Standing Tears Apart" for the Channel 4 show ''Intros''.

Discography

Albums

* 2007 ''

'' * 2009 ''

Singles

*"Fed Up" (May 2007) *"Go Mr Sunshine" (13 August 2007) UK #57 *"Rock 'n' Roll" (5 November 2007) *"Lights Out" (March 2008) *"Standing Tears Apart" (24 August 2009) *"Welcome to My World" (March 2022)

References

External links

*Remi Nicole'
Official WebsiteRemi Nicole
at MySpace *Remi Nicole'
YouTube
channel

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicole, Remi Living people English women singer-songwriters English television actresses English people of Austrian-Jewish descent English people of Trinidad and Tobago descent Black British actresses Singers from London Date of birth missing (living people) Black Jewish people 1983 births