Nicole Safft (born 19 November 1975), known professionally as Rollergirl, is a German singer with a number of successful tracks such as "
Dear Jessie
"Dear Jessie" is a song by American singer Madonna from her fourth studio album '' Like a Prayer'' (1989). It was released as the fifth single from the album on December 4, 1989, by Sire Records. Written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leo ...
" (a loose cover of the
Madonna song) and "
Luv U More", a cover of the
Sunscreem
Sunscreem are a techno/house music band from Essex, England that scored a number of hits on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century. Sunscreem also has the rare reputation as a techno-based band t ...
song.
Biography
The love for
rollerskates
Roller skates, are shoes or bindings that fit onto shoes that are worn to enable the wearer to roll along on wheels. The first roller skate was an inline skate design, effectively an ice skate with wheels replacing the blade. Later the "quad ska ...
developed early when working at a rollerskating rink. Safft was discovered by German producer
Alex Christensen
Alex Christensen (born 7 April 1967), also known by his stage names Jasper Forks or Alex C., is a German dance music producer, songwriter, and DJ generally known as the face and one of the founding members of U96. Since 2002, he has been coll ...
on
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
and signed up for auditions. In 1999, Christensen produced the song "Dear Jessie" for Rollergirl, which was successful as the opening song at a techno-parade in the United Kingdom, where Safft continued to work using the stage name, 'Nicci Juice'. The pseudonym Rollergirl was taken from
Heather Graham
Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy ''License to Drive'' (1988), followed by the critically acclaimed ...
's role as a naive young porn starlet in the film ''
Boogie Nights
''Boogie Nights'' is a 1997 American period comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic fil ...
''.
"Geisha Dreams" (2002) was Rollergirl's last release before she retired to focus on her private life, including Christensen and their son, born in 2003. Safft has also appeared with Daniel Hartwig as co-presenter of the German television channel
RTL 2's ''The Dome'' and ''Megaman 2002''.
Personal life
Safft is married to
Alex Christensen
Alex Christensen (born 7 April 1967), also known by his stage names Jasper Forks or Alex C., is a German dance music producer, songwriter, and DJ generally known as the face and one of the founding members of U96. Since 2002, he has been coll ...
. They have a son born in 2003.
Discography
Albums
* 2000 - ''Now I'm Singin'... And the Party Keeps On Rollin
* 2001 - ''Now I'm Singin'... And the Party Keeps On Rollin (revised version) - #19
SWE chicken
Singles
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rollergirl
1975 births
Living people
People from Lünen
21st-century German women singers