Remi Nicole Wilson (born 6 April 1983), better known as Remi Nicole, is a British singer-songwriter and actress who was born in

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, 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'', was released later that year and her second, '' Cupid Shoot Me'', on 31 August 2009. As an actress she is credited as Remi Wilson.

Background

Nicole has a mixed background of

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heritage and has lived in Holloway, Islington,

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and

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. She trained as an actress at Birmingham School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 2004.

Acting career

Wilson's stage credits include ''Two Step'', a play by Rashan Stone (2004); ''

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'' (2004); and ''Promises and Lies'', the

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(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

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in August 2007. She signed her first record deal in late 2006 with Island Records, 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

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. The album '' My Conscience and I'' was released on 3 December 2007. Also in December, her cover of the song "

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" was featured in the film ''

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'' and on the film's soundtrack. Nicole's second album, '' Cupid Shoot Me'', 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

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on the show ''

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'', where she has assisted Nick Grimshaw in presenting the show. She has performed her music at

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and in the studio at Glastonbury Festival. She recorded a performance of "Standing Tears Apart" for the Channel 4 show ''Intros''.

Discography

Albums

* 2007 '' My Conscience and I'' * 2009 '' Cupid Shoot Me''

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