Britt Nicole

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Britt Nicole

Nicole at the Dove Awards of 2008
Background information
Birth name Brittany Nicole Waddell
Born August 2, 1985 (1985-08-02) (age 26)
Origin Kannapolis North Carolina
Genres CCM, Christian rock, hip hop
Occupations Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2004 - present
Labels EMI CMG/Sparrow
Website brittnicole.com

Brittany Nicole Waddell (born August 2, 1985), better known by her stage name as Britt Nicole is a Christian pop artist. She is signed to EMI CMG/Sparrow.

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[edit] Childhood

Britt Nicole was born on August 2nd 1985. Waddell began singing at the age of three in her home church, Truth Temple of (Kannapolis, North Carolina). She, along with her brother and cousin, eventually became involved with the church's daily program on Charlotte TV station WAXN. At South Rowan High School, she was a member of the school's advanced chorus group, and had the opportunity to perform with them at Carnegie Hall in New York. Waddell is also an alumna of Duke University's Brightleaf Music Workshop.

[edit] Career

[edit] Early career (2004-2006)

Waddell turned down a scholarship from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a full-time music career. She felt that God was calling her to concentrate on music instead of going to college. In 2004, she signed a management deal with Vertical Entertainment, and then signed a development deal with Word Records. Sparrow Records signed her in 2006, and her first album Say It was released on May 22, 2007. Britt Nicole was the opening act on the Winter Jam Tour with Sanctus Real, Hawk Nelson, Jeremy Camp, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Newsong.[1]

Her song "Indestructible" was featured on the WOW Next 2007 compilation CD, and her summer festival plans include Creation East/West, Spirit West Coast Monterey/Del Mar, and Celebrate Freedom. She was featured on Christian hip-hop group GRITS' 2006 release, Redemption, on the song Right Back (credited as "Brittany Waddell".)[2] she also performed at the ALIVE 11 Festival in Mineral City Ohio.

[edit] Say It, Holiday Trio (2007-2008)

On May 22, 2007 she released her debut album Say It. It peaked at #40 on Billboard's Christian Albums [3]

The debut single from the album, "You", was released on March 27, 2007.[4] It hit the Top 10 on the R&R chart.[5] It was the 12th most played song on Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007, according to R&R magazine.[6] It also peaked at #6 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs, her highest charting song to date.[7]

Britt Nicole's song "Sunshine Girl" was featured on MTV's teen reality show Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County on September 5, 2007.[8]

Britt's first music video, for the song "Believe", premiered on the Gospel Music Channel on September 22, 2007. The song was later released as the album's second single on October 30, 2007.[9] It was the 21st most-played song of 2008 on U.S. Contemporary Christian music radio stations according to R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart.[10]

On November 20, 2007, Britt released her first extended play titled Holiday Trio.[11] The EP Christmas-themed and was only released digitally. It featured her song "Holiday", plus two never before released songs; one is an original titled "Come What May", and the other is a cover song of the holiday hit "Last Christmas".

"Set the World On Fire" was released as Say It's third and final United States single in early 2008. The song peaked at #11 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs.[7] In 2007 and 2008, "Holiday" and "When She Cries" were both released as UK singles, while "Don't Worry Now" was serviced to radio in Australia.[12]

[edit] The Lost Get Found, Acoustic (2009-2011)

In 2009, Britt Nicole released her new song "The Lost Get Found" to promote her second album by the same name. The song debuted on the Top 20 of Billboard Hot Christian Songs, entered as #20, and has since peaked at # 8.[13] It peaked at #1 on Christian radio.[14] The music video for the song was released as a single on iTunes on November 17, 2009. The single also included a remix and karaoke version of the track.[15]

The Lost Get Found was released on August 11, 2009 and peaked at #1 on Billboard's Christian Albums Chart and #62 on the Billboard 200.[16] The same month, a music video for her song "Holiday" (from Say It) surfaced on the internet.[17]

Her second United States single from The Lost Get Found, "Walk On The Water", peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and #1 on Christian radio.[14] It was further promoted on the NBC television show "The Biggest Loser". Overseas, the song "Headphones" was promoted as her second single in the UK. It peaked at no. 2 on the country's Christian CHR chart.[18]

On January 1, 2010, a compilation titled Acoustic Playlist: Bold was released under StarSong Records. It featured an acoustic remix of Britt Nicole's single "Believe".[19]

Her second extended play Acoustic was released August 24, 2010 to stores and digital outlets. It includes 5 acoustic versions of previous hits and a brand new song, "Found By You". The album debuted at #22 on the Hot Christian Albums chart.[20] Her third single from The Lost Get Found, "Hanging On", was released in July to coincide with the release of the album. It peaked at no. 19 on on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.[14]

In early 2010, "Welcome to the Show" was released to radio stations in the UK. It peaked at no. 4 on the country's Christian CHR chart. Later, during the middle of the year, the song "Safe" was released to radio stations in the UK. It peaked at no. 3 on the country's Christian CHR chart.[18] A music video for the song "Headphones" was released on November 9, 2010.[21] In December 2010, "Have Your Way" was released to radio stations in the UK. It has so far peaked at no. 4 on the country's Christian CHR chart.[18]

[edit] Gold (2012-present)

On December 21, 2011, Britt Nicole announced the release of her third studio album which will be preceded by the January release of "All This Time", the album's lead single. The album, titled Gold, will be released on March 26th.[22]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio Albums

Year Album Chart positions[23][24]
U.S. 200 U.S. CHR U.S. Heat
2007 Say It — 40 45
2009 The Lost Get Found 62 1 —
2012 Gold — — —

[edit] Extended Plays

Year Album Chart positions[25]
U.S. 200 U.S. CHR U.S. Heat
2007 Holiday Trio — — —
2010 Acoustic — 22[20] —

[edit] Singles

Britt Nicole released all these singles for the Christian contemporary hit radio (CHR) music chart in the United States.

Year Title Chart position Album
2007 "You" 6 Say It
"Believe" —
2008 "Set the World on Fire" 11
2009 "The Lost Get Found" 8 The Lost Get Found
"Walk On the Water" 17
2010 "Hanging On" 19
2011 "Headphones" —
2012 "All This Time" 17 Gold

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

[edit] International singles

The followind songs played on Christian contemporary hit radio (CHR) music chart in the United Kingdom.

Year Title Chart positions Album
2007 "When She Cries" 1 2 Say It
"Holiday" 1 1
2008 "Don't Worry Now" 2 —
2009 "Headphones" 1[26] 2 The Lost Get Found
2010 "Welcome to the Show" 1[27] 4
"Safe" 1[27] 3
"Have Your Way" 1[27] 4

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in the UK.
Notes
  • 1: UK Single.
  • 2: Australian Single.[28]

[edit] Music videos

  • "Believe" (2007)
  • "Holiday" (2009)
  • "The Lost Get Found" (2009)
  • "Headphones" (2010)
  • "All This Time" (2012)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Winter Jam 2007 Tour Spectacular!". Winter Jam 2007 Tour Spectacular!. http://jamtour.com/index_2007.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-26. 
  2. ^ "Britt Nicole - Say It". EMICMG Distribution. http://www.emicmgdistribution.com/newreleases/left.asp?item_id=517574&artist_id=498403. Retrieved 2007-03-26. [dead link]
  3. ^ chart.http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=Britt+Nicole#/artist/britt-nicole/chart-history/832587?f=310&g=Albums
  4. ^ http://www.rhapsody.com/britt-nicole/you
  5. ^ Weekend 22 Official website, Retrieved July 26, 2007
  6. ^ 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 6, 2008
  7. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=Britt+Nicole#/artist/britt-nicole/chart-history/832587?f=355&g=Singles
  8. ^ Sparrow Records Artist Britt Nicole Song Featured On MTV's Newport Harbor Show August 06, 2007
  9. ^ http://www.rhapsody.com/britt-nicole/believe
  10. ^ 2008 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 15, 2009
  11. ^ http://www.rhapsody.com/britt-nicole/holiday-trio
  12. ^ http://www.brittnicole.com
  13. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Christian+Songs&pageNumber=Top+11-20&g=Singles
  14. ^ a b c http://www.emicmgdistribution.com/products/new_releases_detail.aspx?iid=1806632
  15. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-lost-get-found-ep/id341418535
  16. ^ http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=Britt+Nicole#/artist/britt-nicole/chart-history/832587
  17. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxS8s0P-LeM
  18. ^ a b c http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/chart
  19. ^ http://www.rhapsody.com/album/acoustic-playlist-bold-a-new-blend-of-your-favorite-songs?artistId=13715349
  20. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/christian-albums?begin=21&order=position
  21. ^ http://www.brittnicole.com/news/11-02-10/britt-nicole-release-new-music-video-headphones-next-week
  22. ^ Britt web team. "Story behind Britt's new single "All This Time"". www.brittnicole.com. BrittNicole.com. http://www.brittnicole.com/news/12-21-11/story-behind-britts-new-single-all-time. Retrieved 12-29-11. 
  23. ^ "Britt Nicole - Say It - Music Charts". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=Britt+Nicole#/album/britt-nicole/say-it/934109. 
  24. ^ "Britt Nicole - The Lost Get Found - Music Charts". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=Britt+Nicole#/album/britt-nicole/the-lost-get-found/1274843. 
  25. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/acoustic-r1942440/charts-awards
  26. ^ http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/chart/?year=2009
  27. ^ a b c http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/chart/
  28. ^ http://brittnicole.sparrowrecords.com/news/?id=1038521
Britt Nicole
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
International singles
  • "Holiday" (UK)
  • "When She Cries" (UK)
  • "Don't Worry Now" (Australia)"
  • "Welcome to the Show" (UK)
  • "Safe" (UK)
  • "Have Your Way" (UK)
Music videos

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