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Nikki Webster (born April 30, 1987) is an Australian pop singer. She is also known for her appearance in the Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony.

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"The Best of Nikki Webster" album cover

Early career

Nikki Webster was born in Sydney, New South Wales on 30 April 1987. Her first appearance on stage was at the age of four and she appeared in her first commercial at the age of six. In 1994, she was a member of the cast of Aladdin and made a guest appearance on Home and Away and as an extra in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. In 1995, she was a member of the ensemble cast of an Australian production of Cinderella and made a guest appearance on ABC-TV's G.P..

Nikki went to the prestigious McDonald Performing Arts College in North Strathfield, Sydney. Here she had drama, ballet, musical theatre, and singing tuition, as well as obtaining an Higher School Certificate in Business Studies, Music, Dance, Drama, 2 unit English and standard Maths. She was made a school prefect for the final two years of high school, lead in a team headed by Yvan Trejbal and Katherine Harper, where they raised a record amount of money for The Exodus Foundation.

Webster won her first billed appearance as Young Cosette in Les Misérables in 1997-98 and performed a duet onstage with Michael Jackson on his HIStory world tour in 1997 at the Sydney Football Stadium. She also guest hosted Midday in 1998 with Kerri-Anne Kennerley.

In 1999, Nikki Webster won the role of Brigitta von Trapp in The Sound of Music with Lisa McCune and continued to perform in the role into 2000. In 2000, she became a household name in Australia following her performance as "Hero Girl" at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her song "We'll Be One" was released as a single in Australia in 2000 and went gold.

Recording success

Webster signed a contract with BMG after her success in the Olympics. Her first single "Strawberry Kisses" reached #2 on the Australian singles charts in 2001 and going platinum. Her debut album Follow Your Heart also went platinum with second single "Depend On Me" going top 20 and third single "The Best Days/Over the Rainbow" going top 40. She also starred as Dorothy in an Australian stage performance of The Wizard of Oz [1] in 2001/02. Webster was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Selling album and she won a John O'Keefe Encouragement Award at the 2001 Mo Awards.

Webster's 2002 BLISS album also went gold with first single "Something More Beautiful" going gold and second single "24/7 (Crazy Bout Your Smile)" also reaching the top 20.

Webster released a cover version of "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas reached the top twenty while her 2004 single "Let's Dance" also reached the top 40 in Australia. These singles come from an album to be released later in 2004 with all songs on the theme of dancing.

Latest

She has her own clothes range at Australian K-Mart stores and has been appearing on the television program Dancing With The Stars where she also met her first boyfriend, Sasha Farber - her dance partner.

When Nikki was 17 she has posed for a risqué photoshoot for Australian men's magazine FHM and was featured on the cover. The following year in 2006 she posed for Zoo Weekly, where she was also featured on the cover

Theatre

Filmography

Film

Television

Television Interview Appearances

Television Commercials

Other Television Appearances (as herself)

Discography

Main article: Nikki Webster discography (includes chart positions for Australia and New Zealand).

Albums

Year Title Chart Positions
AUS Album Chart
2001 Follow Your Heart 5
2002 BLISS 16
2004 Let's Dance 46
2004 The Best Of Nikki Webster -

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions
AUS Singles Chart
2000 We'll Be One 19
2001 Strawberry Kisses 2
2001 Depend On Me 16
2001 The Best Days 21
2002 Something More Beautiful 13
2002 24/7 (Crazy 'Bout Your Smile) 19
2003 Dancing In The Street 19
2004 Lets Dance 37

Notable Performances

Awards

  • ARIA Awards Nomination for Best Selling Album (2002).
  • The 26th Annual Australian Entertainment 'Mo' Awards, The John O'Keefe Encouragement Award (2001).
  • Variety Heart Awards Young Entertainer of the Year (2001).
  • John O'Keefe Encouragement Award at the Sydney Town Hall (2001).

External links

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