Name | Nikka Costa |
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Background | solo_singer |
Born | 1972 |
Instrument | Vocals, Acoustic guitar |
Genre | Funkblue-eyed soulPopBluesrock |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1981–present |
Label | Mushroom 1996-1997 Stax Records 2008-2009 Virgin Records 2001-2006, 2010-present |
Url | nikkacosta.com |
Domenica "Nikka" Costa (born June 4, 1972) is an American singer whose music combines elements of funk, soul, and blues. She also had a career as a child singer.
Costa's career as a recording artist with her own name started in 1981, when she recorded the song "(Out Here) On My Own" (from the musical Fame). The single, produced by Besquet and Renis, spent fourteen weeks at #1 in Italy from 15 August; "(Out Here) On My Own" also provided Costa was a #1 hit in France for five weeks and in Spain for nine weeks, also charting in Germany, the Netherlands (#32) and Switzerland (#7).
Subsequently, a self-titled album Nikka Costa was released outside the US in 1981 produced by Danny B. Besquet and Tony Renis. It became a #1 album in Europe and South America and now she traveled around the world to sing. Out of Sugarbone, she was signed to the label Mushroom in Australia.
In 1996 she released the album Butterfly Rocket in Australia, and reached the Top 20. The record led to a nomination for ARIA Music Awards Breakthrough Artist in 1996 and Best Female Artist in 1997.
Her song "Like A Feather" was featured in a Tommy Hilfiger television advertising campaign. That exposure coupled with the track's music video helped launch her U.S. music career. The followup album Everybody Got Their Something managed to garner another radio hit with the title track. In 2005, she released her record can'tneverdidnothin'. She toured with Lenny Kravitz who also performed on the record.
The next year, 2006, she and her husband Justin recorded and performed the theme to the short-lived CBS sitcom "Courting Alex", which starred Jenna Elfman.
Costa is currently signed with Stax Records. Her latest studio album, Pebble to a Pearl, was released on October 14, 2008.
She was a guest singer on Mark Ronson's album Here Comes the Fuzz. Who also produced her song "Everybody Got Their Something" and others.
Her song "Push & Pull" from the album Everybody Got Their Something is included in the soundtrack of the 2001 movie Blow, directed by Ted Demme and starring Johnny Depp.
Her song "Stuck To You" from the album Pebble to a Pearl was used in an episode of Grey's Anatomy in season five.
In 2010 she released the single Ching Ching Ching in Europe. The song is notable with the genre change, from soul/funk to electro-pop. The song received average reviews from the fans, however, it entered the German Charts at #77, making it Nikka's first single to chart in Germany since On My Own in 1981. Nikka claimed that her new album will be released in Autumn and will be called PRO WHOA!
Category:American female singers Category:American rhythm and blues singers Category:Female rock singers Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:People from Tokyo Category:American people of Italian descent Category:American musicians of Italian descent
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