Nikki Flores

American musician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican musician
PlacesUnited States of America
isSinger Songwriter Musician Pianist
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Female
Genres:Pop music
Instruments:Piano Voice
Birth17 October 1988
Age36 years
Star signLibra
The details

Biography

Nikki Flores (born Brandi Nichole Flores; October 17, 1988) is an American independent pop singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer.

Career

Recording artist

Nikki Flores began writing songs and performing at eight years old. Her parents, who are both musicians, built a home studio allowing her to perform. Flores was signed to Epic Records in 2005, at age 16. She recorded two unreleased albums, including This Girl, which featured "Strike", written and produced by Ryan Tedder; she was released from the label in 2009.

At this time Flores collaborated with producer Brian Kennedy for a song entitled "Let It Slide". She uploaded a demo version of "Let It Slide" to her Myspace page and it received over 19 million views and reached No. 1 on the Myspace Top 100 charts. She is proud of this song because of how relatable it is to her audience. "I was only writing about something that was so true for me in my life at that time. I released it on a whim and the response I got was overwhelming," she said.

In 2010, Flores signed onto Ryan Tedder's Patriot Records, administered by Universal Republic. Tedder and Flores parted ways when the label was dissolved in 2012, and she turned her attention to writing with and for other artists.

Songwriting career

In 2012, Flores co-wrote and was featured on "Roses" by Nas which was a deluxe edition bonus track on Life is Good.

She contributed lyrics and melodies to "Coolin" on Mýa's Smoove Jones; "Empty Words" on Christina Aguilera's Lotus; and "One Bad Night", "Palace", and "Sleepover" for Hayley Kiyoko. She had multiple collaborations with JoJo, including "Mad Love" on Mad Love, 2017's "Wonder Woman" and "Save My Soul" from EP III, which was praised by media outlets such as Billboard, Rap Up and Idolator.

Flores is also known in Asia, writing the song "Golden Touch" for Namie Amuro's Genic which was a No. 1 album in Japan. She wrote "Rush" and "Gold" for Riri, and "Whatta Man" for I.O.I, which peaked at No. 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart on August 7–13, 2016, with 128,760 downloads sold and 2,752,097 streams. Flores has written for YG recording artists in South Korea.

XII XV EP

In 2015, Flores enlisted the help of producer/musician Blake Stranathan, long time collaborators The Family (Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad), and producers Glashaus to build her first release. The project was emotionally centered around ending a six-year relationship and the phases of finding herself in the aftermath. Her website noted influences of Frank Ocean, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah and Kanye West.

In 2016, Flores digitally released two promotional singles, "Canary" (September 9) and "How to Love Her" (October 28), along with music videos shot and directed by Topshelf Junior (Jhene Aiko, Kehlani). On December 8, Flores released XII XV, a six-song EP which peaked at No. 20 on the US iTunes pop charts the week of its release.

Discography

YearSongAlbumArtistProducer/writer
2021"Because The Night" (featuring Nikki Flores)Horror ShowThe MidnightTim McEwan, Tyler Lyle, Nikki Flores
2021"Zero:Attitude"Non-album singleSoyou and Iz*One featuring pH-1Galactika, pH-1, Nikki Flores
2018"We Are The Light" (featuring Nikki Flores)We Are The LightMarkus SchulzMarkus Schulz, Nikki Flores
2017"Light Years" (featuring Nikki Flores)NocturnalThe MidnightTim McEwan, Tyler Lyle, Nikki Flores
2017"Wonder Woman"JoJoNikki Flores, Joanna Levesque, Josh Monroy
2017"Over Again"Day of the DonDondria NicoleNikki Flores, Bryan Michael Cox, August Grant
2017"Rush"RIRINikki Flores, Andy Love, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenas
2017"Sleepover"Hayley KiyokoNikki Flores, Hayley Kiyoko, Jonathan Dorr, Cecil Bernardy
2016"Canary"XII XV EPNikki FloresNikki Flores, Blake Lee
2016"Say It"Nikki Flores, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad
2016"How To Love Her"Nikki Flores, Blake Lee
2016"2:01 am"
2016"About You"
2016"After All"Nikki Flores, Thomas Glashausser, Daniel Glashausser
2016"Gold"RIRINikki Flores, Steve Daly, Justin Gray
2016"Mad Love"Mad LoveJoJoNikki Flores, Joanna Levesque, Josh Monroy
2016"One Bad Night"Citrine EPHayley KiyokoNikki Flores, Hayley Kiyoko, Bram Inscore
2016"Palace"Nikki Flores, Hayley Kiyoko, Jonathan Dorr, Cecil Bernardy
2016"XFaded"O'G3NENikki Flores, Justin Gray
2016"Whatta Man (Good Man)'"Whatta ManI.O.INikki Flores, Philip Bentley, Emile Ghantous, Stephen Daly, Ryan S. Jhun
2016"Jason" (feat. Nikki Flores)Endless SummerThe MidnightTim McEwan, Tyler Lyle & Nikki Flores
2016"California"Hello I'm SaaraSaaraNikki Flores, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad
2016"Leaving LA"Watch The WorldMarkus SchulzNikki Flores, Markus Schulz
2016"My Heart Wants Me Dead"Melodifestivalen 2016Lisa AjaxNikki Flores, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Sara Forsberg
2016"I Will Wait"Isa
2016"Coolin'"Smoove JonesMýaNikki Flores, Dennis-Manuel Peters, Daniel Coriglie, Mario Bakovic, Mýa
2015"Born To Be Alive"NineSamantha JadeNikki Flores, Clarence Coffee, The Fliptones
2015"Galaxies"LenaNikki Flores, Robin Grubert, Stefan Skarbek
2015"Save My Soul"III.JoJoNikki Flores, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad
2015"Silhouette"Right Here Right NowJordin SparksNikki Flores, Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes R. Joergensen
2015"Selfish Girls"Rumors EPJake MillerJean Robert Redwine, Nikki Flores, Jake Miller, David Quinones, Nicholas Furlong
2015"Someday"Perfectly DamagedMåns ZelmerlöwNikki Flores, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Måns Zelmerlöw
2015"Unbreakable"
2015"Golden Touch"GenicNamie AmuroNikki Flores, Andy Love, Joacim Persson, Johannes R Joergensen
2014"Ghost"Lion HeartJake Miller feat. Nikki FloresThe Fliptones, Nikki Flores, Jake Miller
2012"Roses"Life is Good (Deluxe Edition)Nas featuring Nikki FloresAl Shux, Dan Wilson, Nasir Jones, Redd Stylez and Nikki Flores
2012"Empty Words"Lotus (Deluxe Edition)Christina AguileraBusbee, Nikki Flores, Ali Tamposi and Christina Aguilera
2012"Lips"TouchMiss AFuego, Redd Stylez, Nikki Flores
2010"City Lights"Nikki FloresRyan Tedder, Nikki Flores, Noel Zancanella, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
2008"Let It Slide"Brian Kennedy, Nikki Flores, Jayson Sanchez
2007"Painkiller"Almost Famous: The Sexy Lady EPNikki Flores featuring Yung BergDanja, The Clutch
2007"A Little Obsessed"3rd BaseJamali (band)Billy Mann, Nikki Flores
2007"I Wanna Know You Like That"TCG EPThe Cheetah GirlsEvan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Nikki Flores
2006"Strike"AquamarineNikki FloresRyan Tedder, Denise Pearson, Nikki Flores

Miscellaneous

YearSongArtistCredit
2009"Got Dynamite"Demi LovatoStudio background vocals
2012"Shine Ya Light"Rita OraVocal Producer
2012"Missing Me"Keyshia ColeStudio background vocals, vocal producer
2013"Love LA"Emblem 3Studio background vocals
2014"Bind Your Love"Cher LloydStudio background vocals
2014"Adrenalina"Wisin feat. Jennifer Lopez & Ricky MartinStudio background vocals
2015"Somebody Loves You"Charlie WilsonStudio background vocals

Filmography

  • 2007 – Super Sweet 16: The Movie
  • 2007 – Yo Gabba Gabba!
  • 2016 – Dancey Dance
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