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Biography
Nicole Holness (born April 13, 1984) is a TV host and R&B singer. Between 2002 and 2005, she was part of the Canadian girl group X-Quisite alongside Melanie Fiona and Nirvana Savoury. In 2006, Nicole was chosen as one of the original seven co-hosts of MTV Canada and their flagship series MTV Live. Nicole co-hosted MTV Live alongside host Paul Lemieux, Sheena Snively and comedian, Dave Merheje.
Since joining the MTV team, Nicole has found a new meaning for Fresh Meat Dave. Nicole has interviewed numerous guests including Akon, Ciara, Ken Tamplin and Lily Allen.
Beginnings
Nicole hails from a Guyanese, Native Aboriginal Canadian, Scottish and West Indian background. A Toronto native, Nicole is fluent in French and Tagalog and attended Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute. She has a history in ballet and jazz dance, and has been a model in several national print advertisement campaigns.
Part of X-Quisite
In 2002, Holness was part of a Canadian R&B girl group called X-Quisite alongside Melanie Fiona and Nirvana Savoury. Signed to Warner Music (Canada), the group released their self-titled debut studio album X-Quisite in 2003. In 2004, during the Juno Awards, an equivalent of the Grammies, the band was nominated as one of five finalists for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" for the album X-Quisite. The group had a number of singles from the album, notably "Bad Girl" and "No Regrets" The group disbanded in 2005.
Solo career
On March 1, 2011, Holness released her debut album Unreleased. The album was preceded by her debut single, "Epic", which was released May 5, 2009. A second single "Pop Yo Bottles" was later released on June 29, 2010.
Discography
Albums
- in X-Quisite
- 2002: X-Quisite
- Solo
- 2011: Unreleased
Singles
- in X-Qusite
- "Bad Girl" (2004)
- "No Regrets"
- Solo
- 2009: "Epic"
- 2010: "Pop Yo Bottles"
Sources
- http://www.openingday.com/ X-Quisite's label
- http://www.canadianmusicnetwork.com/archivestories/111NEW%20ARCHIVE%20FOLDER/April%20Archive/Apr6openingday.html
- http://www.muchmusic.com/music/artists/index.asp?artist=312
- http://www.treymills.com/treymills.swf
- Mihsin, Andre (2004-02-12). "Juno Nominees Chit-Chat: X-Quisite Look Forward To Hitting West Edmonton Mall". Chart. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- http://www.myspace.com/officialxquisite
- http://mtvnicole.mtvblogs.ca/default.asp?item=166025
