Nikki Webster

也許你會問，Nikki Webster是誰？她就是2000年悉尼奧運會那個從天而降，全世界都在仰望的小女孩！隨著她的一個夢幻之旅，向世界展示了澳大利亞的傳奇歷史，當時，年僅13歲的Nikki在悉尼奧運會的開幕式和閉幕式上分別演唱了 『Under the southern skies』 和 『We'll Be One』兩首主題曲，『Under the southern skies』尤其好聽。
Nikki Webster，1987年4月30號出生于澳大利亞悉尼，早在4歲就上臺演出，6歲便拍攝了自己的第一支商業(yè)廣告，13歲那年受邀在奧運會開幕式上演唱，這也是她真正成名的時候。在隨后的一年，14歲的Nikki便有了自己的第一張專輯『follow your heart』（跟隨你的心），并獲得白金銷量。
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, a Twisties commercial. In 1994, she was a member of the cast of Aladdin and made a guest appearance on Home and Away. In 1995, she was in the ensemble cast of an Australian production of Cinderella and made a guest appearance on ABC-TVs G.P.
Nikki went to the MLC School in Burwood until Year 6, before enrolling in The McDonald College of the Performing Arts in North Strathfield, Sydney. There, she attended drama, ballet, musical theatre, and singing tuition, as well as obtaining her High School Certificate in Business Studies, Music, Dance, Drama, Unit 2 English and General Mathematics, achieving a university admissions index of 56.35.
Webster won her first billed stage appearance as Young Cosette in Les Misérables in 1997-98. There she worked with Dave Willetts, Rachael Beck, Amy Vierboom and other less successful personalities. 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 career
Webster signed a contract with BMG after her success in the Olympics and her first single "Strawberry Kisses" reached #2 on the Australian singles charts in 2001 and went 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.
Later, Webster released a cover version of "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas which reached the top twenty while her 2004 single "Let's Dance" also reached the top 40 in Australia. A greatest hits album was released soon afterwards - shortly before she ended her contract with BMG.
?Recent career
She also appeared in one episode of Australian TV series Thank God You're Here as a cast member.
In May 2007, Nikki played the lead role of Sheila in a Perth production of the rock musical HAIR along with Rob Mills and Cosima De Vito. The production was directed by Chris Kabay and musically directed by Simon Holt of yellow glass theatre.
In September 2007, she raised eyebrows by performing as a wind-up doll at the Sydney gay and lesbian dance party Sleaze Ball.[1] This and her October 2006 photoshoot appearance in men's magazine ZOO Weekly was seen as an attempt to mature her image.
She also currently regularly appears on the show 20 to 1.
In January 2008, she announced she would be opening a performing arts school in February with brother Scott in a bid to help young people get into the industry.
Fourth Studio Album (2006-Present)
In 2006, Nikki stated in interviews that she was living and working in Nashville, Tennessee writing with well known writers working on her new album. It was also revealed she headed to Los Angles to develop a new style of music heading for a more mature Pop sound.
It was announced in May 2009 that Nikki is set to release her first new single in 5 years, "Devilicious", June 12th. She performed Devilicious on The Morning Show on 8/5/09 in order to promote the single.
She announced she is signed to American Major Label Piller Records which will become her new label home. Her long awaited fourth studio album is rumoured to be released sometime later 2009. Nikki also revealed that the album will be edgy and uplifting. She has confirmed that it will not include her bubblegum pop kind of music and will have a mature Dance/Pop feel to the album.