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Nicole Holness

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Nicole Holness
Holness on MTV Live in December 2008.
Born (1984-04-13) April 13, 1984 (age 40)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Singer, TV host
Years active2002–present

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, Holness was chosen as one of the original seven co-hosts of MTV Canada and their flagship series MTV Live. Holness co-hosted MTV Live alongside host Paul Lemieux, Sheena Snively, and Dave Merheje. She has interviewed guests including Akon, Ciara, Ken Tamplin and Lily Allen.

Beginnings

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Holness hails from a Guyanese, Indigenous Canadian, Scottish and West Indian background. A Toronto native, Holness 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

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Main article: X-Quisite

In 2002, Holness was part of a Canadian R&B girl group called X-Quisite[1] 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

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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

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Albums

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in X-Quisite
  • 2002: X-Quisite (for details and track list, see X-Quisite)
Solo
  • 2011: Unreleased

Singles

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in X-Qusite
  • "Bad Girl" (2004)
  • "No Regrets"
Solo
  • 2009: "Epic"
  • 2010: "Pop Yo Bottles"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Patch, Nick (January 28, 2010). "Grammy Watch: Melanie Fiona". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 18 April 2010.

Sources

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