Nicola Hitchcock
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| Birth name | Nicola Hitchcock |
| Born | Paddington, United Kingdom |
| Origin | London |
| Genre(s) | Trip hop Chillout Ambient |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, guitar |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Label(s) | F-Beat Records Tempted Records |
| Website | www.nicolahitchcock.com |
Nicola Hitchcock is a British singer and songwriter, best known for being the singer of the band Mandalay, a critically-acclaimed trip hop duet from the United Kingdom.
After Mandalay's demise in 2001, Hitchcock's songwriting and vocal talents were sought by Tiësto who chose her song "In My Memory (song)" for his first album, In My Memory. With a deft remix from him, it became the lead single for the album, the success of which led to a live performance by Hitchcock at the Dutch Music Awards in 2002.
In the following years she continued to be sought by artists, musicians, and DJs contacting her via the internet and email with requests for possible collaborations. She began working on tracks from avant garde composers Hector Zazou, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Lenny Ibizarre and the underground artist & DJ Chris Brann (Wamdue Project, T'paah etc). In 2005 she released her second solo album Passive Aggressive, a collection of her favorite collaborations from this time, on her own label Tempted Records. It followed her first solo album, 1993's low-key A Bowl Of Chalk.
Hitchcock is currently working on her next solo record.
[edit] Discography
- A Bowl Of Chalk (1993) (F-Beat Records)
- Passive Aggressive (2005) (Tempted Records)
