Nikki Yanofsky

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Nikki Yanofsky

Background information
Birth name	Nicole Yanofsky (Nicknamed Nikki at birth)
Also known as	Nikki
Born	February 8, 1994 (1994-02-08) (age 14) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s)	jazz, pop, R&B, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2006–present
Website	Official website

Nikki Yanofsky (born February 8, 1994), the daughter of Pete and Diane Yanofsky, is a young jazz singer prodigy from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Possessing an unusual talent for a singer and dancer of her age, she has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, at various events alongside well-known artists such as Oliver Jones, Wycelf Jean, Celine Dion, James Birch and performing the national anthems for the Montreal Canadiens three times and the LA Lakers.

Nikki has recently completed recording Airmail Special for Verve Records, released on June 5, 2007 on the album We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song. The track was recorded at Bill Schnee Studios by Al Schmitt and was produced by Tommy LiPuma. It was mixed at the famous Capital Studios. The musicians on the track were John Clayton on bass, his son, Gerald Clayton on piano, Anthony Wilson on guitar, Jeff Hamilton on drums and Bob Zimmitti on vibraphone. Other artists on the album include fellow Canadians Diana Krall, Michael Buble and k.d. lang as well as Natalie Cole, Etta James, Queen Latifah and Chaka Khan, Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, Ledisi, Linda Ronstadt and Gladys Knight.

Recently, Nikki has begun to release studio recordings from the last ten years. Although a CD has yet to be released, it is possible to download some of her studio recordings from her website. They were recorded in late 2006 and early 2007 in Montreal. More recordings will be placed on her website periodically. She is currently in talks with various major labels.

When Nikki is not busy with her singing career, she likes to go to camp, practice judaism and play golf.

1 Stage and television appearances
2 Name misspellings
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Stage and television appearances

Luminato, in Toronto, 2008 edition
Montreal International Jazz Festival, 2006 edition , June 29th on Alcan Stage and 2007 edition, July 4th-7th in Place des Arts.
Ottawa International Jazz Festival, 2007 edition.
Toronto Jazz Festival, 2007 edition.
Sainte-Justine Hospital's 100th anniversary special in Montreal's Centre Bell on August 4th, 2007 (shown on Illico, Videotron's digital cable service on September 1st, and on TVA on December 9th).
She was featured on Canada's #1 Website Isthishappening.com in February 2008.
Carnegie Hall, New York City - she made her Carnegie Hall debut on February 8, 2008, her fourteenth birthday. [1]

[edit] Name misspellings

On the back side of the High School Musical 2 DVD and Blu-Ray, her last name was misspelled. Yanofsky was written as "Yahovsky".

On Verizon VCast, her name is misspelled as "Yanovski".

[edit] Discography

"Airmail Special" on We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
"Gotta Go My Own Way" bonus track on High School Musical 2
"Je dois tout faire à ma manière" French version bonus track on High School Musical 2
"Stompin' at the Savoy" on On the Shoulders of Giants, Kareem Abdul-Jabar's recent audio book.