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Nicole Mullen Wiki Information
Nicole Coleman Mullen
(born June 26, 1967) is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and choreographer. She was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She recorded her first solo album, Don’t Let Me Go
, in 1991 with the independent label Frontline Records. Mullen continued her singing-songwriting-choreography career in the 1990s, singing backup for Michael W. Smith and the Newsboys, writing for Jaci Velasquez, and working as a dancer/choreographer with Amy Grant. She also provided backup vocals for the music video at the end of the VeggieTales program, Larry-Boy and the Fib from Outer Space!
and the opening of the VeggieTales presentation, Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed
. She was signed to Word Records in 1998 by VP of A&R Brent Bourgeois. Her fourth album, Talk About It, was certified gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies on April 15, 2008.
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Outreach
Mullen established a mentor group for girls called “The Baby Girls Club”. She and her husband, David Mullen, are youth leaders in their local church, tutor inner-city youth, and participate in Kids Across America summer camp( http://kidsacrossamerica.org/) for inner city youth. Mullen is also active with the International Needs Network Ghana, an organization that works to free Trokosi slaves in Ghana.
Awards and nominations
| Year
| Award
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| 1998
| Dove Award for Song of the Year
for "On My Knees", shared with her husband David, and fellow co-writer Michael Ochs.
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| 2001
| Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year
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| 2001
| Dove Award for Song of the Year
for "Redeemer"
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| 2005
| Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
, Everyday People
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| 2005
| Dove Award for Urban Album of the Year
, Everyday People
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| 2005
| Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year
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Mullen is the only black artist to win the Dove Award for Song of the Year.
Discography
;Albums
- Don't Let Me Go
(Frontline, 1991)
- Wish Me Love
(Frontline, 1992)
- Nicole C. Mullen
(Word, 2000)
- Talk About It
(2001)
- Christmas in Black & White
(2002)
- Live from Cincinnati: Bringin' It Home
(2003)
- Everyday People
(Word, 2004)
- Sharecropper's Seed, Vol. 1
(Word, 2007)
- A Dream To Believe In, Vol. 2
(Word, 2008)
;Compilations
- Following His Hand: A Ten Year Journey
(KMG, 2001)
- Redeemer: The Best Of Nicole C. Mullen
(Word, 2006)
Trivia
- David Mullen was the 1991 Dove Award winner for New Artist.
- Nicole began her career as an actress in 1995 doing the voice of Danielle Anderson (the feminine name of Dan Anderson) on VeggieTales
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References
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