Nicole Cross
Nicole Cross (* August 22, 1993 as Nicole Kandziora in Lauf an der Pegnitz ) is a German pop singer . In 2011 she took part in the casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar . She became known mainly through YouTube , where she published cover versions of well-known songs.
Private life
Cross was born in Lauf an der Pegnitz and grew up there.
Even as a schoolgirl, her passion was music. After graduating from secondary school, she completed training as a medical assistant . However, she then decided to focus on the music.
She has a brother.
Career
Cross took part in the casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2011 and made it to the first live show. She became known to the wider crowd through her YouTube channel. Over the years it has reached over 950,000 subscribers (as of September 2018). One of Cross's biggest hits was her cover version of Rihanna's song Diamonds . Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher became aware of Cross through a cover of the Adele song Hello in 2015 . He published a video on Facebook and has given her more reach. The video had over 8.5 million clicks by 2018.
In 2016, Cross worked for several months with international artists and producers, including Lena and Frans , and released her own debut single, Awesome .
In an interview with radio station Unserding , Cross revealed that she was in the charts in many countries without knowing exactly why. For example, she made it into the top 100 in Papua New Guinea , Taiwan and the Cayman Islands . In March 2018 Cross' first album Shapeshifter was released , which contains not only its own tracks but also cover songs. Cross receives support from Everever management .
In the German preliminary round in 2019 , she was among the top 20.
Discography
Albums
- 2015: Living Room Sessions, Vol. 1
- 2018: Living Room Sessions, Vol. 2
- 2018: Shapeshifter
EPs
- 2016: Nicole Cross
Singles
- 2016: Holiday
- 2016: Awesome
- 2016: Worth the Wait
- 2017: Darkness
- 2018: Loosen Up
- 2018: Highride
- 2018: Loving U (feat. Frans )
- 2019: Losing My Religion (with Jones & Brock)
- 2020: Not going away from you
Guest Posts
- 2016: Treat You Better ( helloleni feat. Nicole Cross)
- 2020: When she's dancing - JASH & Nicole Cross
YouTube cover songs
2012:
- Rihanna - Diamonds
- P! Nk - Try
- Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
- Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - Stay
2013:
- Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child
- Passenger - Let Her Go
- P! Nk feat. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason
- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
- Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up!
- Zedd feat. Hayley Williams - Stay the Night
2014:
- Mr. Probz - Waves
- John Legend - All of Me
- Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
- You + Me - Break the Cycle (feat.Cecil John)
- Taylor Swift - Blank Space
2015:
- Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants
- Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
- Sia - Chandelier
- Sia - Elastic Heart
- James Bay - Hold Back the River
- Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney - FourFiveSeconds
- Ellie Goulding - Love Me like You Do
- Zedd feat. Selena Gomez - I Want You to Know
- Maroon 5 - Sugar
- Kygo feat. Conrad - Firestone
- Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth - See You Again
- Evanescence - My Immortal
- Jason Derulo - Want to Want Me
- Jessie J - Flashlight
- Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ - Lean On
- The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
- OMI - cheerleaders
- Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?
- Ed Sheeran - Photograph (feat.Philipp Leon Altmeyer)
- Sido feat. Andreas Bourani - Astronaut (feat.Philipp Leon Altmeyer)
- Adele - Hello
- Shawn Mendes - Stitches
2016:
- Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
- Lukas Graham - 7 Years
- Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
- Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling!
- Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (feat. Lena )
- Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ - Cold Water
2017:
- Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
- Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
- Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley - Chained to the Rhythm
- The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This
- Calum Scott - Dancing on My Own
- Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee - Despacito
- P! Nk - What About Us
- Justin Bieber & BloodPop ® - Friends
- Zara Larsson - Only You
- Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You
2018:
- Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana
- Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
- Ed Sheeran - Perfect
2019:
- Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
- Marshmello feat. CHVRCHΞS - Here with Me
- Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc - SOS
- P! Nk - Walk Me Home
- Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
- Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie - ME!
- Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
- Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
- Reamonn - Supergirl
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
- Timbaland pres. OneRepublic - Apologize
- Maroon 5 - Memories
- Ariana Grande , Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey - Don't Call Me Angel
- Selena Gomez - Lose You to Love Me
- Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go
- Bausa - What you call love
2020:
- Halsey - Still Learning
Web links
- Kevin Knitterscheidt: The talented Miss Kandziora. In: welt.de , January 3, 2016.
- https://open.spotify.com/artist/3YrM00mKs7wqOtBPmeSoEo?autoplay=true&v=A
- https://www.starwatch.de/music/nicole-cross
- https://www.youtube.com/user/CrossNicole
Individual evidence
- ^ Nicole Kandziora - News - LooMee TV. Retrieved on November 4, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Nicole Cross becomes an internet star with the cover version of Adele's “Hello” - N-LAND . In: N-LAND . December 4, 2015 ( n-land.de [accessed November 5, 2018]).
- ^ Biography of Nicole Kandziora . In: rtl.de . ( rtl.de [accessed November 8, 2018]).
- Jump up ↑ YouTuber Nicole Cross (22): Ashton Kutcher ennobles German Adele . In: bild.de . ( bild.de [accessed on November 4, 2018]).
- ^ Eurovision Sweden: Frans collaborates with Nicole Cross in Loving U - ESCToday.com . In: Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday . July 3, 2018 ( esctoday.com [accessed November 5, 2018]).
- ↑ UNSERDING: Interview with Nicole Cross . In: UNSERDING.de . January 10, 2018 ( Unserding.de [accessed November 4, 2018]).
- ^ Nicole Cross - Ever Ever Management . In: Ever Ever Management . ( everever.de [accessed on November 5, 2018]).
- ↑ Inside Eurovision Workshop 2018, Day 1: BB Thomaz, Sebastian Schub & Nicole Cross . In: The PRINZ ESC blog . September 29, 2018 ( prinz-esc.de [accessed November 5, 2018]).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cross, Nicole |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kandziora, Nicole (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pop singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd August 1993 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Run on the Pegnitz |