Nikola Rachelle Explained
Nikola Rachelle |
Birth Name: | Nikola Rachelle Bedingfield |
Alias: | The Golden Phoenix Nikola Bedingfield |
Birth Date: | 1983 11, df=y |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Occupation: | Singer–songwriter |
Years Active: | 2002–present |
Label: | Indie |
Nikola Rachelle Bedingfield (born 8 November 1983),[1] also known as Nikola Rachelle or Nikola Bedingfield, is an English singer and songwriter. She is the younger sister of Daniel and Natasha Bedingfield.[2] Bedingfield has created music for advertisements[3] and television shows such as General Hospital and Tough Love.
Biography
When Bedingfield was a teenager, she and her siblings formed the dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm.[4]
In August 2006, she announced her debut release, an EP available exclusively on iTunes from 30 October 2006, called Don't Talk About This Love, released under the name Nikola Rachelle.[5] The title track was later covered by Cheryl for her debut solo album 3 Words.
Bedingfield co-wrote "Limbo", which was included on JoJo's album Jumping Trains. She provided the backing vocals for David Archuleta's album The Other Side of Down.
Bedingfield has worked with a large range of writers, including Eve Nelson and Peter Kvint.[6] Her debut album, The Golden Phoenix, was released in May 2023 under the name Nikola Bedingfield.
Discography
Albums
- Golden Phoenix (2023) (as Nikola Bedingfield)
EPs
- Don't Talk About This Love (2006) (as Nikola Rachelle)
Recorded songs
- "Battleships"[7]
- "The Coca-Cola Song" (a.k.a. "Follow the Bubble")[8]
- "Don't Talk About This Love"[9]
- "Forest Fire"[10]
- "Foxy"
- "Hero's and Fools"[11]
- "In Your Arms"
- "Loved by You"[12]
- "The Man from Venezuela"
- "Night Before"[13]
- "Phoenix"[14]
- "Promised Land"[15]
- "Sirens"[16]
- "Soldier On"[17]
- "Strings of Gold"[18]
- "Take Me Home"
- "Turn Me On, Turn Me Up"
- "Your Eyes"[19]
Written songs
- "Breath"
- "Blue Soles (Lock Me Away)"
- "Come Find Me"
- "The Great Divorce"
- "Hey Hey Hey"
- "Horizon"
- "How Now Brown Cow"
- "Lost Love"
- "Madly and Randomly"
- "Nobody Got a Boy Like Mine"
- "Scarlet Envy" (a.k.a. "The Son of a Bitch You Are")
- "Stay With Me" (a.k.a. "My Love")
- "Sticks and Stones" (a.k.a. "Freedom from You")
- "Sudden Silence"
- "Sweet Karma"
- "Walking Through Walls"
- "Watchyou Want"
Other songs
- "The Best Sex" – Printz Board feat. Nikola Bedingfield
- "Faith Over Fear" – Dave Kull feat. Nikola Rachelle
- "Vagabonds" – Grizfolk
- "Reaching" – Zhu feat. Nikola Bedingfield
Songwriting credits
- "Battleships" - Peter Kvint
- "Best Time Ever" – Printz Board
- "Bullet" – Erika Heynatz
- "Don't Talk About This Love" – Cheryl
- "Fighters" – Carly Rose Sonenclar
- "F'NA" – Printz Board
- "Girlfriend" – Hannah Defore
- "Give It Back" - Hennessy
- "I Just Wanna Love You" – Printz Board
- "If I Get an Encore" – Christy Moore
- "Illusion" – Josh Strickland
- "Last Dance" - Jake Austin Walker
- "Love, Love, Love" – Printz Board
- "Limbo" – JoJo
- "On My Way to You" - Hennessy
- "Purple Hearts (Soldier of Love)" – CeeLo Green
- "Reaching" – Zhu
- "Superbad" – Jesse McCartney
- "Supernova" – Bartholomew
- "Take Your Mind Off It" – Brock Baker
- "Tempted By Your Touch" – Joana Zimmer
- "What It Do" – Printz Board
- "World Gone Crazy" – Shane Stevens
- "You're Beautiful" – Paul Wright
- "Young n Stupid" – Brock Baker
External links
Notes and References
- http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=4095108&c=uk Researcha
- Web site: Nikola Rachelle's Ready For Stardom! – femalefirst.co.uk . 14 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084318/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity_interviews/Nikola+Rachelle+s+Ready+For+Stardom-25375.html . 29 September 2007.
- Web site: Djarum Skyboarding HD quality – Youtube. YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20151015084207/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWYxZT1QHYg. 15 October 2015. live. dmy-all.
- http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/533085 Natasha Bedingfield
- Web site: Nikola Rachelle interview – ilikemusic.co.uk . 14 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212821/http://www.ilikemusic.co.uk/interviews/Nikola_Rachelle_interview-3134 . 27 September 2007 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: The Golden Phoenix. Facebook. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201155736/https://www.facebook.com/thegoldenphoenix/info?filter=3. 1 February 2016. live. dmy-all.
- Web site: Battleships EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW!!! by TheGoldenPhoenix – Hear the world's sounds. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006172602/https://soundcloud.com/thegoldenphoenix/battleships-exclusive-preview. 6 October 2014. live. dmy-all.
- Web site: Follow The Bubble on Vimeo. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085953/http://vimeo.com/28519647. 6 October 2014. live. dmy-all.
- Web site: Don't Talk About This Love by NIKOLA: Listen to songs by NIKOLA on Myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share.. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110805/https://myspace.com/nikolarachelle/music/song/don-t-talk-about-this-love-25747292-25548477. 6 October 2014. live. dmy-all.
- Web site: Forest Fire by NIKOLA: Listen to songs by NIKOLA on Myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share.. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112223/https://myspace.com/nikolarachelle/music/song/forest-fire-25747074-25548259. 6 October 2014. live. dmy-all.
- Web site: Hero's and Fools by NIKOLA: Listen to songs by NIKOLA on Myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share.. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092608/https://myspace.com/nikolarachelle/music/song/hero-s-and-fools-58695145-63909299. 6 October 2014. live. dmy-all.
- Web site: BMI Repertoire. https://archive.today/20150309225906/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=16924436&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. 2015-03-09.
- Web site: BMI Repertoire. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201155736/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=16924453&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. 2016-02-01.
- Web site: BMI Repertoire. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201155736/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=16924441&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. 2016-02-01.
- Web site: BMI Repertoire. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201155736/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=16924442&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. 2016-02-01.
- Web site: Sirens by NIKOLA: Listen to songs by NIKOLA on Myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share.. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065852/https://myspace.com/nikolarachelle/music/song/sirens-25747065-25548250. 6 October 2014. live. dmy-all.
- Web site: BMI Repertoire. https://archive.today/20150309225906/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=8825053&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. 2015-03-09.
- Web site: Strings Of Gold :45 PREVIEW by TheGoldenPhoenix – Hear the world's sounds. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102813/https://soundcloud.com/thegoldenphoenix/strings-of-gold-45-preview. 6 October 2014. live. dmy-all.
- Web site: Your Eyes by NIKOLA: Listen to songs by NIKOLA on Myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share.. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092321/https://myspace.com/nikolarachelle/music/song/your-eyes-25747296-25548481. 6 October 2014. live. dmy-all.