Nikki Webster
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 The Best of Nikki Webster" album cover
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Nikki Webster | |
| Born | April 30, 1987 (age 19) | |
| Origin | Australia | |
| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Pop singer Glamour model |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals | |
| Years active | 2000 - present | |
| Label(s) | BMG (2000-2005) | |
| Website | http://www.nikkiwebster.com.au | |
Nikki Webster (born April 30, 1987) is an Australian pop star and glamour model. She is best known for her starring role in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.
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[edit] Early career
Nikki Webster was born in Sydney, New South Wales on 30 April 1987. Her first appearance on stage was at the age of four and she appeared in her first commercial at the age of six. In 1994, she was a member of the cast of Aladdin and made a guest appearance on Home and Away and as an extra in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. In 1995, she was a member of the ensemble cast of an Australian production of Cinderella and made a guest appearance on ABC-TV's G.P..
Nikki went to MLC School Burwood until Year 5, before enrolling in The McDonald College of the Performing Arts in North Strathfield, Sydney. There, she attended drama, ballet, musical theatre, and singing tuition, as well as obtaining her Higher School Certificate in Business Studies, Music, Dance, Drama, Unit 2 English and General Mathematics. She was made a school prefect for the final two years of high school[citation needed].
Webster won her first billed stage appearance as Young Cosette in Les Misérables in 1997-98. She also guest-hosted Midday in 1998 with Kerri-Anne Kennerley. In 1999, Nikki Webster won the role of Brigitta von Trapp in The Sound of Music with Lisa McCune and continued to perform in the role into 2000. In 2000, she became a household name in Australia following her performance as "Hero Girl" at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her song "We'll Be One" was released as a single in Australia in 2000 and went gold.
[edit] Recording career
Webster signed a contract with BMG after her success in the Olympics and her first single Strawberry Kisses reached #2 on the Australian singles charts in 2001 and going platinum. Her debut album Follow Your Heart also went platinum with second single "Depend On Me" going top 20 and third single The Best Days/Over the Rainbow going top 40. She also starred as Dorothy in an Australian stage performance of The Wizard of Oz [1] in 2001/02. Webster was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Selling album and she won a John O'Keefe Encouragement Award at the 2001 Mo Awards.
Webster's 2002 BLISS album also went gold with first single "Something More Beautiful" going gold and second single "24/7 (Crazy Bout Your Smile)" also reaching the top 20.
Later, Webster released a cover version of Dancing in the Street by Martha and the Vandellas which reached the top twenty while her 2004 single Let's Dance also reached the top 40 in Australia. A greatest hits album was released soon afterwards - shortly before she was dropped from her contract with BMG.
[edit] Modelling
She has her own clothes range at Australian K-Mart stores and was a contestnant on the television program Dancing With The Stars where she also met her dance partner and first boyfriend, Sasha Farber.
When Webster was two months short of her eighteenth birthday she posed for a risqué photoshoot for Australian men's magazine FHM, which was featured on the cover. In 2006 she posed for Zoo Weekly, and again featured on the cover. Nikki Webster recently posed in a bikini for the 19 June 2006 edition of Zoo Weekly as one of the "Zoo's Socceroos Babes" along with Jo Ashton, Allira Cohrs and Keeley Hazell, where they were interviewed about their thoughts on the 2006 World Cup. In September 2006, Nikki posed for her "first lingerie shoot" in Zoo, her third appearance - and third time as cover girl - in Zoo in one year and fourth total appearance as a glamour model in mens' magazines.
[edit] Theatre
- 2001 - 2002 The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy
- 1999 - 2000 The Sound of Music as Brigitta
- 1997 - 1998 Les Miserables as Young Cosette
- 1995 Cinderellain the Ensemble Cast, State Theatre
- 1994 Aladdin in the Ensemble Cast, State Theatre
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- 2004 Call Me Al - A Volunteer's Story
- 1994 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert featured extra
[edit] Television
- 1995 G.P. Guest role
- Home And Away Guest Role
Television Interview Appearances
- 2006 TV Turns 50 - Events that Stopped the Nation (Australia)
- 2006 Where Are They Now? (Australia)
- 2005 Hot Source (Australia)
- 2005 Renovation Rescue (Australia)
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars, September (Australia)
- 2005 Today Tonight, March (Australia)
- 2004 Studio D, November (Nickelodeon Australia)
- 2004 Cheez TV, November (Australia)
- 2004 Totally Wild, October (Australia)
- 2004 Hot Source, September (Australia)
- 2004 The Panel, August (Australia)
- 2004 Video Hits, July (Australia)
- 2004 Girl TV, June (Australia)
- 2004 So Fresh, June (Australia)
- 2004 Good Morning Australia, May
- 2004 Sarvo (Nickelodeon, May Australia)
- 2004 A Current Affair, May (Australia)
- 2003 The Big Arvo (Australia)
- 2003 Sunrise (Australia)
- 2003 Harry's Practice, November (Australia)
- 2003 So Fresh, September (Australia)
- 2003 Saturday Disney, April (Australia)
- 2003 Sarvo, April (Nickelodeon Australia)
- 2003 Studio D (Australia), April
- 2003 Good Morning Australia, April
- 2003 Mornings With Kerri-Anne, April (Australia)
- 2002 Creature Features(Australia)
- 2002 Saturday Disney (Australia)
- 2002 Good Morning Australia, February
- 2001 Today Tonight (Australia)
- 2001 Good Morning Australia, August
- 2001 A Current Affair, June (Australia)
- 2000 Rove Live (Australia)
- 2000 Burke's Backyard (Australia)
- 2000 60 Minutes, June (Australia)
Television Commercials
- January 2001 Warner Brothers Movie World
- Australian Toaster Biscuits (Australia)
- Campbell's Soup (Australia)
- Codral Cold (Australia)
- Cool Aid (Australia)
- Korean Fashion Week
- Lays Chips (Australia)
- Optus (Australia)
- Spastic Centre of NSW (Australia)
- Sultana Bran (Australia)
- Twisties (Australia)
Other Television Appearances (as herself)
- 2005 Strictly Dancing, July (Australia)
- 2005 TV Week Logie Awards, May
- 2004 Dancing with the Stars (TV series) (2005: season 2)
- 2004 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
- 2004 The 18th Annual ARIA Awards, October (Australia)
- 2003 Australian Idol (Australia)
- 2003 The 17th Annual ARIA Awards, October (Australia)
- 2002 The 16th Annual ARIA Awards, October (Australia)
- 2001 The 15th Annual ARIA Awards, October (Australia)
- 2000 The 14th Annual ARIA Awards, October (Australia)
- 2000 Melbourne Cup
- 2000 Sydney 2000 Olympics, Closing Ceremony
- 2000 Sydney 2000 Olympics, Opening Ceremony
[edit] Discography
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[edit] Top twenty singles
The following singles reached top twenty in Australia.
| Year | Single | Peak position | ||||
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| 2000 | "We'll Be One" | 19 | ||||
| 2001 | "Strawberry Kisses" | 2 | ||||
| "Depend on Me" | 16 | |||||
| 2002 | "Something More Beautiful" | 13 | ||||
| "24/7 (Crazy 'Bout Your Smile)" | 19 | |||||
| 2003 | "Dancing in the Street" | 19 | ||||
| Total | 6 | |||||
[edit] Notable Performances
- 2004 Australia Day Eve Concert, Canberra
- 2003 The McDonald College 20th Anniversary Concert, Sydney
- 2003 MusicOz Awards
- 2003 Warner Bros Movie World performances, Gold Coast
- 2002 Sydney Memorial Service for the Bali bombings: singing Over The Rainbow
- 2001 Carols by Candlelight, Sydney
- 2001 Warner Bros Movie World performances
- 2000 Carols By Candelight, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
- 2000 Carols by Candlelight, Sydney
- 2000 Indian Pacific Train Tour
- 2000 Melbourne Cup
- 2000 Sydney 2000 Olympics, Closing Ceremony, We'll Be One with the Sing 2001 Choir
- 2000 Sydney 2000 Olympics, Opening Ceremony, Under Southern Skies with the Sing 2001 Choir
- 1999 Carols By Candlelight, Sydney with the Sound of Music Cast including Lisa McCune
- 1999 Australia Day Concert, Soloist
- 1999 Variety Club Heart Awards
- 1998 Royal Easter Show, soloist
- 1997 Michael Jackson's History Tour, Sydney Football Stadium
- 1997 Carols By Candlelight, Sydney, with Toni Pearan
[edit] Awards
- ARIA Awards Nomination for Best Selling Album (2002).
- The 26th Annual Australian Entertainment 'Mo' Awards, The John O'Keefe Encouragement Award (2001).
- Variety Heart Awards Young Entertainer of the Year (2001).
- John O'Keefe Encouragement Award at the Sydney Town Hall (2001).
