Seattle-born Kimberly Nichole, exploded on the scene of The Voice Season 8 garnering superlative support from Pharrell Williams, Christina Aguilera, Lionel Richie, Mark Ronson, and Reba McEntire for her show-stopping performances, stylish presence, and vocal power.
Fans clamored for the rock-and-soul music and led her to the iTunes’ Top 20 three weeks in a row and even landed on the Billboard 100 Charts!
Kimberly’s proudest moment has been writing, releasing, and self-funding her debut album “The Yellow Brick Journey.” Music from the album has been featured on MTV, VH1, BET, LOGO, Lifetime, and Showtime. After hearing her music, director George C. Wolfe personally selected her to be the featured rock performer in his film “You Are Not You,” which stars Oscar-winner Hilary Swank.
Eventually, Kimberly was crowned Mistress of Madness at New York City’s wildly popular private night club The Box. There she used her powerful voice, savvy showmanship and blunt personality to entertain the likes of Steven Tyler, Jude Law, Baz Luhrmann, Jay Z, Beyoncé, Usher, Adrian Grenier, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Currently, Kimberly Nichole continues to perform with her band and is recording new music for the next album “The Lonely Bones.”
Kimberly Nichole has shared the stage with artists including SLASH, The Heavy, Janelle Monae, Living Colour, Jason Derulo, and Christina Aguilera. Her major performances include The Voice (NBC), Afropunk (NYC), BET Awards (LA), The Apollo Theater (NYC), Lincoln Center (NYC), Hard Rock Cafe (Nashville & Seattle), Bowery Ballroom (NYC), Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), Restoration Rocks (NYC), Gramery Theater (NYC), and many more.
“Kimberly’s music was fresh, her performance magnetic, it was as if I were watching a meissen porcelain miniature come to life.” - Vogue
“Kimberly Nichole is a superhero hybrid of Aretha Franklin’s vocals with Bono’s stage presence.” - Rolling Stone