Birth name | Lillie Arlene Nicole Jade McCloud[1] |
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Also known as | Nicole (early recording career) Nicole McCloud Nicole J. McCloud |
Born | December 7, 1958 (age 61)[2] Rochester, New York, U.S. |
Genres | R&B, soul, house, gospel |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1985–present |
Labels | Portrait Records, Epic Records, Sony Music, Spectra Music Group |
Associated acts | Timmy Thomas, U.S.U.R.A., The Source, E-Smoove, Voices of Freedom |
Day of broadcast | Show | Theme | Song | Original artist | Result |
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September 12 | Audition | Free choice | 'Alabaster Box' | CeCe Winans | Through to Four-Chair challenge |
October 2 | Four-Chair Challenge | Solo performance | 'A House Is Not a Home' | Dionne Warwick | Advanced |
October 29 | Live show 1 (Top 16) | Mentor's choice | 'When a Man Loves a Woman' | Percy Sledge | Saved by Kelly Rowland |
November 6 | Live show 2 (Top 13) | Motown Night | 'All In Love is Fair' | Stevie Wonder | N/A |
November 7 | Live show 3 (Top 13 Get Another Chance) | Free choice | 'Who Wants To Live Forever' | Queen | Safe |
November 13 | Live show 4 (Top 12) | 80's Night | 'Ain't Nobody' | Rufus & Chaka Khan | Safe |
November 20 | Live show 5 (Top 10) | British Invasion | This Woman's Work | Kate Bush | Safe |
November 27 | Live show 6 (Top 8) | Big Band Night | Summertime | George Gershwin | Eliminated (8th) |
Year | Album title | Credited as |
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1986 | What About Me? | |
1988 | Jam Packed | |
1989 | Rock The House (US re-release of Jam Packed) | |
1998 | Love Town | |
2002 | So What? | |
2015 | Red Apples | |
2015 | Number One Contender (re-release of Love Town, with selections from Red Apples) |
Year | Title | Credited as | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US Dance | US R&B | BEL [5] | FRA [6] | GER | ITA | NED | SWE | SWI | UK | ||||
1985 | 'Always and Forever' | -- | 66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | What About Me? | |
1986 | 'Don't You Want My Love' | 10 | 66 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -- | 9 | 8 | -- | -- | ||
'New York Eyes' / 'Ordinary Girl' (Nicole & Timmy Thomas) / Nicole) | -- | -- | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41 | |||
'Housecalls' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
'What About Me?' | -- | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
1988 | 'Jam Packed (At the Wall)' | 34 | 93 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Jam Packed / Rock the House(US release) | |
1989 | 'Rock the House' | 21 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1992 | 'Rock the House' (with The Source) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63 | Non-album release | |
1994 | 'Drive Me Crazy' (with U.S.U.R.A.) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | ||
'Runnin' Away' | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69 | Love Town | ||
1996 | 'Long Train Runnin' (Without Love)' | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1998 | 'Missing You' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1999 | 'I Ain't Crazy' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2001 | 'One Good Reason' | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | So What? | |
2002 | 'Search'n' | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |