Biography
Once upon a time, June 18th 1980to be more precise, a severely inebriated stork happened upon the home of Cuban musicians, Lissette and Willy Chirino. The couple were having their typical musical swaree and the stork in his drunken stupor left them a very unplanned package, a child, whom theyd name, Nicolle. Yes, with 2 "L's".
This was simply done so that she would have to correct everyone who ever had to spell her name and to punish her in advance for anything she may or may not do in the future.
So anyway…this child would then grow up to the unconventional life of a "rock star in training"…this would include various hotel and dressing rooms, recording studios, and even stages. She was also for brief moments at a time raised by her mothers gay dancers, backup singers, make-up artists and fans giving her an appreciation for glitter, The Bee Gees and a nice pair of shoes.
Her grandparents, Olga y Tony…oddly enough are also musicians…as are all of her 4 sisters, with whom she was in a band with for 4 years before inevitably breaking up due to "stuff".
In 2004, she won the first "Florida Grammy Showcase" for unsigned artists which begs the question as to why she is yet unsigned…but she has not let that discourage her and is going it alone and with YOUR HELP for the time being. For more on the grammy thing, go to http://www.grammy.com/press/press_releases/2004/0325a.aspx.
Nicolle has been in several bands since the ripe age of 12 and started playing the Miami music scene at 15 as a guitarist, singer, backup singer, bassist and yes, even a drummer. She is now signed to Universal Music Publishing as a songwriter and is in the process of writing, producing and recording her first full-length CD…as well as recording a record with her younger sister Alana Chirino in a band called STARSTEREO. So stay tuned for new recordings and sign up for updates! With the industry how it is at the moment…it is a very exciting time for independent talent…but we need people like you to make this happen. Enjoy and please come again.
Influences:The Beatles, Radiohead, Beck, Bjork, Bowie, David Byrne, Cafe Tacuba, Jeff Buckley, The Meters, The Clash, Zepplin, Stones, The Pretenders, Wilco, Elliot Smith, Simian, The Doves, The Starlight Mints, Al Green, Esthero, Caetano Veloso, Elis Regina, Sondre Lerche, Fiona Apple, Pharcyde, Tribe, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Louie Armstrong, Tom Waits, Rufus Wainright, The Flaming Lips, Pavement, Elvis Costello, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Jon Brion, Susan Vega, Nirvana, Blur, Fats Waller, Coldplay, The Bee Gees, old Madonna and Michael Jackson, ELO,The Bangles, the Shins, Of Montreal, Muse, Feist, Lhasa, The Kings Of Convenienc, Tegan and Sara, The Ceasars, The Vines, The Killers, The Bravery, Frans Ferdinand, Keane, Pinback, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap and jesus…this could seriously changes daily and can go on forever so I'm gonna stop here.
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