Nicole Holness

Nicole Holness (born April 13, 1984) is a Canadian television host and R&B singer. Between 2002 and 2005, she was part of the girl group X-Quisite alongside Melanie Fiona and Nirvana Savoury.

Early life Born in Toronto, Holness is of Guyanese, Indigenous Canadian, Scottish and West Indian background. She is fluent in French and attended Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute. She has experience in ballet and jazz dance.

Career

X-Quisite

In 2002, Holness became part the R&B girl group X-Quisite alongside Melanie Fiona and Nirvana Savoury. Signed to Warner Music Canada, the group released their self-titled debut studio album in 2003. For the 2004 Juno Awards, the band was nominated for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" for the album X-Quisite. The group disbanded in 2005.

Television hosting In 2006, Holness was chosen as one of the original seven co-hosts of MTV Canada and their flagship series MTV Live. Holness co-hosted MTV Live alongside host Paul Lemieux, Sheena Snively, and Dave Merheje.

Solo career On March 1, 2011, Holness released her debut album Unreleased. The album was preceded by her debut single, "Epic", which was released May 5, 2009. A second single "Pop Yo Bottles" was released on June 29, 2010.

Discography

Albums in X-Quisite 2002: X-Quisite (for details and track list, see X-Quisite) Solo 2011: Unreleased

Singles in X-Qusite "Bad Girl" (2004) "No Regrets" Solo 2009: "Epic" 2010: "Pop Yo Bottles"