Nicole McCloud

Lillie Arlene Nicole Jade McCloud The trio also included Angel Williams and Simone Böhlhoff. The trio was featured in a number of recordings, notably in E-Smoove & Ni-Che's 1999 single "Lift Your Hands Up" that featured the vocals of Voices of Freedom. The recording was made available through Finger Printz label. The trio was also featured in a 2002 recording by DJ Pope titled "America at War (Freedom)" on the Yellorange label.

Life in Slovakia In the mid-2000s, McCloud moved to Košice, a city in Slovakia. Her first Slovak performance took place at the prestigious Košice International Jazz Festival 2006, where she performed with jazz legend Peter Lipa.

In 2010, McCloud provided the title song for Česko Slovensko má talent, the joint Czech/Slovak version of Got Talent series. It was broadcast on TV JOJ in Slovakia and on TV Prima in the Czech Republic.

The X Factor In 2013, McCloud made a comeback taking part in season 3 of the American singing competition The X Factor identified as Lillie McCloud, her birth name. At the time of applying to The X Factor, she was 54 years old with three children (a son and two daughters) and seven grandchildren.

Her audition was broadcast on September 12, 2013. She received a standing ovation and four "yes" votes from judges Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell, Paulina Rubio and Kelly Rowland for her rendition of CeCe Winans' "Alabaster Box".

She was selected by the judges to progress to the Top 40 and subsequently Top successfully in the Four Chair Challenge, securing her position in the Top 16. As part of the Top Four "Over 25s", she was mentored by Kelly Rowland. She made it as far as the Top 8 but was eliminated on November 28, 2013.

Her performances on The X Factor were:

After X Factor

Red Apples

In 2014, McCloud signed with the Spectra Music Group and released a single entitled "What About The Beautiful Children" and later "The Other Part of Me". Her album, "Red Apples" was released on May 27, 2015, under Monarchy Records, a subsidy of Spectra. On the week ending September 13, 2015, Red Apples debuted at #16 on the UK Soul Charts.

Discography

Albums Year Album title Credited as 1986 What About Me? Nicole 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)

Singles Year Title Credited as Peak chart positions Album US Dance US R&B BEL FRA GER ITA NED SWE SWI UK 1985 "Always and Forever" Nicole — 66 — — — — — — — — What About Me? 1986 "Don't You Want My Love" 10 66 7 18 20 — 9 8 — 99 "New York Eyes" / "Ordinary Girl"(Nicole & Timmy Thomas) / Nicole) — — 36 — — — — — — 41 "Housecalls" — — — — — — — — — 182 "What About Me?" — 52 — — — — — — — 142 1988 "Jam Packed (At the Wall)" 34 93 — — — — — — — 107 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" Nicole McCloud — — — — — — — — — — 1999 "I Ain't Crazy" — — — — — — — — — — 2001 "One Good Reason" Nicole J. McCloud 38 — — — — — — — — — So What? 2002 "Search'n" 5 — — — — — — — — —

Others 2010: "Got Talent" - theme for show TV Prima Česko Slovensko má talent 2014: "What About the Beautiful Children" 2014: "The Other Part of Me"

Featured in / Appearances as Nicole 1994: "I Love Music" / "Don't You Want My Love" / "Conga" (O'Jays / Nicole / Miami Sound Machine) 2011: "Dance" (Guest singer on Takin'Off album Eleven)

as part of Voices of Freedom 1999: "Lift Your Hands Up" (E-Smoove & Ni-Che featuring Voices Of Freedom) 2002: "America at War (Freedom)" (DJ Pope featuring Voices of Freedom)

Videography 2013: "The X Factor USA" (contestant, finished 8th place) 2014: "The Good Life" (herself, performer)