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Nicole C. Mullen Biography
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Nicole C. Mullen has emerged as one of this generation's most compelling singer/songwriters. Her new album, Talk About It, continues the journey that Nicole began with her breathtaking, self-titled, multi-Dove Award winning debut effort. Blessed with one of contemporary Christian music's most distinctive voices, she is also a songwriter of rare insight and sensitivity. With songs that run the gambit from soaring praise ballads to intimate worship arias; from gritty hip hop anthems to sinewy, Gospel barnburners, Nicole has the uncanny ability to build bridges over those boundary lines that separate cultures; young and old, black and white, pop and urban. Indeed, the songs on Talk About It create a space of unity in this often fragmented world-a place where everyone can wrap Nicole's mellifluous vocal interpretations around their shoulders and feel welcome.
Nicole's fearless insights as well as her ear for authenticity infuse her songs with a visceral and emotional resonance that connects with her audience on multiple levels. The scope of her remarkable appeal was recognized earlier this year, as she became the first woman in fourteen years to receive the Gospel Music Association's Songwriter of the Year title.
And when her incredible worship song, Redeemer was named Song of the Year, she joined the ranks of Gloria Gaither and Michael W. Smith as the only songwriters to ever have two songs honored by that distinction. In fact, she is the first African American to ever win a Dove Award in the Song of the Year category, and she often finds herself performing in churches that have never invited an Africa American guest before!
But rather than fostering feelings of pride and self-importance, these accolades merely reinforce Nicole's conviction that God has chosen the weak things in the world to confound the strong. It is a conviction that is not only inextricably woven throughout the fabric of Nicole's eagerly awaited follow-up project, Talk About It, it is a conviction she walks out in her everyday life. Long known as a mentor and advocate for teenage girls, Nicole frequently keeps teens at her home outside of Nashville and teaches a dance class at their dance studio in Franklin, Tennessee.
While her semi-autobiographical debut project served to introduce the world to Nicole C. Mullen, Nicole is just as quick to point the world towards its Maker. "I have seen God do extraordinary things in my life," she insists. "I am ordinary, but I get confidence when I call on Jesus. I see the contrast between the ordinary, and God doing something extraordinary; the mundane joined to the glorious. That's what this album is all about. Talk About It is a group of stories about life, and about people. It is a celebration of a big God who works through everyday heroes."
To help her with the task, Nicole enlisted the aid of her husband, David Mullen, who also produced her first album. The collaboration resulted in 11 handpicked tracks, all written or co-written by Nicole and delivered with just the right blend of passion or grace. Marked by the same multi-layered, no-boundaries song crafting that launched Redeemer and On My Knees to the top of the charts, Talk About It offers a delicious collection of shimmering pop ballads, book ended by funky, urban-inflected cuts which perfectly displays Nicole's unbridled creativity.
The result of their efforts is reflected in riveting songs like Sometimes with its caroming drum track, and Baby Girl which combines Nicole's compelling storytelling ability with her signature musical arrangements and fervent gospel rhythms. Cuts like Let Me Go, sport street-wise beats mixed with smoky bass and string lines that make you want to dance. But it is when Nicole gets mellow, as on the gently lilting ballad, Come Unto Me, that everybody has church.
Nicole's sociological insights are also prevalent in Talk About It. The unity-evoking Black Light celebrates the triumphs of the civil rights movement, as it encourages all of us to stand on the shoulders of giants and shine as lights in a dark world.
As fresh as the music is, it is once again the lyrical depth of Nicole's songs that captures the hearts of her listeners. In the tradition of her Dove Award winning Song of the Year, Redeemer, Nicole offers Call on Jesus, a scintillating ballad in which she expresses her own fears and doubts before surrendering to the glory that is Christ in us. "But when I call on Jesus all things are possible," she exults. "And it is not must for me. The same strength and power that I can tap into is available to everyone."
She penned When Heaven Calls as her ultimate prayer. "To me, When Heaven Calls is more about life than it is about death-even though it is about death. There is going to come a time when this life will be over, and I will have to give an account as to how I lived. I will stand before my God and Savior, and because I know that He awaits me, I do not fear death."
Although Nicole started writing songs as a shy, young teenager, it was the explosion of her classic song, the Dove Award winning, On My Knees, that catapulted her to the top of the Christian music charts, and established her as a songwriter to be reckoned with. Nicole quickly followed with the release of her stunning 2000 debut release which would eventually earn her four more Dove Awards, including a repeat Song of the Year award for Redeemer, and the coveted Songwriter of the Year award.
Nicole's reputation as a live performer has also garnered her acclaim throughout her career. She has toured with some of Christian music's most legendary performers, including Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith, and provided background vocals on scores of other projects. She has choreographed for The Newsboys and acted with Carman. And of course she is the voice of the Larry-Boy Theme Song.
Still, it is Nicole's ability to create tales of conflict seen through compassionate eyes that evokes respect from her peers and fans alike. With Witness, Nicole struts with more attitude than David confronting Goliath. "You might just be a little kid," she chants, "But you can slay giants just the way that David did." On The Ring, the hip-hop anthem Nicole penned as an encouragement to girls to save themselves for marriage, she admonishes, "If you want to step to me, You better know one thing, This love I got you'll never get, without a wedding ring."
The title song, like the album, invokes multiple meanings, capturing both the subtlety and complexity of the aural canvas on which Nicole chooses to paint. "Talk About It is filled with songs about ordinary, everyday people," Nicole insists. "And to be honest, I fit in that category too, because I don't have any special talent. When God decided to use me, I didn't have anything special to offer Him. We are all like Clark Kent outside the telephone booth; when we take off the suit and cape, we look just like everybody else. But when we call on Jesus, and His power and His strength, then we are bad to the bone! We get to put on His armor and His light. We get to do things that we would never have been able to do in our own strength."
"There is a scripture that says 'The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,'" Nicole declares. "Talk About It! We cried out for His mercy and grace. We cried out in our affliction and He came and helped us. He rescued us. We should Talk About It. "
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Review about Nicole C. Mullen
incouragment | Reviewer: casey | 9/8/09
even though times get hard god lets me see that he is their for me and when i need him to be their for me i can just look up at him and hell answer my prayer if its the right prayer. your songs incourage me so much when u sing because i know that god is speaking to me through you, god bless you and i just want you to know i am yor biggest fan and i will pray for you when u are struggling.
Jesus Christ is still alive | Reviewer: Tim Kambwa M.M.N. | 7/18/09
I'm very pleased to read those lines. I'm a christian singer (galdic.popu lus.ch) in DRC (democratic republic of Congo) and when reading those lines I reeally notice that we share the same hope of being togheter in heaven with our brother, savior, Redeemer and God: Jesus-Christ.
Let's keep faith in him.
what a God gifted person | Reviewer: ishaya | 5/23/09
I wishises were horses even a sarvant would have rode thousnd i wish God will unleash the same grace in music just the way he has given to you you are so wonderful and a God gifted person the need of this generation even in africa to bring more unity. God bless you.
it's a wooooow!!! | Reviewer: Royce | 3/5/09
hi...i'm from philippines. i watched your videos through dvd. it really makes me feel so revive...i know that the Holy Spirit moves through you: your music, your moves, and your life. and it's contagious you know. i really want to see you in person... God bless you and your family...mwahugs!!!
A angel sent from heaven | Reviewer: Cyrus | 2/1/09
Ur songs inspire me to press on even when everyday is suicidal. I continue to live knowing i can listen to ur music and go on with my life until the day comes when i can meet jesus face to face. Thank u, ur an angel sent from heaven:)
What an inspiration!!! | Reviewer: Euola Sibanda | 12/10/08
Hi Nicole
Your music just ministers deep into my spirit. The song I get on my knees has been a pillar in my Christian walk. I have won so many battles on my knees-I don't know how but there is power when I'm on my knees.May you continue walking in God's divine favor.
What an inspiration! | Reviewer: Emily | 11/17/08
Nicole C. Mullen is such an inspiration to me! She is so mice and caring and such an AMAZING singer! She is so good at what she does, i hope she's inspiring to lots of young girls like me. I met her once and she is so sweet! I'm foing a project on famous Tennesseans and of coursse I picked her! We're making a book about our Tennessean and giving it to a first grader and i knew she'd be perfect for the project!
Blessed Woman Who's A Movin' and A Groovin' | Reviewer: Ellen | 10/19/08
Hi! I wanted to say I just came from a Women Of Faith Conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota this evening. And I gotta tell everyson that this lady, Nicole C Mullen, is awesome! She is an explosive performer--energetic and full of life. God has given her many (and I do mean many) talents--and she uses them magnificently. She sings. She dances. She enacts dramas. Most importantly, you can feel the power of Jesus' love and the compassion of Christ that dwells in her as it radiates through during her performance. Nicole has everyone (and I mean everyone) dancing in their seats--and as far as I know, we had like 15,000 people there. Even though I have not seen Nicole C Mullen perform before, I am glad I had the opportunity.
God Bless you always, Nicole. You go girl!
Yo Mamma | Reviewer: dianne fegley | 10/6/08
I just returned from the women of faith cocert in Denver, Colorado Sept.2008 at the Pepsi center. WOW! You had me dancing and moving around girl! And I am 50 years old! i love your songs and since I have been a mother for some of my 20 year old son's friends, I cried when I heard Yo Mamma. I love you, and I dance to brainwash every morning. Love, Dianne
wow The redeemer lives | Reviewer: Gospaul | 7/17/08
hello reader, you know what?The world does not appriciate things of God,The people may choose what to say about this song but I,gospaul has choosen to love this song as lng as I am in Christ.May the Lord grant Nicole more talent!!
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