Nicki (born Doris Andrea Hrda; November 2, 1966 in the town of Plattling (in the Deggendorf district of Bavaria, Germany) is a German pop singer and composer. She currently lives with her life partner and their two daughters in Plattling.
Career
Hrda grew up with three brothers and two sisters in Plattling. In 1982, she was at a talent competition when producer/songwriter Gog Seidl discovered her and signed her to a record contract. Her stage name of "Nicki" was thought up by pop star Sandra (of Enigma fame).
In 1983, she released her first single, Servus, mach's gut, a hit in the Bavarian dialect. Shortly after, in 1984, she released her first full-length album, Servus Nicki. Throughout her singing career, Nicki remained loyal to the Bavarian dialect. She had numerous other titles with great success, including So a Wunder, Wegen Dir, Mei Schönster Traum, I Bin a Bayerisches Cowgirl, Samstag Nacht, Doch die Zeit Bleibt Steh'n, and Du Bist in Meiner Macht.
The musical range of the 4'11" singer includes styles like rock, calypso, Motown – Soul, Synthpop and even country music. Nicki's biggest hits were composed by Harald Steinhauer, with lyrics by Helmut Frey.
In 1999, Nicki committed herself as a patron for the German Childhood Cancer Foundation. In more recent years, Nicki has withdrawn from the entertainment business to focus on her family life. However, in September 2006 she made a comeback with a new album, I gib wieder Gas, but it was not to last. In December, she announced that she would be retiring again, this time citing health reasons. All PR events and 2007 tour schedules were canceled.
Discography
Albums YearTitleComments1985Servus, Nicki1985Weihnachten mit Nicki 1986Ganz oder gar net 1987Kleine Wunder 1988Radio Bavaria 1989Mein Hitalbum Compilation1990Immer mehr 1992Grenzenlos 1993Ihre Hits Compilation1993Tausend Fragen 1995Ois easy – 10 neue Country Songs 1995Golden Stars Compilation1996Herzsprünge 1998Mein Hitalbum II Compilation1999Zurück zu mir 2004The Essential Compilation2006I gib wieder Gas 2007Schlager & Stars Compilation2007I bin a bayrisches Cowgirl Compilation (Unofficial album)2009Passt Scho! 2011So Wie I 2018Herzhoamat
Singles YearTitleAlbum1983Servus, mach's guatServus, Nicki1984So a Wunder Servus, Nicki1984 Weil i immer no an Engerl glaub Servus, Nicki1985 Warum schaust du mi ned o Servus, Nicki1985 I wär am liabsten mit Dir ganz alloa Servus, Nicki1985 Mei schönster Traum Weihnachten mit Nicki1986 Wenn i mit Dir tanz Ganz oder gar net1986 Wegen Dir Ganz oder gar net1986 Wenn d'Sehnsucht brennt Ganz oder gar net1987 Mehr von dir Kleine Wunder1987 Mit dir des wär mei Leben Kleine Wunder1987 Einsam ohne di Kleine Wunder1987 I bin a bayrisches Cowgirl Kleine Wunder1988 Samstag Nacht Radio Bavaria1988 Koana war so wie du Radio Bavaria1988 Vasolidor Radio Bavaria1989 Hit-Medley 1990 Wie a Traum Immer mehr1990 Wenn du bei mir bist Immer mehr1990 Doch die Zeit bleibt stehn Immer mehr1991 Hals über Kopf Immer mehr1992 Du bist in meiner Macht Grenzenlos1992 Des geht vorbei Grenzenlos1992 Grenzenlos Grenzenlos1993 Was wärst du ohne mi Tausend Fragen1993 Hey net so schnell Tausend Fragen1993 Tausend Fragen Tausend Fragen1995 Immer nur bei dir Ois easy1995 Des was i brauch Ois easy1996 Schau mi net so an Herzsprünge1996 Goodbye Jane Herzsprünge1999 Ich kann's nicht lassen Zurück zu mir1999 Du brichst mein Herz entzwei Zurück zu mir2000 Soviel mehr Zurück zu mir
References
External links
The official Nicki page (in German)