Nicole turned down a scholarship from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a full-time music career.
She felt that God was telling her to concentrate on singing instead of going to college.
On January 10, 2003, released her debut album, Follow the Call, an independent release as Brittany Waddell.
In 2004, she signed a management deal with Vertical Entertainment, and then signed a development deal with Word Records.
Also in 2004 she released her debut extended play, Brittany Waddell.
In 2006 signed with Sparrow Records and her song "Indestructible" was featured on the WOW Next 2007 compilation CD, and she performed at Creation East/West, Spirit West Coast Monterey, ALIVE 11 festival, and Celebrate Freedom.
She was featured on Christian hip-hop group GRITS' 2006 album, Redemption, on the songs "Right Back" and "Soul Cry", both under the name Brittany Waddell.

On May 22, 2007 she released her second album Say It.
It peaked at No.
40 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart.
The debut single from the album, "You", was released on March 27, 2007.
It hit the Top 10 on the R&R magazine chart.
It was the 12th most played song on Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007, according to R&R magazine.
It also peaked at No.
6 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs, her highest charting song to date.
Nicole was the opening act on the 2007 Winter Jam Tour with Sanctus Real, Hawk Nelson, Jeremy Camp, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Newsong.
Nicole's song "Sunshine Girl" was featured on MTV's teen reality show Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County on September 5, 2007.

Nicole's first music video, for the song "Believe", premiered on the Gospel Music Channel on September 22, 2007.
The song was then released as the album's second single on October 30, 2007.
It was the 21st most-played song of 2008 on Christian Pop radio stations according to R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart.
On November 20, 2007, Nicole released her first EP titled Holiday Trio.
The EP was Christmas-themed and was only released digitally.
It featured her song "Holiday", plus two never before released songs; one is an original titled "Come What May", and the other is a cover song of the holiday hit "Last Christmas".

"Set the World on Fire" was released as Say It's third and final US single in early 2008.
The song peaked at No.
11 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs.
In 2007 and 2008, "Holiday" and "When She Cries" were both released as UK singles, while "Don't Worry Now" was released as a single in Australia.

In 2009, Nicole released a new song "The Lost Get Found" to promote her third album by the same name.
The song debuted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, at No.
20, and peaked at No.
8.
It peaked at No.
1 on Christian radio stations.
The music video for the song was released as a single on iTunes on November 17, 2009.
The single also included a remix and karaoke version of the track.
The Lost Get Found was released on August 11, 2009, and peaked at No.
1 on Billboard's Christian Albums Chart and No.
62 on the Billboard 200.
The same month, the music video for her song "Holiday" (from Say It) was posted on YouTube.

Her second US single from The Lost Get Found, "Walk on the Water", peaked at No.
17 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart and No.
1 on Christian radio.
It was promoted on the NBC television show The Biggest Loser.
Meanwhile, the song "Headphones" was released as her second single from The Lost Get Found in the UK.
It peaked at No.
2 on the UK Christian CHR chart.
On January 1, 2010, a compilation album, Acoustic Playlist: Bold, was released under StarSong Records.
It featured an acoustic version of Nicole's single "Believe".
Her second EP Acoustic was released August 24, 2010, to stores and online.
It includes five acoustic versions of previous songs and a brand new song, "Found By You".
The album debuted at No.
22 on the Hot Christian Albums chart.
Her third single from The Lost Get Found, "Hanging On", was released in July to coincide with the release of the album.
It peaked at No.
19 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.
Nicole turned down a scholarship from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a full-time music career. She felt that God was telling her to concentrate on singing instead of going to college. On January 10, 2003, released her debut album, Follow the Call, an independent release as Brittany Waddell. In 2004, she signed a management deal with Vertical Entertainment, and then signed a development deal with Word Records. Also in 2004 she released her debut extended play, Brittany Waddell. In 2006 signed with Sparrow Records and her song "Indestructible" was featured on the WOW Next 2007 compilation CD, and she performed at Creation East/West, Spirit West Coast Monterey, ALIVE 11 festival, and Celebrate Freedom. She was featured on Christian hip-hop group GRITS' 2006 album, Redemption, on the songs "Right Back" and "Soul Cry", both under the name Brittany Waddell.
On May 22, 2007 she released her second album Say It. It peaked at No. 40 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart. The debut single from the album, "You", was released on March 27, 2007. It hit the Top 10 on the R&R magazine chart. It was the 12th most played song on Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007, according to R&R magazine. It also peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs, her highest charting song to date. Nicole was the opening act on the 2007 Winter Jam Tour with Sanctus Real, Hawk Nelson, Jeremy Camp, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Newsong. Nicole's song "Sunshine Girl" was featured on MTV's teen reality show Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County on September 5, 2007.
Nicole's first music video, for the song "Believe", premiered on the Gospel Music Channel on September 22, 2007. The song was then released as the album's second single on October 30, 2007. It was the 21st most-played song of 2008 on Christian Pop radio stations according to R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart. On November 20, 2007, Nicole released her first EP titled Holiday Trio. The EP was Christmas-themed and was only released digitally. It featured her song "Holiday", plus two never before released songs; one is an original titled "Come What May", and the other is a cover song of the holiday hit "Last Christmas".
"Set the World on Fire" was released as Say It's third and final US single in early 2008. The song peaked at No. 11 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs. In 2007 and 2008, "Holiday" and "When She Cries" were both released as UK singles, while "Don't Worry Now" was released as a single in Australia.
In 2009, Nicole released a new song "The Lost Get Found" to promote her third album by the same name. The song debuted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, at No. 20, and peaked at No. 8. It peaked at No. 1 on Christian radio stations. The music video for the song was released as a single on iTunes on November 17, 2009. The single also included a remix and karaoke version of the track. The Lost Get Found was released on August 11, 2009, and peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Albums Chart and No. 62 on the Billboard 200. The same month, the music video for her song "Holiday" (from Say It) was posted on YouTube.
Her second US single from The Lost Get Found, "Walk on the Water", peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart and No. 1 on Christian radio. It was promoted on the NBC television show The Biggest Loser. Meanwhile, the song "Headphones" was released as her second single from The Lost Get Found in the UK. It peaked at No. 2 on the UK Christian CHR chart. On January 1, 2010, a compilation album, Acoustic Playlist: Bold, was released under StarSong Records. It featured an acoustic version of Nicole's single "Believe". Her second EP Acoustic was released August 24, 2010, to stores and online. It includes five acoustic versions of previous songs and a brand new song, "Found By You". The album debuted at No. 22 on the Hot Christian Albums chart. Her third single from The Lost Get Found, "Hanging On", was released in July to coincide with the release of the album. It peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.
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