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Nichelle Colvin is a multigenre pop and soul musician from Gary, Indiana represented by the SSGM Records independent music label. She has cited a broad variety of legends as artistic influences including Anita Baker, Phyllis Hyman, The Emotions, Jean Carne, Angela Windbush, Luther, The Jones Girls, The Jacksons, Barbra Streisand, Julie Andrews, The Winans, Sting, Eryka Badu, Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight. Frequent collaborators include songwriter and singer Decagon AKA Gon, and saxophonist Mike Carson, whose own debut record, “Signature,” was produced by Nichelle Colvin.
Asked to describe her songs personally, Nichelle Colvin writes: “I have a storyteller's style of music. I always like to tell some sort of story or have a message in my music.”
Nichelle Colvin's repertoire includes her most popular recent release, “Nichelle's Color Purple Soundtrack,” which recently appeared on SSGM Records. “Nichelle's Color Purple Soundtrack” feat. Ideal and Decagon has been cataloged as a country release and continues to garner widespread critical and fan acclaim. Colvin's soulful, bluesy tone on “Nichelle's Color Purple Soundtrack” has made it a resounding success with a variety of audiences, but particularly among fans of bluegrass.
“Life and it's ups and downs are the messages that I deliver in my music,” says Colvin of her narrative songwriting. “Also, the many emotions that occur to us when going through 'life's journey.'”
