Nikki Leonti-Edgar was born on August 20,1981 and is an American singer-songwriter.
15 Facts About Nikki Leonti
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Nikki Leonti lent her vocals to over 250 songs during 4 seasons of the musical comedy-drama television series Glee.
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Nicole Marie Nikki Leonti was born on August 20,1981, in Corona, California.
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Nikki Leonti's father Greg Leonti was a pastor at the Calvary Southern Baptist church.
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Nikki Leonti began singing at age five, as a church soloist in the Nondenominational Christianity church in Corona.
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In 1998, Nikki Leonti recorded her debut full-length album, Shelter Me, which reached No 179 on the Billboard 200, and No 7 on the Contemporary Christian chart.
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Shortly after her 18th birthday, Nikki Leonti got pregnant out of wedlock and was shunned by the CCM community with many Christian music stations pulling off broadcasting of her records.
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Nikki Leonti retired from the Christian music industry not long after.
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In 2006, Nikki Leonti was hired as a backup singer for Carrie Underwood, performing on tour and on various television shows.
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Nikki Leonti lent her vocals to over 100 songs during 4 seasons of the Fox hit show, Glee.
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Nikki Leonti has written songs for artists, including Robin Thicke, Jessie J, Candice Glover, Rebecca Ferguson and Ivy Quainoo.
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In early 2015, Nikki Leonti announced that she had founded a band called Edgar with her husband Ryan Edgar, whom she married in November 2014.
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In 2019, Nikki Leonti started working full-time as a songwriter for television and film, as well as theatrical and animation.
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Nikki Leonti has written music in various commercials that include; Samsung, Aerie, Ford, Victoria's Secret, and Toyota, to name a few.
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Nikki Leonti married singer-songwriter Ryan Edgar on November 6,2014.