21 Facts About Nikki Yanofsky

Nicole Rachel "Nikki" Yanofsky was born on February 8,1994 and is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Montreal, Quebec.

Nikki Yanofsky sang the CTV Olympic broadcast theme song, "I Believe", which was the theme song of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Nikki Yanofsky performed at the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics and at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games.

Nikki Yanofsky has released four studio albums to date, including Nikki in 2010, Little Secret in 2014, Turn Down the Sound in 2020, and Nikki By Starlight in 2022.

Nikki Yanofsky's parents are Elyssa and Richard Yanofsky.

Nikki Yanofsky recorded the Ella Fitzgerald song "Air Mail Special" for Verve Records and it was released in June 2007 on the album We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song.

Nikki Yanofsky then recorded "Gotta Go My Own Way" in English and French for the movie High School Musical 2.

Nikki Yanofsky earned two Juno Award nominations in 2009: New Artist of the Year and Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.

Nikki Yanofsky won Favourite Jazz Artist at the 2009 Canadian Independent Music Awards.

Songwriters Stephan Moccio and Alan Frew chose Nikki Yanofsky to sing CTV's broadcast theme for the 2010 Winter Olympics, "I Believe", which reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100 on the week of February 27,2010.

In 2010, Yanofsky recorded her first studio album, Nikki, with Phil Ramone.

Nikki Yanofsky was released in April 2010 by Decca Records and was supported by an international tour.

For Ganz's October 2010 Webkinz Pet of the Month song, Nikki Yanofsky recorded a version of the Webkinz World song "I Dream in Pink".

In 2015 Nikki Yanofsky began collaborating with Wyclef Jean on her new album and EP.

On July 10,2020, Nikki Yanofsky released her third studio album Turn Down the Sound.

Nikki Yanofsky began her professional singing career by performing at the 2006 Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Nikki Yanofsky has returned each year since, including a special outdoor performance for the festival's 30th Anniversary in 2009 and a performance with l'Orchestre Metropolitain in 2011.

In 2008, Nikki Yanofsky received the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy award from the Quebec Chapter of The Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Nikki Yanofsky is currently associated with The Montreal Children's Hospital, The Children's Wish Foundation, and MusiCounts.

Nikki Yanofsky sang a solo part in the remake of K'naan's song "Wavin' Flag" performed by Young Artists for Haiti.

In October 2010, Nikki Yanofsky was awarded the first ever Allan Slaight Award by Canada's Walk of Fame.