Nicole, 22, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Her mother was the lead hula dancer in a big Hawaiian family and taught Nicole to dance the hula when she was just a little girl. She always loved to sing and attended a theater arts high school in Louisville and later majored in theater arts at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She cut her academics short for the opportunity to go on tour with the rock group Days of the New, performing as a female background vocalist in concert opening for bands including Foo Fighters and Bush, and also sang on their CD.
