Nicole Marie Appleton (born 7 December 1974) is a Canadian singer,
television presenter and actress. She is a member of All Saints and
Appleton. She is the younger sister of Natalie Appleton.Appleton was
born in Hamilton, Ontario, to her British mother Mary and Canadian
father, Ken. She is the youngest of four daughters.[1] She has three
older sisters; Lori, Lee, and Natalie.[2] While growing up she lived
in Toronto, New York City, and London.[3]In 1996 Appleton and her
sister Natalie Appleton became the third and fourth members of the
group All Saints, formed by Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis. All
Saints released their debut single "I Know Where It's At" in 1997 via
London Records and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. Their
second single Never Ever was released in November 1997, and introduced
the group to international success, reaching the top ten in several
countries as well as peaking at number one in the United Kingdom and
Australia. It sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK and was
eventually certified double platinum by the British Phonographic
Industry. In 1998 the group won two BRIT Awards for "Best British
Single" and "Best British Video", both for Never Ever. They released
their debut album All Saints in November 1997, it reached number two
in the UK and was certified five times platinum by the BPI for sales
of 1.5 million. The third single from the album was the double A-side
"Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade", which became their second UK
number-one single. "Bootie Call", the fourth single, also went to
number one, and the silver-certified "War of Nerves", the fifth and
final release, peaked at number seven. The album achieved success in
countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States, where All
Saints was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million and
produced two top forty singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "I Know Where
It's At" and "Never Ever".In February 2000 they released the single
"Pure Shores" for the soundtrack of the film The Beach (starring
Leonardo DiCaprio). "Pure Shores" was their fourth number-one single
in the UK and the second best-selling single of 2000, with 600,000
copies sold; it also became their first and only number-one single in
Ireland and was a substantial hit across Europe and Australia. In
October 2000, All Saints released the single "Black Coffee", which
became their fifth and final number-one single in the UK, selling
200,000 copies. Also in 2000, Nicole and her sister both appeared in
the film Honest. This preceded their second studio album, Saints &
Sinners, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart,
eventually reaching double platinum certification in the UK for sales
of 600,000 copies. The second and final single was "All Hooked Up" in
January 2001, which peaked at number seven. In February 2001, All
Saints announced that they were to take a break so that they "could
clear the air between themselves".[4] In November 2001, London Records
released a greatest hits compilation entitled All Hits and disband.
television presenter and actress. She is a member of All Saints and
Appleton. She is the younger sister of Natalie Appleton.Appleton was
born in Hamilton, Ontario, to her British mother Mary and Canadian
father, Ken. She is the youngest of four daughters.[1] She has three
older sisters; Lori, Lee, and Natalie.[2] While growing up she lived
in Toronto, New York City, and London.[3]In 1996 Appleton and her
sister Natalie Appleton became the third and fourth members of the
group All Saints, formed by Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis. All
Saints released their debut single "I Know Where It's At" in 1997 via
London Records and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. Their
second single Never Ever was released in November 1997, and introduced
the group to international success, reaching the top ten in several
countries as well as peaking at number one in the United Kingdom and
Australia. It sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK and was
eventually certified double platinum by the British Phonographic
Industry. In 1998 the group won two BRIT Awards for "Best British
Single" and "Best British Video", both for Never Ever. They released
their debut album All Saints in November 1997, it reached number two
in the UK and was certified five times platinum by the BPI for sales
of 1.5 million. The third single from the album was the double A-side
"Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade", which became their second UK
number-one single. "Bootie Call", the fourth single, also went to
number one, and the silver-certified "War of Nerves", the fifth and
final release, peaked at number seven. The album achieved success in
countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States, where All
Saints was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million and
produced two top forty singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "I Know Where
It's At" and "Never Ever".In February 2000 they released the single
"Pure Shores" for the soundtrack of the film The Beach (starring
Leonardo DiCaprio). "Pure Shores" was their fourth number-one single
in the UK and the second best-selling single of 2000, with 600,000
copies sold; it also became their first and only number-one single in
Ireland and was a substantial hit across Europe and Australia. In
October 2000, All Saints released the single "Black Coffee", which
became their fifth and final number-one single in the UK, selling
200,000 copies. Also in 2000, Nicole and her sister both appeared in
the film Honest. This preceded their second studio album, Saints &
Sinners, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart,
eventually reaching double platinum certification in the UK for sales
of 600,000 copies. The second and final single was "All Hooked Up" in
January 2001, which peaked at number seven. In February 2001, All
Saints announced that they were to take a break so that they "could
clear the air between themselves".[4] In November 2001, London Records
released a greatest hits compilation entitled All Hits and disband.
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