Nikki Nelson (born January 3, 1969, in La Mesa, California) is an American country music singer. When she was seven, she and her family moved to Topaz Lake, Nevada. In 1991, she replaced Paulette Carlson as lead vocalist for the band

Highway 101 Highway 101 was an American country music band founded in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. The initial lineup consisted of Paulette Carlson (lead vocals), Jack Daniels (guitar), Curtis Stone (bass guitar, vocals), and Scott "Cactus" Moser (dru ...

, and their first album together was that year's ''

Bing Bang Boom ''Bing Bang Boom'' is the fourth studio album by American country music band Highway 101, released in 1991 It was the band's first release following the departure of original lead singer Paulette Carlson, with Nikki Nelson on lead vocals. The a ...

''. She also sang

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of th ...

on the band's next album, 1993's ''

The New Frontier The term ''New Frontier'' was used by Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election to the Democratic National Convention at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the D ...

''. Carlson returned to Highway 101 in 1995 for the album ''Reunited'', and Nelson signed a solo recording deal with

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

, Nashville. She released the single "Too Little Too Much" in 1997 and charted at No. 62 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Chrislynn Lee replaced Carlson after the ''Reunited'' album, and remained that band's lead vocalist until 2006, when Nelson rejoined.

Discography

Singles

Music videos

References

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