Katlyn Nichol is a singer, songwriter, and actress and is popular for her roles in movies such as ‘American Soul’ on BET where she played the role of Simone Clark. She is also a cast on ABC’s movie, ‘Blackish’ where she acted as Olivia Lockhart’.
She has been referred to as a ‘triple threat’ because she is amazing at her three major talents; Songwriting, singing, and acting. She clearly isn’t letting any of them suffer and she is working hard at all three with so much passion and determination.
Who Is Katlyn Nichol?
Katlyn Nichol was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on the 2nd of January 1999. She attended Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing Arts, in New Jersey after her family moved. She is the youngest of 5 sisters and has quite a remarkable relationship with her parents and sisters.
Katlyn Nichol was born into a religious family. Her family, from her grandfather was deeply rooted in Christianity, so she easily picked up gospel songs due to this.
Here Are 10 Things To Know About Katlyn Nichol
1. Katlyn Began Her Journey To Stardom As A Kid
Katlyn began her rise to stardom at a very early age. Reports have it that as early as when she was 2 years old, she would sing along to songs from the car’s stereo. She also went further in this quest by singing backup vocals for her dad sometimes.
2. She Used To Sing In A Choir
Katlyn was born into a music-inclined family therefore it is no surprise how her love for music and her journey towards being a musical artist started. However, like with most artists, she started this career singing in the Church choir. She was a member of the ‘Jesus Peace Ministries’ choir at the age of 8 and is still an inspiration to vocalists of Newark’s ‘Deliverance Evangelist Center’ where her grandfather was a pastor.
3. She Was Signed To Matriarch/Def Jam Records At The Age Of 12
At the very early age of 12, Katlyn had already begun to steal the hearts of many who heard her sing. Inevitably, she caught the eye of multiple award winner, Mary J Blige who was awestruck and mesmerized by the little girl’s singing abilities. MJB then signed 12-year-old Katlyn to her Matriarch/Def Jam Record label.
4. She Has Performed On Great Stages And With Superstars
As Katlyn rose to fame, she started attracting a lot of attention to herself. She was called upon a couple of times to perform on stage with Mary J Blige when she was signed to the Matriarch Record label. She also had the opportunity to tour with superstar, Diggy Simmons, Jacob Latimore, and the OMG Girlz.
She has also performed at ‘Radio City Music Hall’, and the ‘Essence Music Festival’ to name a few.
5. Katlyn Nichol Was Featured In A Commercial
She had a national feature on the commercial for Burger King, has appeared on CentricTV, and a couple of more features and appearances.
6. Katlyn Joined The Blackish Family As A Series Regular In 2021
Katlyn made a guest appearance on the ‘Blackish’ Series in its 6th season’s finale, however, towards the end of the year; 2020, she was made a regular on the show. She plays the role of Junior’s girlfriend who has to go through the struggle of social-distance dating due to the pandemic.
7. Katlyn Nichol Took Dancing Classes
Katlyn thrives to be more than just a pretty face in front of the camera, singing or acting. she has decided to merge her vocal prowess with performing skills and in a bid to get this ‘performer’ status, she took dance classes to help her get better at dancing and performing on stage.
8. Where Does Katly Nichol Get Her Inspiration From?
The 26 year old admits to looking up to stars such as Beyonce. She is totally a ‘BeeHive’ and she admires how Beyonce can merge singing and perform on stage and in music videos. She also admires Brandy who while still acting, doesn’t fail to deliver massive musical hits. She believes only strong women can pull such feats off and these two are the definitions of who a strong woman is.
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9. Her Sisters’ Relationship Stories Inspired Her Recent Hit Song; ‘Liar’
Katlyn is the youngest of 5 sisters and so she learned a great deal about relationships from her four older sisters. You may say she learned the “Do’s and Don’t’s” about dating and relationships from them.
Katlyn’s elder sisters found it easy to vent and rant to her about what they were going through in their relationships and she also witnessed a couple of things so she was inspired by their stories to write and record her song ‘Liars’.
Of course, she got permission from them to do so.
10. She Signed A Contract Deal With Cmnty Culture Records And Republic
According to variety.com the young star, Katlyn Nichol has been signed to Cmnty Culture Rcrds and Republic Records. It was with this record label that Katlyn dropped her single ‘Liars’. The news of this new contract was put out on the 4th of June 2021. She is presently signed to this record label.
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