Listen to Nikki Yanofsky’s #1 hit single “I Believe,” the official theme of Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium

ByStarcasm Staff

Nikki Yanofsky is now the toast of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics after singing the national anthem, “O Canada” during the opening ceremonies and recording “I Believe,” the official theme of Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. Over 3 billion people watched Nikki’s live broadcast performance during the opening ceremonies, many of them witnessing Nikki’s striking talent…

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EXCLUSIVE Interview with Canadian singer Nikki Yanofsky

ByAsa Hawks

It’s an exciting time for Canadian-born singer Nikki Yanofsky. She performed two headlining shows this summer at the world’s largest jazz festival in Montreal (the fifth time she has performed there), she was picked by songwriters Alan Frew and Stephan Moccio to record the CTV’s 2010 Winter Olympics broadcast theme “I Believe,” her debut studio album is due out this spring with songwriting help from the likes of Ron Sexsmith, Jesse Harris and Feist and production by the legendary Phil Ramone. Oh, and in a couple months she will be finishing up the 10th grade.

15-year-old prodigy Nikki Yanofsky talks about headlining the world’s largest jazz festival at 12 years of age, balancing a musical career while still in high school, listening to the Beatles and working on her debut album.