EXCLUSIVE Interview with Canadian singer Nikki Yanofsky
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.