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Nicole Morier
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Background information
Birth nameNicole Louise Morier [1]
Also known asCoco Morier
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Pop, electropop, dance-pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2002–present
Labels
Website www.cocomorier.com

Nicole Louise "Coco" Morier (lives in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. She began her career in 2002 as one half of the electronic rock duo Electrocute before becoming a songwriter for artists including Britney Spears, Tom Jones, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Demi Lovato, and Icona Pop. Her best-known compositions include "Heaven on Earth" and "How I Roll", recorded by Britney Spears, the latter of which was named the #1 song of 2011 by Rolling Stone . [2]

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As a songwriter Nicole has collaborated with the world's top songwriters and producers including Max Martin, Ryan Tedder, Stargate, and Bloodshy and Avant.

Biography

Morier was born in San Francisco but moved as a small child to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her father Johnny Morier, was a folk musician and songwriter who'd written a few minor hits for bands in the Sixties, including Spanky and Our Gang's top 10 "Makin' Every Minute Count", The Cowsills' "Yesterday's Girl" and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs' "Banned in Boston". He had also spent time playing the local folk circuit in Greenwich Village, NYC and had befriended musicians such as Joan Baez and Taj Mahal whom Nicole met as a child. With her father she began singing in churches and local venues and she learned to play an array of instruments.

Nicole first considered pursuing a career as a songwriter for other artists in 2006 when talking with musician-songwriter Greg Kurstin, while working on Electrocute's song "Bikini Bottom" for the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack in Los Angeles. Kurstin had just begun writing songs for pop artists and introduced her to his publisher. [3]

Morier soon after signed with music publishers Kobalt. [3] and landed her first cut when "Heaven on Earth", a song she'd co-written with Freescha, was recorded by Britney Spears for her album Blackout .

Work

In 2009-2010 Morier toured as lead guitarist and backing vocalist with Charlotte Gainsbourg from 2009-2010. [4]

In 2011, Morier released a self-titled solo EP as "Coco Morier." [5] The five-song extended play album contains production from Miike Snow members Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg as well as Freescha and Magnus Lidehall. [6]

In 2012, Morier began the artist collective INGRID along with Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, members of the Teddybears and others. [7] [8]

Morier collaborated with Nick Ebeling on the Gunwolf Comic Book Soundtrack which was released through her label INGRID in October 2013. She executive-produced the album and contributed as writer and producer of 7 of the 16 tracks. The soundtrack was released as a package containing the first edition of Gunwolf Comic Book and a limited-edition tape cassette and later on picture disc. [9]

In March 2014, Morier signed to OneRepublic vocalist and songwriter Ryan Tedder's publishing company Patriot Games in a joint deal with Brill Building Songs and Kobalt Music Publishing.[ citation needed ]

Shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau as a fan of her music named two shoes from his fall collection of 2015 the "Coco" and the "Morier". [10]

In 2016, V magazine called her "one of pop's best kept secrets" on the release of her debut solo album. [11]

Morier composed the all original music for "For the Love of a Glove: An Unauthorized Musical Fable About the Life of Michael Jackson As Told By His Glove" which opened January 2020 in Los Angeles, California along with co-composers Drew Erickson and Max Townsley. [12] [13] [14] The lyrics and book were written by the shows director Julien Nitzberg. Choreography was by Cris Judd and Bryan Anthony. Cris Judd was Michael Jackson's former lead dancer on the HIStory World Tour. It was the premiere production at the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Theater in Los Angeles.

Andrew Limbong on NPR’s Weekend Edition called the show “Raunchy, surreal and absurd... While For the Love of a Glove isn't a hagiographic jukebox musical, it also isn't interested in tearing Michael Jackson down completely.” In his interview with him, Nitzberg told NPR, "He's the King of Pop... And theater usually deals with flawed kings, flawed gods, etc." [15]

Discography

Songwriting discography

YearArtistAlbumSong written
2007 Britney Spears Blackout "Heaven on Earth"
2008 Circus "Mmm Papi"
"Rock Me In"
Junkie XL Booming Back at You "Mad Pursuit"
"New Toy"
"Not Enough"
Tom Jones 24 Hours"Seen That Face"
"If He Should Ever Leave You"
"Take Me Back To The Party"
2010 Wynter Gordon With the Music I Die "Dirty Talk"
Aeroplane We Can't Fly"We Can't Fly"
"I Don't Feel"
"Without Lies"
Miranda Cosgrove Sparks Fly "Charlie"
Hyper Crush "Kick Us Out"
2011 Data Romance Data Romance EP
Wynter Gordon With the Music I Die "Buy My Love"
Selena Gomez & the Scene When the Sun Goes Down "Whiplash"
Sky Ferreira As If! "99 Tears"
Miranda Cosgrove High Maintenance "Sayonara"
Britney Spears Femme Fatale "How I Roll"
"Trip To Your Heart"
Lena Good News "Taken by a Stranger"
2012 Icona Pop Icona Pop "We Got the World"
Gemini "3D Romeo" (featuring Fabienne)
Nause "Hungry Hearts"
Sarah De Bono No Shame "No Shame"
2014 Ace Wilder The Wildcard"Riot"
Namie Amuro "Sweet Kisses"
2015 Ellie Goulding Delirium "Keep On Dancin'"
Demi Lovato Confident "Wildfire"
Galantis Pharmacy "Dancin' to the Sound of a Broken Heart"
2016 Momoiro Clover Z Hakkin no Yoake "Rock the Boat"
2017 The Beaches Late Show "Give It Up"
"Gold"
"Sweet Life"
Hayley Kiyoko Citrine "Ease My Mind"
2018 Hayley Kiyoko Expectations "Expectations"
"Under The Blue/Take Me In"
"Molecules"
2019 The Beaches The Professional"Fascination"
"Desdemona"
"Want What You Got"
Ava Max Heaven & Hell "Salt"
Lexie Liu 2030"Love and Run"
2020 Rina Sawayama Sawayama "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)"
"Love Me 4 Me"
"Bees & Honey"
Charli XCX & Galantis Song for Super Nintendo World "We Are Born To Play"

Solo discography

Albums

TitleDetails
Dreamer [16]

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Coco Morier [17]
Strangers May Kiss
Perfect People

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"No Pressure" [19] 2016Dreamer
"Dreamer" [20]
"State of Love"
(featuring Lula The Beat) [21]
2019Non-album single
"Daytime Parties"
(featuring The Lady Tigra) [22]
"After Hours" [23] 2020

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Afterlife" [24] 2012INGRID Volym 1
"Sex and Violence"2013Max Von SydowGunwolf: Get Ready to Get Killed (Original Soundtrack) [25]
"Monster Therapy"The Criminals
"Glamour Tits"The Criminals
Zoobombs
"Synth Pagoda"The Criminals
"I Get What I Want"Max Von Sydow
"Touch of Gold" [26] 2015Julian HamiltonINGRID Volym 2.1
"Heart Attack" [27] 2017Oliver, De La Soul Full Circle
"Bees & Honey" [28] 2020 Rina Sawayama Sawayama (Deluxe)

Electrocute discography

Full-length albums and EPs
Singles
Other appearances

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