Britt Nicole

Brittany Nicole Waddell (born August 2, 1984), better known by her stage name Britt Nicole, is an American vocalist, songwriter and recording artist. She has mainly charted as a Christian pop artist, but in 2012 found her debut mainstream single, "Gold", and, in 2013, "Ready or Not", in the Mainstream Top 40. The album was nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 55th Grammy Awards. She is signed to Sparrow and Capitol Records.

Early life
Britt Nicole was born on August 2, 1984. Nicole began singing at the age of three in her church, Truth Temple of Kannapolis, North Carolina. She, along with her brother and cousin, eventually became involved with the church's daily program on Charlotte TV station WAXN. She was a talented dancer, taking ballet, jazz, hip hop, and lyrical. At South Rowan High School, she was a member of the school's advanced choir group, and performed with them at Carnegie Hall in New York. Nicole was also a member of Duke University's Brightleaf Music Workshop.

2004–06: Follow the Call and Brittany Waddell[edit]
Nicole turned down a scholarship from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a full-time music career. She felt that God was telling her to concentrate on singing instead of going to college. In January 10, 2003 released her debut album, Follow the Call, an independent release as Brittany Waddell.[1] In 2004, she signed a management deal with Vertical Entertainment, and then signed a development deal with Word Records. Also in 2004 she released her debut extended play, Brittany Waddell.[2] In 2006 signed with Sparrow Records and her song "Indestructible" was featured on the WOW Next 2007 compilation CD, and she performed at Creation East/West, Spirit West Coast Monterey, ALIVE 11 festival, and Celebrate Freedom. She was featured on Christian hip-hop group GRITS' 2006 album, Redemption, on the songs "Right Back" and "Soul Cry", both under the name Brittany Waddell.

Personal life
Nicole's parents divorced when she was seven. This was mentioned in her song "Don't Worry Now"[29] and "All This Time". On July 1, 2012, she married Joshua Crosby.[30][31] On February 5, 2013, Nicole announced that she was pregnant.[32] Britt Nicole gave birth to a baby girl, Ella Brave Crosby[33] on July 24, 2013.[34] On September 3, 2014, Nicole and her husband announced that she was pregnant with their second child.[35] On February 8, 2015, at 4:33 am. Nicole gave birth to her son Adin Jerusalem Crosby who weighed 8 pounds.