Nikki & Rich

Nikki & Rich was an R&B group, made up of Nikki Leonti & Rich Velonskis.

Career

Leonti is a California-born pastor's daughter who grew up singing in church.

Velonskis is a Queens, NY-born former DJ and established hip-hop/R&B producer who got his start spinning in New York City clubs as a teenager. They met in 2007. Nikki was based in Nashville working as a background singer for Carrie Underwood and Rich was in Los Angeles producing tracks for Eve, Robin Thicke, Mario, and Ludacris, under his moniker Rich Skillz. A track he produced on Ludacris' No. 1 album Release Therapy earned Rich a "Best Rap Album" Grammy.

Rich was looking for a vocalist and lyricist to collaborate with and he found Nikki. The two began working together in December 2008, writing and recording up in Rich's Hollywood Hills home studio. Nikki & Rich signed with Reprise Records in 2009 and set work on a debut album titled Everything.^[1] Following their departure from the label, the duo released an EP titled Finally Free on their official site for their fans on March 8, 2011. Additionally, they contributed a cover of the 80s hit Mr. Big Stuff for the feature film Hop.^[2] They continued to tour throughout the year, with the release of their debut album (now titled Greatest Hits...) on digital services on September 27, 2011.^[3]

In 2015, Nikki & Rich announced their disbanding.^[4]

Discography

Albums

EPs

• Next Best Thing (2010)
• Finally Free (2011)^[5]

Singles

• "Cat & Mouse" (2009)
• "Dreaming" (from "Just Wright" Soundtrack) (2010)
• "City Lights" (featuring Fabolous) (2011)
• "Rainbow" (2011)
• "Danger" (featuring Hayes) (2011)
• "Same Kind of Man" (2011)

References

External links

• Official Site
• MySpace Profile