Nicole Millar

{{Short description|Canadian-Australian electronic, indie pop singer-songwriter}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Nicole Millar

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| caption = Millar in 2018

| birth_name = Nicole Maxine Michel-Millar

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1993|4|27}}

| birth_place = Canada

| origin = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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| genre = {{flatlist|

• Electronic
• indie pop

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| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Voice

| years_active = 2013–present

| label = {{flatlist|

• Universal
• EMI

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| associated_acts = * Cosmo's Midnight

• Peking Duk

| website = {{URL|nicolemillar.com.au}}

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Nicole Maxine Michel-Millar, (born 27 April 1993) who performs as Nicole Millar, is a Canadian-Australian electronic, indie pop singer-songwriter.{{cite web | url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/nicole-millar-is-a-lesson-in-pop-patience-20180521-h10c9i.html | title = Excuse Me, but Nicole Millar's second coming is a lesson in pop patience | last = Mathieson | first = Craig | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 22 May 2018 | accessdate = 27 October 2018 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/nicole-millar|title=Triple J Unearthed|date=3 December 2013 |publisher=Triple J|accessdate=3 December 2016}} She is the featured vocalist on "High" (February 2014) by Australian duo, Peking Duk, which peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Millar co-wrote the track with Sam Littlemore and the duo's Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles.{{cite web | url = https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/iswc/T0614870073 | title = ACE Repertory Search Results for ISWC T0614870073 | publisher = American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) | accessdate = 27 October 2018 }} At the ARIA Music Awards of 2014 she won a trophy for Best Dance Release alongside the group. In the following January, "High", was listed at No.2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014.

Her highest charting solo work is her debut extended play, Tremble (5 February 2016), which peaked at #53 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In November 2017, the EP was certified gold for sales in excess of 35,000 copies.{{Cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2017}} Her debut album, Excuse Me, appeared on 1 June 2018, which peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.{{cite journal | date = 11 June 2018 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180611140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20180612-0000/Issue1476.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 11th June 2018 ~ Issue #1476 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1476 | page = 21 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1476.pdf | archivedate = 11 June 2018 | accessdate = 27 October 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} It was recorded over two years with Sable, Dan Faber, Hoodboi, xSDTRK, and Kyle Shearer producing.{{cite web | url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/nicole-millar-album-tour-announce/9670378 | title = Nicole Millar announces tour to show off her debut album - Music News| last = Newstead | first = Al | publisher = Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) | date = 18 April 2018 | accessdate = 27 October 2018 }}

Craig Mathieson of The Sydney Morning Herald observed that the singer had completed, "a journey of creative self-discovery that began with her pulling her car over to quickly record ideas on her phone and ended with songwriting sessions in Sweden and studio time in Los Angeles." She undertook a national headlining tour in June 2018. The Partae{{'}}s reviewer found the album, "charts everything from admitting your faults and owning your shit to wild nights with best friends and the bittersweet parts of love, lust and relationships."{{cite web | url = https://thepartae.com/nicole-millar-announces-debut-album-excuse-me/ | title = Nicole Millar announces debut album Excuse Me | last = staff writer | work = The Partae | date = 18 April 2018 | accessdate = 27 October 2018 }}

On 6 December 2019, Millar released a new single titled "Favours". On 28 May 2021, Millar released her third EP, Are You Kidding?.