Nicole Morier

{{short description|American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1982)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| image = Coco morier.JPG

| caption =

| origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| birth_name = Nicole Louise Morier{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/322506258 |title=BIKINI BOTTOM |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=August 3, 2024}}

| alias = Coco Morier

| instrument = Vocals, guitar

| genre = Pop, electropop, dance-pop

| occupation = Singer-songwriter, producer

| years_active = 2002–present

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

  • Electrocute
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg
  • The Lady Tigra
  • Spy Numbers

}}

|label = {{hlist|INGRID|Gummizelle}}

| website = {{URL|www.cocomorier.com}}

}}

Nicole Louise "Coco" Morier 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/pop-life/the-top-25-songs-of-2011-20111221.html |title=The Top 25 Songs of 2011 |work=RollingStone Magazine|date=December 21, 2011|access-date=July 23, 2014}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Nicole_Morier_Interview.html |title=Interview with Nicole Morier |publisher=HitQuarters |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=August 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314062509/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Nicole_Morier_Interview.html |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Morier soon after signed with music publishers Kobalt. 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.{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/coachella-2010-swooning-with-charlotte-gainsbourg-and-spoon-gets-feisty.html |title=Review Charlotte Gainsbourg Coachella |newspaper=LA Times|date=April 18, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2011}}

In 2011, Morier released a self-titled solo EP as "Coco Morier."{{cite web|title=Coco Morier – EP (Album Review)|url=http://www.vertigoshtick.com/2012/01/coco-morier-ep-album-review.html|publisher=Vertigo Shtick|access-date=April 6, 2012}} The five-song extended play album contains production from Miike Snow members Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg as well as Freescha and Magnus Lidehall.{{cite web|title=Coco Morier – EP (Album Review)|url=http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/look_coco_morier_to_release_debut_ep_strangers_may_kiss|publisher=Filter|access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-date=July 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723041758/http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/look_coco_morier_to_release_debut_ep_strangers_may_kiss/|url-status=dead}}

In 2012, Morier began the artist collective INGRID along with Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, members of the Teddybears and others.{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/45843-lykke-li-peter-bjorn-and-john-miike-snow-teddybears-more-launch-record-label/ |title=Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John, Miike Snow, More Launch Label |date=March 20, 2012 |publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=July 23, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/03/miike-snow-lykke-li-form-new-collectiverecord-label-ingrid/ |title=Miike Snow, Lykke Li form new collective/record label Ingrid |date=March 20, 2012 |publisher=Consequence of Sound |access-date=July 23, 2012}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.juxtapoz.com/music/gunwolf-a-manga-comic-book-with-a-soundtrack|title="Gunwolf," A Manga Comic Book with a Soundtrack|publisher=}}

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|date=October 2017}}

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".{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7487658/coco-morier-jerome-rousseau-shoes-interview.html|title=Singer-Songwriter Coco Morier Acts as Muse for Jerome Rousseau Signature Shoes |publisher=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2017}}

In 2016, V magazine called her "one of pop's best kept secrets" on the release of her debut solo album.{{cite web|url=http://vmagazine.com/article/premiere-coco-morier-releases-new-video-dreamer.html|title="Dreamer" video premiere|work=V Magazine|date=June 15, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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.{{cite web|title=Inside The Controversial Musical Where Michael Jackson's Glove Is An Alien|website=Forbes|date=2020|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2020/02/23/inside-the-controversial-musical-where-michael-jacksons-glove-is-an-alien/?fbclid=IwAR0ZcKO2XGDPexNPOzQbbxBiG1--p8ECBZ8Ao_aTU66-GI9I1UWfDWY8Brc#4ed9a6191d1f}}{{cite web|title=Michael Jackson Musical Will Blame Sex Abuse Allegations on "Virgin Boy Blood" Glove|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 4, 2019|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/michael-jackson-musical-will-blame-sex-abuse-virgin-boy-blood-glove-1259149}}{{cite web|title=Johnny Depp Is Producing a Musical About Michael Jackson, "As Told By His Glove"|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/johnny-depp-for-the-love-of-a-glove-michael-jackson-musical/}} 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."

{{cite web|title=New Musical Imagines Michael Jackson's Story As Told By His Famous Glove|website=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/01/810036738/new-musical-imagines-michael-jacksons-story-as-told-by-his-famous-glove}}

The show suspended its successful run because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Discography

=Songwriting discography=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Year

!Artist

!Album

!Song written

scope="row"|2007

|rowspan="3"|Britney Spears

|Blackout

|"Heaven on Earth"

scope="row" rowspan="8"|2008

|rowspan="2"|Circus

|"Mmm Papi"

"Rock Me In"
rowspan="3"|Junkie XL

|rowspan="3"|Booming Back at You

|"Mad Pursuit"

"New Toy"
"Not Enough"
rowspan="3"|Tom Jones

|rowspan="3"|24 Hours

|"Seen That Face"

"If He Should Ever Leave You"
"Take Me Back To The Party"
scope="row" rowspan="6"|2010

|Wynter Gordon

|With the Music I Die

|"Dirty Talk"

rowspan="3"|Aeroplane

|rowspan="3"|We Can't Fly

|"We Can't Fly"

"I Don't Feel"
"Without Lies"
Miranda Cosgrove

|Sparks Fly

|"Charlie"

Hyper Crush

|{{n/a}}

|"Kick Us Out"

scope="row" rowspan="8"|2011

|Data Romance

|Data Romance EP

|{{n/a}}

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"

rowspan="2"|Britney Spears

|rowspan="2"|Femme Fatale

|"How I Roll"

"Trip To Your Heart"
Lena

|Good News

|"Taken by a Stranger"

rowspan="4" scope="row"|2012

|Icona Pop

|Icona Pop

|"We Got the World"

Gemini

|{{n/a}}

|"3D Romeo" {{small|(featuring Fabienne)}}

Nause

|{{n/a}}

|"Hungry Hearts"

Sarah De Bono

|No Shame

|"No Shame"

rowspan="2" scope="row"|2014

|Ace Wilder

|The Wildcard

|"Riot"

Namie Amuro

|{{n/a}}

|"Sweet Kisses"

rowspan="3" scope="row"|2015

|Ellie Goulding

|Delirium

|"Keep On Dancin'"

Demi Lovato

|Confident

|"Wildfire"

Galantis

|Pharmacy

|"Dancin' to the Sound of a Broken Heart"

scope="row"|2016

|Momoiro Clover Z

|Hakkin no Yoake

|"Rock the Boat"

scope="row" rowspan="4"|2017

|rowspan="3"|The Beaches

|rowspan="3"|Late Show

|"Give It Up"

"Gold"
"Sweet Life"
Hayley Kiyoko

|Citrine

|"Ease My Mind"

scope="row" rowspan="3"|2018

|rowspan="3"|Hayley Kiyoko

|rowspan="3"|Expectations

|"Expectations"

"Under The Blue/Take Me In"
"Molecules"
rowspan="5" scope="row" |2019

|rowspan="3"|The Beaches

|rowspan="3"|The Professional

|"Fascination"

"Desdemona"
"Want What You Got"
Ava Max

|rowspan="1"|Heaven & Hell

|"Salt"

Lexie Liu

|2030

|"Love and Run"

scope="row" rowspan="4"|2020

|rowspan="3"|Rina Sawayama

|rowspan="3"|Sawayama

|"Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)"

"Love Me 4 Me"
"Bees & Honey"
rowspan="3"|Charli XCX & Galantis

|rowspan="3"|Song for Super Nintendo World

|"We Are Born To Play"

=Solo discography=

==Albums==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Details

scope="row"| Dreamer{{Cite web|url=https://www.cocomorier.com/music/dreamer/|title = Dreamer – COCO MORIER}}

|

==Extended plays==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Details

scope="row"| Coco Morier{{cite web|title=coco morier ep|url=http://soundcloud.com/coco-morier/sets/coco-morier-ep/|access-date=April 6, 2012}}

|

scope="row"| Strangers May Kiss

|

scope="row"| Perfect People

|

  • Released: July 30, 2019
  • Label: Gummizelle{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1T7MUkUKloj7V7004verRJ|title = Perfect People|website = Spotify|date = July 31, 2019}}
  • Format: Digital download

==Singles==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="1"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Album

scope="row"| "No Pressure"{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4m4ODbbXHG4DqdJS70wUGl|title = No Pressure|website = Spotify|date = May 13, 2016}}

|rowspan=2|2016

|rowspan=2|Dreamer

scope="row"| "Dreamer"{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/16eanrCVOWGoMnzxBGo5Ps|title = Dreamer|website = Spotify|date = June 10, 2016}}
scope="row"| "State of Love"
{{small|(featuring Lula The Beat)}}{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6U0tCHP4Mfe9a3HTXz3IPA|title = State of Love|website = Spotify|date = March 8, 2019}}

|rowspan=2|2019

|rowspan=3 {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Daytime Parties"
{{small|(featuring The Lady Tigra)}}{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/17V8zvH5XbQA1kJnpflJro|title = Daytime Parties|website = Spotify|date = August 23, 2019}}
scope="row"| "After Hours"{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2kq4mTaoxYMsEhrteEUdEm|title = After Hours|website = Spotify|date = May 13, 2020}}

|2020

==Guest appearances==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists

! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Other artist(s)

! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Album

scope="row"|"Afterlife"{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4WCbB8trI2M0aMQKpxayEW|title = Afterlife|website = Spotify|date = April 21, 2012}}

|2012

|{{N/A}}

|INGRID Volym 1

scope="row"|"Sex and Violence"

|rowspan=5|2013

|Max Von Sydow

|rowspan=5|Gunwolf: Get Ready to Get Killed (Original Soundtrack){{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/36D54Wf7GMgr7FH4lsiyYW|title = Gunwolf: Get Ready to Get Killed (Original Soundtrack)|website = Spotify|date = September 2, 2013}}

scope="row"|"Monster Therapy"

|The Criminals

scope="row"|"Glamour Tits"

|The Criminals
Zoobombs

scope="row"|"Synth Pagoda"

|The Criminals

scope="row"|"I Get What I Want"

|Max Von Sydow

scope="row"|"Touch of Gold"{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/6McZ3XTqo7WAXOqUOmN4Yw|title = Touch of Gold|website = Spotify|date = April 17, 2015}}

|2015

|Julian Hamilton

|INGRID Volym 2.1

scope="row"|"Heart Attack"{{Citation |title=Oliver (Ft. De La Soul) – Heart Attack |url=https://genius.com/Oliver-heart-attack-lyrics |access-date=2024-08-28}}

|2017

|Oliver, De La Soul

|Full Circle

scope="row"|"Bees & Honey"{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/5cgLWyDfRXIn0rwW37cKtc|title = Bees & Honey - Bonus Track|website = Spotify|date = December 4, 2020}}

|2020

|Rina Sawayama

|Sawayama (Deluxe)

=Electrocute discography=

;Full-length albums and EPs

  • 2003 - Tribute to Your Taste
  • 2005 - Troublesome Bubblegum
  • 2008 - On the Beat
  • 2009 - Double Diamond

;Singles

  • 2003 - "Sugar Buzz"
  • 2005 - "Shag Ball"
  • 2005 - "Cops Copulating"
  • 2008 - "Bad Legs"
  • 2008 - "On The Beat"
  • 2008 - "Mad Pursuit"

;Other appearances

References