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NICOLE WRAY

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Nicole Monique Wray (born July 1 1981, sometimes credited as Nicole), is an United States|American contemporary R&B|R&B, pop music|pop, and hip hop music|hip hop singer-songwriter.

Her song "Make It Hot (song)|Make It Hot", peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1998.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3032185&cdi=7374954&cid=11%2F28%2F1998 "Make It Hot" (The Billboard Hot 100 chart)], ''Billboard (magazine)|Billboard'', November 28 1998</ref>

Biography
Early success
Wray was born in Salinas, California|Salinas, California and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth, Virginia. Introduced to Missy Elliott by one of Elliott's cousins, Wray sang on a track on ''Supa Dupa Fly''. When Elliott started her own label, The Goldmind Inc.|The Goldmind, 17-year-old Wray was the first signing.<ref name=amgbio>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0cfyxq9jldse Biography] at Allmusic</ref>

In mid-1998, her debut album ''Make It Hot'' was released. Although criticized for Elliott's heavy-handed involvement (she produced, wrote, and performed on much of the album),<ref name=amgbio /> the first single, "Make It Hot" peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was cert... read all