Singer, lyricist and producer Nicole Willis first emerged as an artist in the 1980s, performing across clubs in her native New York City. Willis joined the American acid jazz combo Repercussions in 1990, and they subsequently became the first artists to release a single on the cutting-edge label Mo’ Wax (later the home of DJ Shadow and Unkle) with 1992’s “Promise.” Three years later the band signed with Warner Brothers and put out the much slept-on Earth and Heaven LP. In 1997, after dropping their sophomore project Charmed Life, the group disbanded and Willis moved abroad.
In her adopted home of Finland, she joined forces with The Soul Investigators and, in 2005, delivered the soul albumKeep Reachin’ Up, which contains the haunting track “No One’s Gonna Love You.” In 2013, the song became a hit after it was played in a first season episode of the Showtime series Ray Donovan. Later the same year, the group released their second album Tortured Soul. With their forthcoming Happiness In Every Style, due in stores October 2nd, the funky Finnish combo returns with one of the finest soul records of the year.

Soulhead.com recently sat down with Willis to discuss her career and Happiness In Every Style, the highlights of which appear below.

http://www.soulhead.com/2015/09/29/a-conversation-with-soul-songstress-nicole-willis-interview-by-michael-a-gonzales