Biography
Award-winning recording artist and songwriter, Nikki Anders (née Hassman), has spanned the gamut from recording artist (solo, duo, 4 member vocal group) to songwriter, to producer, to record company and music publishing company owner. Working with many different musical styles, Nikki has written, performed or produced for many major motion pictures and television shows, including the FOX television hit Glee; The Glee Project; Hannah Montana, the Movie; Hannah Montana 4; High School Musical 3; Cheetah Girls One World; the Jonas Brothers’ films, Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2; Starstruck; Princess (Disney/ABC Family); Evan Almighty; Back To You; K-Ville; The Wedding Bells; Fashion House; Wicked Wicked Games; The Young Victoria; Dawson’s Creek; The Wedding Planner and Rugrats In Paris. Anders' songs have sold over 25 million records for musical acts Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and the Scene, Backstreet Boys, Clay Aiken, Sheryl Crow, Billy Crawford, Sinead O'Connor, Ashley Tisdale, Avalon and Room For Two. Her hit singles include Miley Cyrus’ “Hoedown Throwdown”, which peaked at #3 on iTunes, and “Send It On” featuring Disney's biggest stars on their 2010 “Friends For Change” project, which hit #5 on iTunes and the top 20 in Billboard’s Hot 100. She also wrote the song "Trackin'" which spent 25 weeks in the top 5 Singles charts. Sheryl Crow’s song “All Kinds of People”, which Nikki co-wrote, was included on the Grammy winning album “Thanks & Giving All Year Long” and the proceeds benefited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Most recently her time has been dedicated to Golden Globe-winning hit TV series Glee, where her voice is the ‘secret weapon’ for music producer Adam Anders when recreating each song, and as a mentor and vocal producer for the Oxygen hit The Glee Project. As a vocalist and vocal arranger on 90% of all Glee songs and it’s soundtracks, the show’s musical performances have been a commercial success with over 21 million singles and over ten million albums sold worldwide. Nikki also wrote one of Glee's first original songs, "Get It Right", an emotional ballad sung by Lea Michelle which reached #2 on iTunes sales chart. In 2009, the Glee cast had 25 singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the most by any artist since The Beatles in 1964. In February 2011, Glee surpassed Elvis as the artist with the most songs placed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. At the tender age of twelve, Nikki left her native rural township of Waverly, Iowa to train as a gymnast for the US Olympic Gymnastic team. Feeling the need to follow her true love for music, Nikki decided to forgo her Olympic pursuit and move to Nashville to pursue a musical career. Within a year and a half she was signed as a member of Avalon, a vocal harmony group, which recorded albums “Avalon” and “A Maze of Grace.” Combined, these albums sold over 1.5 million copies earning eight #1 singles, and garnered industry honors, including three Dove Awards, one being New Artist of the Year. She spent two years of solid touring during her tenure, including two arena tours. Honing her talents as a songwriter, Nikki was subsequently signed by Tommy Mottola to Columbia Records as a solo artist where she met another aspiring songwriter, Adam Anders. Their career together began when Nikki and Adam co-wrote and recorded several songs that found their way into soundtracks for the film The Wedding Planner and the television show Dawson’s Creek which had over 3 million sales. The two would soon join forces to create the group Room For Two. In 2008, the couple released the #1 most requested song on Gospel Music TV and received a Dove Award nomination for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for “Be the Miracle” and “Roots Before Branches” which were featured on the ABC Family movie Princess, and was a top 15 AC radio single. Nikki and her husband, Adam Anders, formed their own production company, Anders Music, Inc. in 2005. AMI has grown into a full service entertainment corporation with record company, music publishing, management, and television divisions. Nikki and Adam's love for music and those who make it is the driving force behind all of their diverse ventures.
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