She married Australian producer/songwriter Justin Stanley and moved to his country. While already a music business veteran, in the early 1990s, Costa transitioned away from childhood pop to mature soul. Yes, It's Me was released to fulfill a contractual obligation in 1989.Īfter graduating from high school, Costa decided to move away from pop and moved toward funk and soul, becoming influenced by Motown artists. Don Costa died of a heart attack shortly after the album was recorded. Her second album Fairy Tales (cuentos de hadas) was released in 1983. The album Nikka Costa was released outside the U.S. 13 in the Flanders region of Belgium., and No.
Ĭosta's career as a recording artist under her own name started in 1981, when she recorded the song " (Out Here) On My Own" (from the movie Fame). At age 9, Costa sang with Frank Sinatra in an appearance on the lawn of the White House. The album was well received in Europe and Costa became known as a child star. Besquet and Tony Renis, were working with her father on the album Don Costa Plays the Beatles when they had a brainstorm to produce an album with Nikka singing, while her father played acoustic guitar. During her childhood, Costa was surrounded by famous musicians and traveled around the world with her father.Īt age five, Costa recorded a single with Hawaiian singer Don Ho. Her father, Don Costa, was a producer and musician.
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