Nicole Cassandra Smit is an Edinburgh based singer/songwriter who blends her smokey voice and country ballad lyrics with RnB hooks and soulful harmonies. In 2014, she started out as a backing singer for the show Blues! and for the following years, one of its featured artists. In 2016, this blossomed into helming a spin off show of her own: Queens of The Blues. The sell out show caught the attention of, and was invited to perform in other Fringe and Jazz & Blues Festivals in Scotland, England and Germany. 

The line-up of the show would perform all year round under the name: Nicole & The Back Up Crew. At the same time Nicole formed SMITTEN with Charlie Wild & Alex Palmer, an original lo-fi alternative trio, that started in 2016 and to date has released 2 EPs, a live album and were invited by a national promoter to tour Italy in 2018 & 2019.

The success of these projects made Nicole one of the most versatile and bookable names in the Scottish blues scene. In 2022 Nicole started releasing original solo material under her own name and her first single as a solo artist - “Strong Woman” - was featured on The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show on 6Music. Following the success of the single, her first album “THIRD IN LINE” was released in July 2022 and was named one of the best Swedish albums of the summer by Per Sinding Larsen of SVT.