Nicolette Louisa Palikat (born 1 November 1985) is a Malaysian American singer from Tambunan, Sabah.
While a university student, she successfully auditioned for Malaysian Idol in Kuching, Sarawak, impressing the judges with her rendition of Mariah Carey's Emotions.
After six weeks, Nikki was voted out on 12 September 2004 to some controversy, as she had been seen as a favourite to win by Malaysian Idol judge, Paul Moss.
[2] Following Caramu, Nikki teamed up with fellow Malaysian and Sabahan singer, Yanie, and both featured in Ning Baizura's August single release, Drama.
On 28 December 2008, Nikki released her second album, Hawa featuring the singles "Relakan" and "Selamat Tinggal".