Monica Pauline "Nikki" Santos Gil-Albert (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈhil]; born August 23, 1987) is a Filipino singer, actress, host, model, and video jockey.

Born to a father who plays the piano and a mom who sang in a church choir, Nikki showed early signs of musical talent.

[2] After that, she went on to release her first self-titled album, Nikki Gil, that same year under EMI Philippines with "Sakayan ng Jeep" as the carrier single.

During the same year, Disney hired her to sing and star in the music video of the pop version of "It's a Small World After All".

In addition, she was asked to sing the Tagalog version of the song at the grand opening of "It's a Small World" in Hong Kong Disneyland.

In 2006, she was joined by Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzalez and Sam Milby as a host for the first season of Pinoy Dream Academy, a singing reality show from Endemol.

In 2009, she appeared along with Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby and Derek Ramsay for a Star Cinema movie entitled And I Love You So.

In 2012, Gil became part of the TV remake of the Salvador Royales film Mundo Man ay Magunaw as Jennifer la Pena.

In 2013, she played a special participation role in Apoy sa Dagat as young Odessa, and later became a star antagonist in the remake of Maria Mercedes as Misty.

The same year, Nikki Gil won as Best Single Performance By An Actress for her role in "MMK" in the recent 2013 PMPC Star Awards For TV.