51 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT
THE VOICE
OF GERMANY
Brighton born singer/songwriter Nick Howard, won the
German version of The Voice last month in Berlin.
when and wherever possible. Nick said: “I
remember my first show in New York was at a
venue even Google couldn't find… confirmed by
the three people in attendance. Fortunately
things got better.”
The show was screened live on German TV.
During the final which was broadcast live on
German TV, Nick duetted with Emile Sande, his
mentor Rea Garvey and he sang his own
composition Unbreakable. This came after
opening the show singing with Robbie
Williams and the three other finalists.
Nick moved to New York six years ago with his
guitar, suitcase and a lot of ambition. Now he
has become something of a celebrity in
Germany having won the final of the German
version of the show The Voice, and he will now
be doing the post-show tour of major German
venues (including the O2 in Berlin) over
Christmas and the New Year.
To achieve his dream, Nick spent four years
balancing day jobs (think the Office) and
night jobs (think worst waiter in New York)
and squeezed in shows, writing and recording
tens of thousands of new fans and he
embarked on several headlining tours of his
own in 2011 and 2012. He was recently the
recipient of an ASCAP songwriting award for
Days Like These, a single off the new album.
Nick managed to break free in late 2009 armed
with his debut album, Something To Talk
About, songs from which were featured in
dozens of TV shows and films and received
airplay across radio networks in the US and in
Germany. Since then, Nick has toured all over
the world, playing 150 shows last year. He has
seen his songs break into the charts and has
supported artists such as Lifehouse, Boyce
Avenue, Gavin DeGraw, Counting Crows and
Jack Johnson. “Hearing my song on the radio
for the first time was amazing… watching
Snooki and The Situation make out with my
song playing