Nicola Corinne Hitchcock is a British electronica, trip hop, and downtempo singer-songwriter and producer from London. Hitchcock began writing songs at age nine and contributed vocals and keyboards to the Eternal Triangle album Touch and Let Go in 1984. In 1993, Hitchcock released the debut solo album A Bowl of Chalk, featuring folk instrumentation and bassist Danny Thompson. The recording included the singles “Pick Up Your Coat” and “My Mistake”. From 1995 to 2002, Hitchcock performed in the trip hop duo Mandalay with Saul Freeman, releasing the albums Empathy (1998) and Instinct (2000). Following the group's dissolution, Hitchcock collaborated with Tiësto on the 2001 track “In My Memory”. In 2005, Hitchcock released the solo album Passive Aggressive, featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto and Chris Brann. Subsequent releases include the 2012 EP Quarterbright and the 2020 single “Song For Rachel”.
