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{{short description|American musician (1978–2020)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nikki McKibbin
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| birth_name = Katherine Nicole McKibbin
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1978|09|28}}
| birth_place = [[Grand Prairie, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|11|01|1978|09|28}}
| death_place = [[Arlington, Texas]], U.S.
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2002–2020
| label = Down Boys, Chenoa, Astral, [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| past_member_of = Love Stricken Demise, Rivethead, Downside
| website =
}}
'''Katherine Nicole McKibbin''' (September 28, 1978 – November 1, 2020)<ref name="obit">{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/11/01/nikki-mckibbin-american-idol-dead-dies-brain/ |title='American Idol' Contestant Nikki McKibbin Dead at 42|website=TMZ|access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref> was an American [[rock music]] singer-songwriter who finished third in the debut season of the [[reality television]] series ''[[American Idol]]''. Before ''American Idol'', McKibbin appeared in the first season of ''[[Popstars]]''. In May 2007, she released a rock album called ''Unleashed''.
==''American Idol''==
{{unreferenced section|date=November 2020}}
In 2002, McKibbin appeared on [[American Idol (season 1)|the first season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'', placing third. McKibbin was in the bottom three every week except one, a total of six times (including elimination).
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Songs performed by Nikki McKibbin for ''American Idol''
|-
!scope="col"| Round
!scope="col"| Song choice
!scope="col"| Original artist
!scope="col"| Theme
!scope="col"| Result
|-
|Audition
!scope="row"|{{ubl|"[[I Will Survive]]"|"[[One Moment in Time]]"}}
|{{ubl|[[Gloria Gaynor]]|[[Whitney Houston]]}}
|N/A
|Advanced
|-
|Pasadena audition
!scope="row"|"[[Unchained Melody]]"
|[[The Righteous Brothers]]
|N/A
|Advanced
|-
|Semi-final
!scope="row"|"[[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]"
|[[Bonnie Tyler]]
|N/A
|Advanced
|-
|Top 10
!scope="row"|"[[Ben (song)|Ben]]"
|[[Michael Jackson]]
|[[Motown Records|Motown]]
|Bottom 3
|-
|Top 8
!scope="row"|"[[Piece of My Heart]]"
|[[Janis Joplin]]
|The 1960s
|Safe
|-
|Top 7
!scope="row"|"[[Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar song)|Heartbreaker]]"
|[[Pat Benatar]]
|The 1970s
|Bottom 3
|-
|Top 6
!scope="row"|"[[Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)]]"
|[[Ella Fitzgerald]]
|[[Big Band]]
|Bottom 3
|-
|Top 5
!scope="row"|"[[(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me]]"
|[[Lou Johnson (singer)|Lou Johnson]]
|[[Burt Bacharach]]
|Bottom 2
|-
|Top 4
!scope="row"|{{ubl|"Mary Jane"|"[[I'm the Only One]]"}}
|{{ubl|[[Alanis Morissette]]|[[Melissa Etheridge]]}}
|{{ubl|The 1980s|The 1990s}}
|Bottom 2
|-
|Top 3
!scope="row"|{{ubl|"[[Black Velvet (song)|Black Velvet]]"|"[[Edge of Seventeen]]"}}
|{{ubl|[[Alannah Myles]]|[[Stevie Nicks]]}}
|Judges' Choice
|Eliminated
|}
==Post-''Idol'' career==
Immediately following her stint on ''American Idol'', McKibbin signed with [[19 Management]] and [[RCA Records]]. They urged her to record a [[country music|country]] album, but she was determined to stay true to her rock roots; she rejected the idea, saying she felt she would be "selling out." The creative differences resulted in no releasable recordings being produced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-04-08-mckibbin_N.htm|title=Nikki McKibbin: At-home mom still bad to the bone|website=Usatoday30.usatoday.com}}</ref>
McKibbin ran Angelfire Productions, a karaoke company, but after ''Idol'', "got out of the karaoke business" to focus on her music career.<ref>[http://www.foxesonidol.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article1804.art&page=1 Sery, Gil; "“I’m More Than Just A Singer”: An Interview with American Idol’s Nikki McKibbin"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404000559/http://www.foxesonidol.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article1804.art&page=1 |date=2007-04-04 }}; Foxesonidol.com; December 1, 2005</ref>
In 2004, she appeared on the holiday CD ''Christmas in a Fishbowl'' with several other reality stars for Fishbowl.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55413-2004Dec10.html|title=In Santa's Bag, Songs That'll Sleigh You – or Not (washingtonpost.com)|website=Washingtonpost.com|access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref>
In May 2005, McKibbin joined Dallas rock band Downside. They did several shows together including a sold-out show at the [[Hard Rock Cafe]] in Dallas, but McKibbin left the band in September of the same year due to creative and personal differences.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title='American Idol' Alum Nikki McKibbin Says Simon Cowell Drove Her To Drink, Drugs|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597303/american-idol-alum-simon-drove-her-drink.jhtml|website=[[MTV News]]|date=October 17, 2008|access-date=4 March 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In 2005, McKibbin appeared in several reality shows, including a "Reality TV Stars" episode of ''[[Fear Factor]]'', and the sports competition show ''[[Battle of the Network Reality Stars]]'', in which her team won. She also appeared in the [[E! Entertainment]] reality show ''[[Kill Reality]]'', which documented the filming of ''[[The Scorned]]'', a television movie featuring a cast of people who had been on reality television shows; McKibbin played a singer in the film.
Later in 2005, it was announced that she was signed to Australian indie label Astral Records, with her rock-influenced album originally intended to be released in February 2006.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} Recording began in December 2005, starting with a cover version of "[[To Be with You]]" by [[Mr. Big (American band)|Mr. Big]]. A single of "The Lie"/"To Be with You" and a limited edition behind-the-scenes DVD was made available through her official website.
McKibbin's debut album ''Unleashed'' came out May 22, 2007. For the promotional 2007 tour, McKibbin worked with Texas heavy metal band [[Rivethead]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/apr/02/rivethead-teams-iidoli-nikki-mckibbin/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426095453/http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/apr/02/rivethead-teams-iidoli-nikki-mckibbin/|url-status=dead|title="Rivethead teams up with Idol Nikki McKibbin"; pegasusnews.com; April 2, 2007.|archive-date=April 26, 2007}}</ref>
Late in 2007, McKibbin recorded two Christmas songs for the album ''[[American Christmas]]''. One was a cover of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by [[Vince Vance & the Valiants]] and the other was an original, "Alone with the Christmas Lights".
In 2008, McKibbin appeared on the second season of the [[VH1]] reality show ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]'', in which she received treatment for [[cocaine]] and [[alcoholism|alcohol addiction]] at the Pasadena Recovery Center (PRC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.vh1.com/2008-06-10/new-slate-of-celebs-check-into-rehab-2-with-dr-drew/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613005309/http://blog.vh1.com/2008-06-10/new-slate-of-celebs-check-into-rehab-2-with-dr-drew/|url-status=dead|title="Celebs check into Celebrity Rehab 2"; vh1.com|archive-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref><ref>''[[TV Guide]]''; June 23, 2008; Page 8</ref> While receiving a [[physical examination]] from Dr. [[Drew Pinsky]] in the season's first episode, she revealed that she was [[sexual abuse|sexually]], [[domestic violence|physically]] and emotionally abused as a child. On top of that, she also lost her mother to addiction the previous year. Pinsky noticed signs of [[hepatomegaly]] during the examination, most likely caused by her alcoholism. She said that she was on prescription [[ziprasidone]] and [[amphetamine|dextro-methamphetamine]] to reduce her anxiety, but Pinsky told her that it was unwise for a serious addict to be on such powerful medications. Her withdrawal was painful, and the day after she was taken off her medications she experienced the lethargy of withdrawal syndrome.
After McKibbin completed the program at the PRC, she moved into a [[sober living houses|sober living environment]], which was filmed for the ''Celebrity Rehab'' spinoff ''[[Sober House]]''.<ref>[http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/celebrity_rehab/2008_Dec_19_sober_house_cast "Sober House Will Follow Celebrity Rehab Cast, Andy Dick in Sober Living"]. Reality Blurred. December 19, 2008</ref> During a group night out for McKibbin and her fellow sober living housemates, which fell on the anniversary of her mother's death the previous year, she gave her first-ever performance while sober, singing her song "Inconsolable".<ref>''[[Sober House]]''. [[VH1]]. March 5, 2009. No. 8, season 1.</ref>
McKibbin later appeared in the fifth episode of ''Celebrity Rehab'''s fifth season, during which she marked three years of sobriety, and performed for that season's cast.<ref name=CelebRehab5.2>{{Cite episode|title=Family Weekend|series=[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]|network=[[VH1]]|airdate= July 31, 2011|season =5|number =6}}</ref>
In 2011, McKibbin formed a new band called Love Stricken Demise. The band released an EP in 2012 called ''Psychotrip'' which included their single "Celebrity High".
In 2014, McKibbin was seen accompanying her son Tristan on the [[American Idol (season 13)|thirteenth season]] of ''American Idol'' during his audition, where he made it to Hollywood, but was ultimately cut before the live shows.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-hollywood-week-kicks-677493|title=American Idol Hollywood Week Kicks Off With Nikki McKibbin, Son Tristen Langley (Video)|last=Angermiller|first=Michele Amabile|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref>
McKibbin used to give vocal and performance lessons for children in [[Fort Worth, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nikki-mckibbin-american-idol-season-171754927.html |title=Nikki McKibbin, 'American Idol' Season 1 Finalist, Dies at 42 |website=Yahoo! |date=1 November 2020 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
McKibbin was born in [[Grand Prairie, Texas]]. She was married to Craig Sadler. She had a son, Tristen Cole Langley, (b. December 20, 1997), from a previous relationship. Her husband, Craig, appeared with her on ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]''.<ref>''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]'' Episode 2.6 [[VH1]]; November 27, 2008</ref>
McKibbin marked a year of sobriety on June 10, 2009.<ref name=NorrisPage4>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/magazine/03Pinsky-t.html|title=Hitting Bottom|first=Chris|last=Norris|date=December 30, 2009|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
==Death==
On November 1, 2020, McKibbin was taken off life support after suffering a [[intracranial aneurysm|brain aneurysm]] on October 28.<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|url=https://ew.com/tv/nikki-mckibbin-american-idol-contestant-dies-at-42/|title=Nikki McKibbin, American Idol contestant, dies at 42|date=November 2, 2020|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> She is the fourth ''[[American Idol]]'' finalist to die after [[Michael Johns (singer)|Michael Johns]] in 2014, Rickey Smith in 2016, and [[Leah LaBelle]] in 2018.
==Discography==
===Albums===
===''Unleashed''===
{{Track listing
|headline=''Unleashed'' track listing
|title1=The Lie
|length1=3:51
|note1=
|title2=[[Cry Little Sister]]
|length2=3:22
|note2=
|title3=Electrik
|length3=3:32
|note3=
|title4=Naked Inside
|length4=3:20
|note4=
|title5=If I Was a Boy
|length5=3:27
|note5=
|title6=Drowning
|length6=3:37
|note6=
|title7=Sorry
|length7=4:16
|note7=
|title8=Save What's Left of Me
|length8=3:20
|note8=
|title9=[[To Be with You]]
|length9=3:15
|note9=
|title10=Unleashed
|length10=2:53
|note10=
}}
{{Track listing
|headline=''Unleashed'' 2020 reissue track listing
|title1=The Lie
|length1=3:51
|note1=
|title2=[[Cry Little Sister]]
|length2=3:18
|note2=
|title3=Inconsolable
|length3=4:18
|note3=
|title4=Naked Inside
|length4=3:20
|note4=
|title5=Save What's Left of Me
|length5=3:23
|note5=
|title6=Sorry
|length6=4:18
|note6=
|title7=It Matters to Me
|length7=3:45
|note7=
|title8=Drowning
|length8=3:29
|note8=
|title9=If I Was a Boy
|length9=3:29
|note9=
|title10=[[To Be with You]]
|length10=3:17
|note10=
|title11=Unleashed
|length11=2:52
|note11=
|title12=Made It
|length12=4:20
|note12=featuring The League
}}
===''Psychotrip''===
{{Track listing
|headline=''Psychotrip'' track listing
|title1=Psychotrip
|length1=3:43
|note1=
|writer1={{hlist|Billy Blair|Nikki McKibbin}}
|title2=Celebrity High
|length2=3:19
|note2=
|writer2={{hlist|Blair|McKibbin}}
|title3=This Life
|length3=5:45
|note3=
|writer3={{hlist|Blair|McKibbin}}
|title4=Love and Hate
|length4=4:05
|note4=
|writer4={{hlist|Blair|McKibbin}}
}}
===Singles ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! style="width:14em;"| Single
! Album/EP
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006
| scope="row"| "[[To Be with You]]"
|rowspan="3"| ''Unleashed''
|-
| scope="row"| "The Lie"
|-
| 2007
| scope="row"| "Electrik"
|-
| 2008
| scope="row"| "Here to There"
| rowspan="3"|Non-album single
|-
| 2009
| scope="row"| "Inconsolable"
|-
|rowspan="2"|2011
| scope="row"| "Made It" <small>(with The League)</small>
|-
| scope="row"| "Celebrity High" <small>(with Love Stricken Demise)</small>
| ''Psychotrip''
|}
===Compilation appearances===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width="42"| Year
! Track
! Album
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
|align="left"| "[[Piece of My Heart]]"
|rowspan="2"| ''[[American Idol: Greatest Moments]]''
|-
|align="left"| "[[California Dreamin']]" <small>(Ensemble)</small>
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2004
|align="left"| "Jingle Bells 2.0"
|rowspan="4"| ''Christmas in a Fishbowl''
|-
|align="left"| "Deck the Halls" <small>(with Toni Ferrari)</small>
|-
|align="left"| "I Wish You a Merry Christmas" <small>(with JD Adams)</small>
|-
|align="left"| "[[O Come, All Ye Faithful]]"
|-
|2008
|align="left"| "Alone with the Christmas Lights"
|''American Christmas''
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010
|align="left"| "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You (Vince Vance & The Valiants song)|All I Want for Christmas Is You]]"
|''American Christmas 2''
|-
|align="left"| "[[To Be with You]]"
|''I Saw You On TV - Reality TV Stars, Vol. 1''
|}
===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! style="width:12em;"| Video
|-
| 2006
! scope="row"| "The Lie"
|-
| 2011
! scope="row"| "Celebrity High"
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1228265|Nikki McKibbin}}
* {{Discogs artist|Nikki McKibbin}}
{{American Idol}}
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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:American rock songwriters]]
[[Category:American women singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:Place of death missing]]
[[Category:American Idol participants]]
[[Category:American women rock singers]]
[[Category:People from Grand Prairie, Texas]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas]]
[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters]]
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