So Tell Me What You Want

<P>'Nicki was and always will be the <B>absolute queen of pop</B>' Mel B<br><br>'When it comes to the music industry, <B>Nicki was part of the medicine</B>, not the illness' Robbie Williams<br><br>'Nicki was<B> right at the centre of some of pop's most memorable moments</B>' Sara Cox<br><br>'From the heights of pop music to the heart of television, Nicki's journey is a <B>captivating story</B> of passion, perseverance and positivity' Peter Kay<br><br><B>1987.</B> Armed with a Filofax, a brick of a mobile phone and steely determination, 20-year-old Nicki Chapman is walking through the seedy streets of Soho towards her first job in the music biz.<br><br>But how did Nicki go from being a looked-over assistant running promo packages over to BBC Radio 1 to a judge on <I>Pop Idol</I> with 15 million viewers tuning in for the nail-biting moment Will Young triumphed over Gareth Gates?<br><br>Everyone knows there were the kingmakers in the heady days of 90s British pop music, but this is a queen's side of the story; a down-to-earth, no-nonsense team player who fought to make it in an industry that was very much a man's world.<br><br>Empowering, entertaining and sprinkled with stardust, Nicki's inspirational behind-the-scenes story takes in the rocketing highs and heart-breaking lows of promoting, managing and touring with the Spice Girls, Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Take That, Billie Piper, Phil Collins and S Club 7, all whilst confronting chauvinism and smashing through the career glass ceiling.</P>