In 2009, Nicole uploaded her first video to YouTube, her cover of "
Use Somebody" by
Kings of Leon. She followed with more covers on her YouTube channel, including songs by
Bruno Mars,
Katy Perry,
Demi Lovato,
Miley Cyrus,
Taylor Swift,
Selena Gomez,
One Direction,
Echosmith and other artists. the "pop ditty" received one million hits after two days and had 27 million hits by November 2013. In September 2012, Nicole reached number 29 on the
Billboard Social 50 in her fourth week on the popularity chart. An April 2014 article in
The News Tribune said that on YouTube, Nicole had 1.5 million subscribers and 350 million video views. She also performed at the Pre-Show Party for the
2014 Radio Disney Music Awards. On August 19, 2014, Nicole released her single "Electrified". This was her first single off her debut album
Escape, an independent release on Hume Records following her departure from Bad Boy Records. With five new, original songs, all co-written by Nicole and Mgrdichian,
Escape was released on October 14, 2014. The ‘80s-inspired music video for "Electrified" premiered on People.com on September 16, 2014. Nicole starred in her first feature film,
Summer Forever, alongside
Alyson Stoner and Anna Grace Barlow. It was released through
video on demand on September 4, 2015. In 2017, Nicole performed "Get Your Cape On", a cover of the theme song from the animated web series
DC Super Hero Girls, originally performed by Jordyn Kane. ==Personal life==