Biography by Heather Phares Nashville-based singer/songwriter, minister, and choreographer Nicole Mullen has worked as a vocalist with Michael W. Smith, as a songwriter for Jaci Velasquez, and as a dancer and choreographer with Amy Grant for her Heart in Motion tour. One of the songs she co-wrote for Velasquez, "On My Knees," won the 1998 GMA Song of the Year award; her self-titled 2000 debut features more of her unique songwriting, which blends R&B, folk, gospel, and pop into a style she calls "funkabilly."