Former Postie and Oakland University alumni Nicole Gaglio is releasing her second official song under the stage name NICOLE. Her newest song titled “Obsessed” was released on Sept. 5th this year along with a music video.
Gaglio began her journey as a musician well before her time at Oakland. She began piano lessons at age 4 and has had her toes dipped in the waters of musicianship ever since. Prior to 2021, coincidentally the same year she graduated from OU with a Bachelor of Arts and Psychology, she had a number of songs out under the name Nicole Michelle.
As the years have gone by, music has only further rooted itself into Gaglio’s life, and she has chosen to take her music career more seriously. Nicole Michelle took a backseat to NICOLE, and all her previous music was scrapped to make room for this new era.
Reflecting the shift in her career, Gaglio sings the lyric “found my lane” in her newest song “Obsessed.” The lyric encompasses where she is at in her career and how she has learned to balance her two passions, music and therapy. The song is also a message to anyone struggling with how the world might perceive them while searching for their own place.
“There are always gonna be people who laugh or think that what you’re doing is cringe when you’re doing something creative or out of the box. And I guess the message is kind of just like, you can laugh, you can think it’s cringe, but like, I’m in my lane, I’m doing what I love and I’m happy,” Gaglio said in an interview.
After her time at OU, Gaglio attended the University of Michigan where she received her master’s degree in social work. When she is not making a difference with her music, she is doing so with her words. When asked who her biggest inspiration is, she answered with Demi Lovato.
“I think her advocacy for mental health is the number one thing. Obviously, I’m a therapist, so that’s important to me, right. Even before I became a therapist or even studied psychology, that was important to me and a big part of my life, so just growing up with her as a mental health advocate was really helpful for me personally” Gaglio said.
Gaglio’s future is bright as she continues to work with her vocal coach, Tiffy Bomb, and team of producers known as Waves while also networking and performing in new regions. She is set to perform in New York at the Soho Playhouse on Oct. 4th. Stream “Obsessed” and her debut song “Dreams” on any music platform.
