So Tell Me What You Want

My story of making it in the mad, bad and fab pop music industry

Author: Nicki Chapman

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The riveting behind-the-scenes story of the 90s and 00s music scene from Nicki Chapman, who supported so many of the major artists who 'made it' during that time, and smashed through the glass ceiling while doing so.

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One of Waterstones' Best Entertainment Books of the Year 2024

1987. 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.

But how did Nicki go from being a looked-over assistant running promo packages over to BBC Radio 1 to a judge on Pop Idol with 15 million viewers tuning in for the nail-biting moment Will Young triumphed over Gareth Gates?

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.

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.

About the Author

Nicki Chapman is an accomplished TV Presenter, radio broadcaster and inspirational speaker, as well as a fully qualified personal and professional coach and volunteer, who used to be a plugger and management exec in the music industry before switching to being front of camera, first on Pop Stars and Pop Idol.

She currently presents the nation's favourite TV show Escape To The Country, as well as Wanted Down Under. She has been a mainstay of the BBC presenting team at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show since 2006, broadcasting live, and has appeared on numerous music, gardening, entertainment and lifestyle shows. Nicki is a regular presenter on BBC Radio 2, often sitting in for Zoe Ball on the Breakfast Show, Claudia Winkleman on Saturdays, Michael Ball, and Steve Wright's Love Songs. She lives in London with her husband.