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Niki and Gabi
Personal information
Born
Nicola Teresa DeMartino
Gabriella Nelida DeMartino

(1995-05-05) May 5, 1995 (age 29)
Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genre(s)Beauty, fashion, lifestyle, music
Subscribers9.59 million[1]
(November 2020)
Total views1.2 billion[1]
(November 2020)
NetworkAwesomenessTV

Nicola Teresa DeMartino and Gabriella Nelida DeMartino (born May 5, 1995),[2] known professionally as Niki and Gabi, are American social media influencers, YouTubers, singers and actresses. In 2018, the duo won a Streamy Award in the category of fashion.

Career

Niki and Gabi are twin sisters. They studied at Notre Dame High School and DeSales University where Niki majored in television and film and Gabi majored in musical theatre.[3]

They initially produced comedy skits on their YouTube channel 00RemakeGirls. They later started a new channel, Niki and Gabi Beauty, for beauty, fashion and lifestyle themed videos. They signed with AwesomenessTV and StyleHaul in 2012.[3] A cover of "Friday" by Rebecca Black in 2013 helped launch their YouTube career.[4]

Niki and Gabi were cast in the YouTube Red comedy-drama web film Dance Camp as the characters of Mia and Mya respectively.[5] Niki was cast as Sadie in season 2 of the Hulu horror web television series Freakish.[6]

They released their debut extended play, Individual, on 27 July 2018. It charted at #14 on the Heatseekers Albums chart and #32 on the Independent Albums chart.[7][8] Gabi appeared in the music video for Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande in November 2018.[9] Niki and Gabi signed to Abrams Artists Agency in 2019.[10]

In September 2019, Niki and Gabi released a video on their channel titled "Going to College Dressed as Celebrities Challenge" in which American singer Normani was portrayed by a man. The video was criticised for "furthering stereotypes about black women having masculine features".[11]

In March 2020, Niki posted a TikTok in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which showed her with an Asian manicurist, both masked, while the song "It's Corona Time" plays over the video. The TikTok was criticised as racist and insensitive due to the implication that the manicurist had COVID-19 amid the rising xenophobia and racism experienced by Asians in the United States during the pandemic.[11] The video was deleted and DeMar issued an apology.

Although they released solo songs in the past, the duo officially started focusing on solo projects in 2020. Gabi signed with Roc Nation; her debut studio album, Beautiful Mess, is set for release in October, and its lead single, "Champagne Dreams", was released on September 1.[12] Later that month, Gabi posted a TikTok video which was an 'Income Challenge' with her friend Alex Byrd, people thought she was dragging her friend and ended up deleting the video and caused Gabi an online drama.[13]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Notes
Individual

Singles

Title Year Album
"We're Not Over" 2014 Non-album singles
"It" 2015
"First" 2017
"RU" Individual
"Sleep It Off" 2018
"Hair Tie" 2019 TBA
"Rise and Shine" Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2020 Social Star Award Pending [14]
Premios Juventud 2019 Name a Better Duo Nominated [15]
Shorty Awards 2018 YouTube Ensemble Nominated [16]
Streamy Awards 2016 Fashion Nominated [17]
2017 Lifestyle Nominated [18]
2018 Fashion Won [19]
2019 Lifestyle Nominated [20]
Teen Choice Awards 2016 Choice Web Star: Fashion/Beauty Nominated [21]
2017 Choice Female Web Star Nominated [22]
2019 Choice YouTuber Nominated [23]

Tours

The 2018 Individual Tour

The Individual Tour was the second concert tour by the duo, in support of their debut extended play (EP), Individual (2018). The North American tour was officially announced on July 12, 2018. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen health reasons surrounding Niki damaging her vocal chords, only one show was performed; six planned shows had to be cancelled.

On July 12, 2018, Niki & Gabi announced the tour, and revealed all the dates, and also revealed that the opening act was American singer Mina Tobias.[24][25][26] the duo also released a reality show that shows their tour behind the scenes entitled "Trying To Make It".[27] Unfortunately, due to unforeseen health reasons surrounding Niki damaging her vocal chords, all of the original six tour dates were postponed.[28] both twins apologized to their fans, but they later performed a show on December 27, 2018, at iPlayAmerica.[29] but Mina Tobias who was going to be the opening act for the previous shows, she didn't perform at the last show.

Set list

  1. "Sleep It Off"
  2. "Make It Sting"
  3. "Flowers"
  4. "Yacht"
  5. "Let It Roar"
  6. "Catch Me"
  7. "Out From Under You"
  8. "RU"

Shows

Date City Country Venue Opening acts
North America[30]
December 27, 2018 Freehold Township, New Jersey United States iPlayAmerica —

Tour Notes

  • Mina Tobias' "Another One" featuring Gabi DeMartino and Kai Lucas was intended to be on the cancelled shows' setlist, alongside "Kings & Queens" and her unreleased EP Melomaniac.[31]
  • "First" by Niki & Gabi was also intended on the cancelled setlist.

References

  1. ^ a b "About Niki and Gabi". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Draw My Life". YouTube: NikiandGabiBeauty. July 13, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "Bethlehem teens hit it big on YouTube with fashion channel". Lehigh Valley Live. June 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "How Rebecca Black's Viral Song Friday Helped Launch the Niki and Gabi YouTube Channel". People. August 23, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "YouTube, Awesomeness Films Announce First Movie: 'Dance Camp'". Variety. September 9, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "'Freakish' Season 2 Spoilers: Meet The New Characters". International Business Times. October 17, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Billboard Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. August 11, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Billboard Independent Albums". Billboard. August 11, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "All of the incredible people who star in Ariana Grande's 'thank u, next' video". Cosmopolitan. November 30, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rep Sheet Roundup: Jamie-Lynn Sigler Signs With Abrams". Cosmopolitan. April 29, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Influencer Sorry About That Racist Coronavirus TikTok". Vulture. March 18, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "Niki & Gabi DeMartino Dish On The Individuality Expressed In Their New Music". J-14. 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  13. ^ "Gabi DeMartino deletes TikTok after backlash over 'Income Challenge'". Dexerto.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  14. ^ "iHeartRadio Music Awards: Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Jonas Brothers Among Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. January 8, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  15. ^ "2019 Premios Juventud: Complete List of Winners". Entertainment Tonight. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  16. ^ "From the 10th Annual Shorty Awards Niki and Gabi Finalist in YouTube Ensemble". Shorty Awards. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  17. ^ "Streamy Winners 2016: Complete List". Hollywood Reporter. October 1, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  18. ^ "Streamy Awards 2017: Winners List". Hollywood Reporter. September 25, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  19. ^ "Streamy Awards 2018: Winners List". Hollywood Reporter. October 22, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  20. ^ "Streamy Awards 2019: Full List of Winners". Hollywood Reporter. December 13, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "Teen Choice Awards: Winners List". Hollywood Reporter. July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  22. ^ "Teen Choice Awards: Complete Winners List". Hollywood Reporter. August 13, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  23. ^ "Teen Choice Awards: Full List of Winners". Hollywood Reporter. August 11, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  24. ^ "Niki and Gabi on Instagram: "#INDIVIDUALTour"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ "Mina Tobias on Instagram: "I'M OPENING FOR THE @niki + @gabi #INDIVIDUALTour!!! I'm so excited and honored to be going on tour with these talented queens"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ "Niki & Gabi Announce Their 'Individual' Tour Dates!". The Daily Shuffle. 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  27. ^ "Trying To Make It". YouTube. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2020-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "Niki and Gabi DeMartino Postpone 'Individual' Tour Due to Unforeseeable Health Condition | TigerBeat". Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  29. ^ "YouTube Sensations Niki & Gabi To Perform Live at iPlay America". Freehold, NJ Patch. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  30. ^ "Macaroni Kid – Find Your Family Fun". Macaroni Kid, LLC. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  31. ^ "first tour rehearsal with Niki and Gabi DeMartino, unboxing merch, EP announcement!". YouTube. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2020-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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