{"product_id":"so-tell-me-what-you-want-my-story-of-making-it-in-the-mad-bad-and-fab-pop-music-industry-hardcover","title":"So Tell Me What You Want: My Story of Making It in the Mad, Bad and Fab Pop Music Industry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicki Chapman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*One of Waterstones' Best Entertainment Books of the Year 2024*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1987. \u003c\/b\u003eArmed 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut how did Nicki go from being a looked-over assistant running promo packages over to BBC Radio 1 to a judge on \u003ci\u003ePop Idol\u003c\/i\u003e with 15 million viewers tuning in for the nail-biting moment Will Young triumphed over Gareth Gates? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmpowering, 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.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1987. 20-year-old Nicki Chapman isn't meant to be walking through the seedy but sublime Soho streets towards MCA records; she is supposed to be living it up in the much sunnier climes of Australia. But fate, as it turns out, has much louder plans for her...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone knows there were the kingmakers in the heady days of 90s and 00s British pop music. But this is the story of a queen - a down-to-earth, no-nonsense team player who fought to make it in an industry that was very much a man's world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did Nicki go from being a looked-over assistant to a judge on \u003ci\u003ePop Idol\u003c\/i\u003e with 15 million viewers tuning in for the nail-biting moment Will Young triumphed over Gareth Gates? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmpowering and entertaining, Nicki's riveting behind-the-scenes story takes in the rocketing highs and heart-breaking lows of promoting, managing and touring with Prince, Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Take That, Phil Collins, S Club 7, and the Spice Girls, and smashing through the glass ceiling whilst doing so.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNICKI CHAPMAN\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePop Stars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePop Idol\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She currently presents the nation's favourite TV show \u003ci\u003eEscape To The Country, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as its spin-off series' \u003ci\u003eCelebrity Escape To The Country\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Escaped To The Country\u003c\/i\u003e. As of January 2025, Nicki joined the Magic Radio presenting team and hosts the iconic Mellow Magic every Monday to Thursday. She has been a mainstay of the BBC presenting team at \u003ci\u003eThe RHS Chelsea Flower Show\u003c\/i\u003e since 2006, broadcasting live, has appeared on numerous music, gardening, entertainment and lifestyle shows, and is a much sought after event host and speaker. Nicki has also been a regular presenter on BBC Radio 2, often sitting in for Zoe Ball, Claudia Winkleman and Michael Ball. 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