Soleil Niklasson was born in Chicago where she was raised in church and grew up later on in Los Angeles. At the age of 5 she was already singing with the famous Oscar Brown Jr. Later she worked with music greats like Stan Getz, Billy Preston and Linda Hopkins.

Soleil - “the sun” - is a spiritual singer who is able to captivate the audience with her great voice. Her singing is authentic, comes from the heart and radiates pure joy de vivre. Her voice is touching, warm and powerful, grounded and full of energy.

Actual CD : “RISE” (Jazzsick Records)

(...) Soleil Niklasson already belongs to the very great singers of Jazz, Blues and Soul (...) (Westfälische Nachrichten)  

(...) Soleil Niklasson has one of the most captivating Jazz/Soul voices in a long time (...) (Akkustik Gitarre)