Nicky Slater
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| Full name | Nicholas Mark Slater | |||||||||||||||
| Alternative names | Nicky Slater | |||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 United Kingdom
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6 April 1958 Liverpool, England |
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| Residence | Kelowna, Canada | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Richmond Ice Dance & Figure Skating Club | |||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Mark Slater (born 6 April 1958), aka Nicky Slater, is a former ice dancer and TV and theatrical performer who is now a singer-songwriter, writer and entertainer.
Nicky Slater was in shows from the age of five in the ice rink where his parents were coaches. His work life has predominantly been based working in TV, theatre and arena shows around his ice dancing background. Building on the musical learning and theatrical dynamics inherent in ice dancing performances and adding the colour of his life experiences and his passion and love for music, dance and performance, he now creates and delivers musical entertainment.
From his earliest days Nicky Slater was involved in music through his parents ice dancing background. From his earliest recollections, he was helping his father edit music on their Ferrograph 'Reel to Reel' tape machine for ice dance performances. Drawing on that upbringing (and over ten years of development and study across areas of songwriting, singing, instruments and music production) he composes and performs his own music referencing his ice dance, theatrical and arena based performances and the productions he's been part of over the years.
In Autumn 2016 he released a Christmas single and short film 'It's That Time Again', a jazz single 'Gentle Love Songs', a song and short film 'Donald and the Button of Death' under his NICSTA brand, posing questions about America's new president. An album and book 'Searching For Me' are due to be released in 2017.
Slater writes from guitar, piano or voice. He works with producers in Kelowna, Canada where he emigrated to with his family in 2016.
English ice dancer. During his skating career he was British Ice Dance Champion, Junior World Champion and ranked fifth in the World also winning a bronze medal at the 1983 European Championships. He competed at two Olympic games, finishing 12th and 6th with skating partner Karen Barber.
Between 2006 and 2010, Slater was a judge on the ITV celebrity ice skating show Dancing on Ice. He returned as a guest judge in 2014, standing in for Robin Cousins. He also judged on the arena tours. He had previously judged The World Professional Figure Skating Championship for ABC and Strictly Ice Dancing for the BBC.
Slater continues his commentary work for Eurosport Television on Figure Skating Championships.
Slater's, parents John and Joan Slater (nee Dewhirst), were World Professional and British Ice Dance Champions. They retired to coach at Liverpool Rink then Manchester Ice Palace and finally Altrincham Ice Rink. Slater grew up in an ice rink environment, attended Parr Lane County Primary School, and after failing his Eleven Plus Exams to North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham.
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