Nicole Marie Webster (born 30 April 1987) is an Australian pop singer. She is best known for her role in performing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics opening ceremony and her song "Strawberry Kisses", which made number 21 on the list of Top 25 singles in Australia released in 2001. Early life Webster was born on 30 April 1987, to parents Tina and Mark Webster in Sydney, New South Wales. At a young age, she told her parents that she wanted to go into show business, so she started taking lessons. She attended the McDonald College of Performing Arts in Sydney. Early career Webster's first job was as part of the ensemble cast in the pantomime Cinderella at the State Theatre in Sydney, at the age of five. The production starred Jo Beth Taylor as Cinderella, Nancye Hayes as the Fairy Godmother, Lochie Daddo as the Prince, Bert Newton as The Baron, and Bruce Spence and Paul Blackwell as the Ugly Step-sisters. The following year she appeared in a production of Aladdin. Webster appeared in television commercials including Twisties, Lay's chips and Campbell's Soup. At 10 years old, Webster played the Young Cosette in Les Misérables, and in 1999–2000 starred as Brigitta Von Trapp in a stage production of The Sound of Music, alongside Lisa McCune, John Waters and Bert Newton. In March 2000, Webster auditioned for an unknown part in the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. In August following an elimination process, she was told by opening ceremony artistic director/producer David Atkins that the role was hers. At the age of 13, Webster played a major part in the opening ceremony, including performing the song "Under the Southern Skies". She also performed "We'll Be One" at the closing ceremony. Recording career 2000–2004: Follow Your Heart, Bliss and Let's Dance Webster signed a contract with BMG at the age of 13, after her success in the Olympics and her first single "Strawberry Kisses" reached No. 2 on the Australian singles charts in 2001 holding the position for 7 weeks. Her debut album Follow Your Heart also went platinum with second single "Depend on Me" going top 20 and third single "The Best Days"/"Over the Rainbow" reaching No. 21. She also starred as Dorothy in an Australian stage performance of The Wizard of Oz which ran between 2001 and 2002. Webster was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Selling album