Nicole Oliva was born and raised in Long Island, New York and always had a love of the arts.  At the age of four she started training in dance, at the age of nine she started training in figure skating, at fourteen she discovered her love of musical theatre which launched her singing career at fifteen and her acting career at eighteen.  

          After receiving her BFA in Theatre Arts from Five Towns College 
she worked on shows such as Sussical, Les Miserables, Thoroughly Modern Millie, West Side Story, Willy Wonka andthe Wizard of Oz. She has also worked with several local Opera and Theatrical companies such as The Amadeus Opera, Twitch Twitch Productions, BBR Rose Theatre, and The Gilbert and Sullivan (Yiddish) Light Opera Company.

           Over the years Nicole has been a part of many different live stage plays, musicals, operas, and concerts but also became involved in fashion and costuming.  More specifically she has a love for Harajuku and Elegant Gothic Lolita Fashion.  She recently wrote and starred in her own film (Doll Collector) that has won several awards in the independent film festival circuit.  

 

          Most recently Nicole has been touring concerts and lectures such as "The Dark Side of Opera", "Anime Selections Jpop Vocal Show", "Disney Cabaret", "19th Century Romantic Opera", "18th Century Classical Opera", and "The History of American Musicals".

 

        Nicole's performance and model/cosplay work has been covered by Shojo Beat, TLC, CBS 2, FOX 5, News 12 Long Island, Newsday, In Goth We Trust, POD of the Dead, Patch NY, and Daily Eyes among others.