Niki Haris

Niki Haris is an American vocalist and dancer whose work spans pop, rhythm and blues, jazz and dance. Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, she grew up around jazz through her father, jazz musician Gene Harris, and after college in Southern California sang in clubs and amusement parks. In 1987 she became a backing singer and dancer for Madonna on the Who's That Girl tour, beginning a collaboration that lasted until 2001. She appears in the documentary Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) and in the videos for Vogue and Music, and with Donna De Lory she sang backing vocals on many Madonna records and appeared in the filmed releases of the Girlie Show and Drowned World tours. Haris also sang lead on Snap! singles in the early 1990s and on Natural Selection's Do Anything, and her voice is heard on soundtracks including Coyote Ugly and Anastasia. She later choreographed for Madonna's MTV Awards performances and television's Melrose Place.