Ricki-Lee Dawn Coulter (born 10 November 1985), also known
mononymously as
Ricki-Lee, is an Australian singer, songwriter, television and radio presenter. She was born in
Auckland, New Zealand, grew up on the
Gold Coast, Queensland and began performing at the age of 15. In 2004, she auditioned for the
second season of
Australian Idol and placed seventh in the finals round. She subsequently signed with Australian independent label
Shock Records, and released her self-titled debut album
Ricki-Lee in 2005, which yielded the top-ten singles "
Hell No!" and "
Sunshine". Both songs were
certified gold by the
Australian Recording Industry Association. The following year, Coulter became a member of Australian all-girl pop group
Young Divas, before leaving in early 2007 to resume her solo music career.