Nikka Costa

American singer, actress and swimmer
Person human Q267666
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Summary

Nikka Costa is a human[1]. She was born in Tokyo[2]. She was born on June 4, 1972[3]. She worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], recording artist[6], swimmer[7], and mermaid[8]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (600 views/month, #7,104 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Nikka Costa's place of birth was Tokyo[2].
  • Nikka Costa was born in Tokyo[10].
  • Nikka Costa was born on June 4, 1972[3].
  • Nikka Costa's father was Don Costa[11].
  • Nikka Costa's mother was Terry Ray Costa[12].
  • Nikka Costa was married to Justin Stanley[13].
  • Nikka Costa held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Nikka Costa worked as a singer[4].
  • Nikka Costa worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Nikka Costa worked as a recording artist[6].
  • Nikka Costa's professions included swimmer[7].
  • Nikka Costa worked as a mermaid[8].
  • Nikka Costa's field of work was singing[15].
  • Nikka Costa's field of work was swimming[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Nikka Costa is Out Here on My Own[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Nikka Costa is Love Story[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Nikka Costa is Theme from "A Summer Place"[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Nikka Costa is Tomorrow[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Nikka Costa is Sleep Walk[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Nikka Costa is Through the Eyes of Love[22].
  • Nikka Costa is recorded as female[23].
  • Nikka Costa's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Nikka Costa's genre is pop music[25].
  • Nikka Costa's genre is blue-eyed soul[26].
  • Nikka Costa's genre is funk[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1972-06-04[30]

  • Community tags: midnight, rock and indie[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3fa354b6-aaba-4bb7-99ca-78a843047b4f[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Tokyo[2], a metropolitan prefecture[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1868[35], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[36]. Nikka Costa was born on June 4, 1972[3]. Her father was Don Costa[11]. Her mother was Terry Ray Costa[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], recording artist[6], swimmer[7], and mermaid[8]. Fields of work include singing[15], a type of activity[37] and swimming[16].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Out Here on My Own[17], a musical work/composition[38]; Love Story[18], a musical work/composition[39]; Theme from "A Summer Place"[19], a musical work/composition[40], founded in 1959[41]; Tomorrow[20], a musical work/composition[42]; Sleep Walk[21], a musical work/composition[43]; and Through the Eyes of Love[22], a musical work/composition[44].

Personal Life

Among Nikka Costa's spouses was Justin Stanley[13].

Why It Matters

Nikka Costa ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (600 views/month, #7,104 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Nikka Costa born?

Born in Tokyo[2].

Who were Nikka Costa's parents?

Nikka Costa's father was Don Costa[11]. Nikka Costa's mother was Terry Ray Costa[12].

Who was Nikka Costa married to?

Nikka Costa's spouses include Justin Stanley[13].

What did Nikka Costa do for work?

Nikka Costa worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], recording artist[6], swimmer[7], and mermaid[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'br', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it',
    Place of birth → Tokyo, Tokyo
    Instrument → guitar, voice
    Field of work → singing, swimming
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 7w ago · ~2026-45715-54 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Partnership with → Connie Talbot
    Mother → Terry Ray Costa
    Citizenship → —
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instrument: voice"
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