Nikki Corvette (born Dominique Lorenz in Detroit, MI), is a singer best known as a member of the band Nikki & The Corvettes from 1977 through 1981.
Corvette grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She was always fascinated with music, and at 16 ran away from home because her mother refused to allow her to attend an MC5 concert. In late 1977 or early 1978, a friend of hers arranged for Nikki to headline a concert at a bar. At the time, she was not a member of a band, and she spent the next few weeks organizing Nikki and the Corvettes. The new band had never rehearsed, and played together for the first time at the concert. Originally, they played mainly cover songs as well as a few original songs written by Corvette.
The group, comprised of Nikki Corvette, Lori Jeri, and Sally Dee and in 1979 they moved to L.A. for about nine months. The band toured across the country several times, making friendships with bands, building connections for shows. The group released a self-funded single, as Nikki Corvette and The Convertibles, in 1978. In 1980, BOMP! Records label released another 7 inch and a full-length album as Nikki and the Corvettes.
Nikki and the Corvettes disbanded in 1981. Corvette returned to music in 2003, forming a new band called Nikki and the Stingrays releasing an album, Back to Detroit on Dollar Records. Corvette became friends with Amy Gore of the Gore Gore Girls. The two wrote several songs together, with Corvette providing the lyrics and Gore the music. In 2009 they formed the band Gorevette. Gorvette performed a fall 2010 tour opening for bands including Blondie and The Donnas. In 2012, she appeared at the "Girls Got Rhythm" fest in St. Paul, MN alongside artists such as Ronnie Spector, The Muffs, The 5.6.7.8's and L'Assassins. She is currently playing as Nikki Corvette and the Romeos.
