Nico Paulo

Nicole Maria Morgado Paulo, credited as Nico Paulo, is a Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter and designer, based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Paulo was born in Canada to Portuguese parents who returned to Portugal when she was two years old; she grew up in a small town called Bombarral, which is near Lisbon. She returned to Canada in 2014 as an adult to pursue a graduate internship in graphic design. A longtime hobby musician who had not actively pursued it as a career, Paulo turned more actively to music as a creative outlet after moving from Toronto, Ontario to St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador in 2020. She has released two EPs, Wave Call in 2020 and Live at First Light in 2021.
Her self-titled full-length debut album, produced by Joshua Van Tassel and Tim [Baker (musician)|Tim Baker], was released in April 2023; it was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.
She has also contributed to Baker's albums as a designer and backing vocalist, and has toured with Baker as a supporting musician.
In 2025 Paulo released a third EP titled Interval_o through Forward Music Group.