Singer-songwriter Nomi Ruiz rose to prominence as the guest vocalist for nu-disco group Hercules & Love Affair performing on stages world wide. Their song ‘Hercules Theme’, performed and co-written by Ruiz, was used as the theme song for the 2009 Oscar’s and appeared on the TV series ‘Nip/Tuck’. She performed for Karl Lagerfeld at the Chanel Mobile Art Exhibit designed by the late Zaha Hadid then continued as a solo artist under the name Jessica 6. Acadamy Award nominee ANOHNI appeared on the song ‘Prisoner Of Love’. Her song ‘White Horse’ reached over 2 million hits on YouTube and was featured in campaigns for Vogue & Thierry Mugler. Ruiz appeared in a steamy campaign for Mugler and has performed for the likes of Dior Homme, NARS, Steven Klein, Tiffany & Co and Tommy Hilfiger. She is now a part of the Smirnoff Sound Collective, a program that aims to tackle dance music's diversity problem by showing support for rising stars of all backgrounds, genders and identities.
