Nicholas David

Nicholas David Mrozinski was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 14, 1980. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Rosemount, Minnesota, from 1986 to 1995 (kindergarten-8th grade),^[3] and Eagan High School. He began piano lessons in the second grade, voice lessons in tenth grade, and sang and listened to classical and jazz music.^[4][5] He learned to play by ear and as a teenager would often play for his mother before going to bed. His grandfather was also an accomplished musician who plays the accordion.^[6]

David began his recording career in 2004 with the release "Four Legged Light", a solo acoustic album produced under his own Label, Wake the World.^[7] He would go on to record four more albums/EPs under that label. From 2007-2012 he would play four or five gigs a week around the Twin Cities area.^[1]

In 2012, David auditioned for the third season of The Voice. He won a spot on Cee Lo Green's team, where he was dubbed "St. Nick".^[8] One of his signature performances was singing "You Are So Beautiful" to his pregnant wife, where both he and coach Cee Lo Green teared up.^[9] On early episodes of the show David opened up about his struggles with sobriety, weight gain, and his spirituality.^[10]