Ricki-Lee Coulter (born November 10, 1985) was a contestant on the second series of Australian Idol in 2004. She was known for her powerful voice, provocative dancing and vibrant personality. Receiving seventh place in the Idol competition, her elimination from the show was viewed by commentators and viewers as a "shock." Following her exit from Idol, she was signed to a recording contract with Shock Records and dropped her last name to become known as just Ricki-Lee. Australian Idol was not Ricki-Lee's first time being a part of a national reality singing competition, as she made the top 60 contestants in the Seven Network's Popstars Live series in 2004. ...show more

Ricki-Lee Coulter (born November 10, 1985) was a contestant on the second series of Australian Idol in 2004. She was known for her powerful voice, provocative dancing and vibrant personality. Receiving seventh place in the Idol competition, her elimination from the show was viewed by commentators and viewers as a "shock." Following her exit from Idol, she was signed to a recording contract with Shock Records and dropped her last name to become known as just Ricki-Lee. Australian Idol was not Ricki-Lee's first time being a part of a national reality singing competition, as she made the top 60 contestants in the Seven Network's Popstars Live series in 2004.

Ricki-Lee Coulter was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and moved with her father and mother Loretta to Queensland when she was two weeks old. She once played netball and - according to Ricki-Lee - came close to playing for Australia. Ricki-Lee claims a serious knee injury took away the chance of furthering her netball career. Ricki-Lee soon discovered her singing ability and was invited to join a band.

Ricki-Lee performed with Marcia Hines on a television program show, An Audience With Marcia Hines, which was broadcast on FOXTEL. Ricki-Lee was one of the celebrity performers on the Nine Network's series, Celebrity Circus. Ricki-Lee released her debut single, titled "Hell No!" on the 13 June 2005 through Shock Records. The song "Hell No!" was written in collaboration with Audius, who has co-written other hits by Australian artists such as Delta Goodrem's "Born to Try". ...show less