Hooked Like Helen
Biography 2026
Nikki and Jon Stipp's Cleveland-based Hooked Like Helen made its stadium debut as 1st of 4 in support of Scott Stapp of Creed, Poppy, and Dead Poet Society at KLAQ Rocks The Park on Oct 4th in El Paso, TX. The band has also recently opened for PVRIS, Hinder, and Jewel among other legends, and has lent music to film and tv projects for Netflix, E!, MTV, Peacock, Hulu, BET, and more.
Hooked Like Helen’s recent releases have received airplay from 95.5 KLAQ, 99x Atlanta, 107.3 Alt Cle, 95.3 WLKR, 89.7 The River NE, 96.1 The Rock WI, 94.7 The Beast, Mix 102.7 WCPZ, The Summit FM and more nationwide. Singles landed on Apple Music playlists and the band's music videos have hit over 4 million views collectively. Hooked Like Helen was recently named Best Rock Band at the Cleveland Music Awards and completed their first national headlining tour this Feb/March. More tour dates to be announced.
Beyond music, HLH cultivates a healing community. The band performs and leads mental health discussions at college campuses including San Diego State University, Oregon State University, and UC Irvine for the program they created called Concert & Convo. Through themes of trauma healing, mental health and addiction recovery, HLH crafts hopeful anthems that resonate deeply with fans. Nikki, 13 years sober, uses her platform to illuminate paths to survival.
Sync Placement
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The Impact: New York (T.V. Series) S1 E6, E8
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Temptation Island VIP (T.V. Series 2025)
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Cyber Sleuths: The Idaho Murders (Paramount+ Docu-series 2024) S1 E1, E2, E3
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Fake Profile (Netflix Series 2023) S1E2, E3, E6, E8, E9, E10
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Catching Killers - Manhunt: The Olympic Park Bomber (Netflix Series 2023) S3E3
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Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars (T.V. Series 2023) S1E2
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Itopia (T.V. Series 2023) S1E1, E2
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Love Trip: Paris (T.V. Series 2023) S1E1
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Club America VS Club America (Netflix Docu-series 2022) S1E6
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Chad and JT Go Deep (Netflix Series 2022) S1E3
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Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile (Documentary 2022)
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Movies That Made Us: Aliens (Netflix Series 2021) S3E5
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Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts (Docu-series 2021) S1E4, E5, E6 (multiple scenes in each episode)
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CHEER (Netflix Docu-series 2020) S01E2, E3, E5, E6 (multiple scenes in each episode)
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Homeland (T.V. Series) 2020, Season 8 Box Set
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High Strung: Free Dance (2019)
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High Strung: Free Dance (Official Trailer - 2019)
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High Strung: Free Dance (Soundtrack): “Liar”, “No Turning Back”, “Surface Break”, “Who Do You Think You Are?”
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Nashville (T.V. series) Promo
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Keeping Up With The Kardashians (T.V. series) S12E14, E16, E17, E18, E19, E21 & S14E16
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Bad Girls’ Club (T.V. series) S16E3, S17E12
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MTV’s Unlocking The Truth (Docu-series) S01E1, E5, E8:
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MTV’s Unlocking The Truth (Soundtrack): “Get Well”, “Surface Break”, “Concrete Tub”
Accolades
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Winner - Best Rock Band - Cleveland Music Awards - 2025
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Semi-Finalist - Rock "Sleepwalker" - International Songwriting Competition 2023
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Nominee - Rock Song of the Year “Sleepwalker” - Josie Music Awards 2023
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Finalist - Screen Shot “Streamers & Balloons (Nikki’s Version)” - International Songwriting Competition 2022
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Semi-Finalist - Pop “Codependent” - International Songwriting Competition 2022
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Semi-finalist - Unpublished “I Don’t Mind” - International Songwriting Competition 2021
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Semi-finalist - Rock / Unpublished “Sleepwalker” - International Songwriting Competition 2021
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Winner - EP of the Year “Tragedy of Physics” - Josie Music Awards 2021
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Nominee- Best Independent Music Video “Liar” - Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2021
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Winner - Duo of the Year - Josie Music Awards 2020
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Winner - Music Video “Liar” - International Songwriting Competition 2020
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Winner - Best Music Video “Liar” - Tracks Music Awards 2020
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Winner - Adult Contemporary “Liar” - International Songwriting Competition 2019
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Winner - Music Video “Liar” - International Songwriting Competition 2019
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Winner - Grand Prize Best Original Song Judge’s Pick “Liar” indi dot com