Brittney Cleary,Pop-rock singer Brittney Nicole "Nikki" Cleary was born on May 11, 1988 in Albany, New York. Brittney attended Mohonasen's Draper Middle School in Schenectady, New York and Clayton A. Bouton High School in Voorheesville, New York. Cleary's exceptional singing ability was first discovered by her grandmother at a karaoke hangout in Albany, New York.