Editing Nikki Webster (section)

=== 2000–2004: ''Follow Your Heart'', ''Bliss'' and ''Let's Dance'' ===
Webster signed a contract with [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] at the age of 13, after her success at the Olympics, and her first single "[[Strawberry Kisses]]" reached No. 2 on the Australian singles charts in 2001, holding the position for 7 weeks. Her debut album, ''[[Follow Your Heart (Nikki Webster album)|Follow Your Heart]]'', also went platinum, with the second single, "[[Depend on Me]]", going top 20, while the third single, "[[The Best Days (Nikki Webster song)|The Best Days]]"/"Over the Rainbow", reached No. 21. She also starred as Dorothy in an Australian stage performance of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1902 stage play)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', which ran between 2001 and 2002. Webster was nominated for an [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] for Best Selling album and she won a [[Johnny O'Keefe|John O'Keefe]] Encouragement Award at the 2001 [[Mo Awards]].

Webster's 2002 ''[[Bliss (Nikki Webster album)|BLISS]]'' album also went gold with a cover of American girl group [[P.Y.T. (band)|P.Y.T.]]'s "[[Something More Beautiful]]" reaching No. 13 and going gold, while the second single "[[24/7 (Crazy 'bout Your Smile)]]" also reached the top 20.

Later, Webster released a cover version of "[[Dancing in the Street#Nikki Webster version|Dancing in the Street]]" by [[Martha and the Vandellas]] which reached the top twenty while her 2004 single "[[Let's Dance (Nikki Webster song)|Let's Dance]]" reached the top 40 in Australia. A greatest hits album was released soon afterwards.