Papa and Nicole Papa and Nicole "Papa" and "Nicole" were fictional characters created to advertise the Renault Clio in the United Kingdom between 1991 and 1998. The "Papa!" "Nicole" and "Nicole!" "Papa" verbal exchanges between Nicole and her father during the advertisements were adapted from an exchange between Nicole Bonnet (played by Audrey Hepburn) and her father (played by Hugh Griffith) in the film "How to Steal a Million" from 1966. Surveys by Channel 4 and ITV revealed the series as the most popular car advertisements ever aired in Britain. In 1996, one survey found that Nicole was recognised by more Britons than
Nicole Car as possessing "a lovely lyric soprano". Car will make her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in the role of Mimi (La Bohème) in November 2018. Car is married to Canadian baritone Etienne Dupuis. They have one child, Noah. Nicole Car Nicole Car (born 1985) is an Australian operatic soprano. She has performed leading roles at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, Paris Opera, Dallas Opera (USA) and Opera Australia. Car attended Strathmore Secondary School, where she performed in school musicals. In Year 12 she sang at the Victorian Schools' Spectacular, singing jazz