Nek
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 Concert in Assago, Milan, Italy, 18 nov. 2005
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| Birth name | Filippo Neviani |
| Also known as | Nek |
| Born | January 6, 1972 in Sassuolo, Italy |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar/ Bass |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Label(s) | Nuova Fonit Cetra; Worldwide; Warner |
Filippo Neviani, also known as Nek (born January 6, 1972), is a popular contemporary Italian singer-songwriter. Some of his hits include “Laura Non C'è” or “Laura no Está” which became a major hit in Europe and Latin America in 1997 being one of the most listened songs of that year, and “Almeno stavolta”. Nek records and performs in both Italian and Spanish.
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[edit] Biography
Nek was born in Sassuolo, a small town in the province of Modena (Emilia-Romagna). Today, he currently lives in Spain with his wife and ex-assistant. Nek, though born in Italy, is proudly part of a Spanish family.
He started his career at a very young age. In 1984, he formed a duo with Gianluca Vaccari that became very famous among local young people. They mostly played at graduation parties, birthdays and other similar events.
In 1992 he released his first album as a soloist, but it wasn't until 1996 that he achieved international fame. He took a part of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song Laura Non C'e in senior category, he had already participated in 1993 with the song In Te which was a controversial song, with which he came in second. In 1997 he released his first album in Spanish, titled Nek which became a major hit in many Latin American countries.
Nek released a greatest hits album in 2003 with three previously unreleased tracks.
In 2005, he released a new album Una Parte Di Me that yielded the #1 Italian hit "Lascia che io sia". This album also reached #1 in Puerto Rico. Nek participated in the Italian Live 8 concert on July 2, 2005, at the Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy.
He married his ex-assistant, Patrizia Vacondio, September 2nd, 2006.
[edit] Albums
- Nek (Italian, 1992)
- In Te (Italian, 1993)
- Calore Umano(Italian, 1994)
- Lei, Gli Amici e Tutto il Resto (Italian, 1997)
- In Due (Italian) / Entre tú y yo (Spanish) – 1998
- Nek (Spanish) – 1998
- La Vita E (Italian) / La Vida es (Spanish) – 2000
- Le Cose da Difendere (Italian) / Las Cosas que Defenderé (Spanish) – 2002
- L'Anno Zero. The Best of Nek (Italian) / El Año Cero. Lo Mejor de Nek (Spanish) – 2003
- Una Parte di Me (Italian) / Una Parte de Mí (Spanish) – 2005
- Esencial (Spanish) – 2006
- Nella Stanza 26 (Italian)- 2006
- El cuarto 26 (Spanish) - 2007
[edit] Singles
- In te (1993)
- Angeli nel ghetto
- Cuori in tempesta
- Calore Umano
- Dimmi Cos'è
- Tu Sei, Tu Sai
- Laura Non C'è (Italian version) (1996)/ Laura no está (Spanish version)
- Sto Con Te
- Se Una Regola C'è
- Ci Sei Tu (1998)
- Sul Treno (1998)
- La Vita E' (Italian version) / La vida es (Spanish version) (2000)
- Sei Solo Tu (Italian version) / Tan solo tú (Spanish version) feat Laura Pausini (2002)
- Parliamo Al Singolare (2002) (Italian version) /Hablemos en pasado (Spanish version)
- Cielo E Terra (Italian version) /Cielo y tierra (Spanish version) (2002)
- Almeno Stavolta (Italian version) / Al menos ahora (2003)
- L'anno zero / El año cero (2004)
- Contromano / A contramano (2005)
- Lascia che io sia / Para ti sería (2005)
- L'inquietudine / La inquietud (2006)
- Instabile (2006)
- Notte Di Febbraio (2007)
- Para ti sería (with El Sueño de Morfeo) (2007)
- Chocar (with El Sueño de Morfeo) (2007-08)
