Biography Nek biography Italian singer nek
Already at the age of 4 he receives his first drum set as a gift (!), and at the age of 7 - acoustic guitar. Influenced by U2, Yes, Lenny Kravitz and especially The Police, Filippo tries out bass. At the age of 11, Filippo, together with his friend, creates the duo Winchester. They debut in 1985, play in small clubs. In 1989, the White Lady group appears. Even then, many noted the talent of Filippo, and the fans are simply delighted with the music of the young band. However, a guy from a small town was looking for ways to express himself individually. In May 1991, Filippo becomes Nek and takes second place in Italian festival Castrocaro Festival. Nek himself explains the choice of a pseudonym as follows: “When I first started my career, everyone just called me Filippo, but it was an inconvenient and not very suitable name for the stage. Another thing - Nek. Sound and beautiful! In 1992, his first album was released, with the "original" title "Nek".
In 1993, at the Sanremo Festival, Neck with the song "In Te" takes third place in the nomination "Best New Artist". However, the song is received in different ways - the audience cheers, and journalists fiercely criticize. But Neck does not lose heart and releases the self-titled album "In Te".
In the summer of 1994 he recorded his third album "Colore Umano", and took second place at the Festival Italiano with the song "Angeli Nel Ghetto". In the same year, recognition came in Europe, he became the best young Italian performer.
In 1996 Nek recorded the album "Lei, Gli Amici È Tutto Il Resto" ("She, friends and everything else"). This album brought a huge success, and the most interesting thing in it is the texts, which are excerpts from the diary young man. The success of the musician was not unnoticed: Nek signed a contract with WEA Records.
In 1997, Nek again participates in the Sanremo Festival, where he presents his most successful song "Laura Non C'e" ("Laura is not present"). Thanks to this creation, the album "Lei, Gli Amici È Tutto Il Resto" becomes six times platinum and sells over 600,000 copies. The European tour begins, and the album is distributed throughout Europe with a circulation of over 1,300,000 copies.
In 1998, the next album "In Due" was released, which even more surpassed the success of the past.
In 1999, the singer was nominated as "Best New International Artist" at the Echo Awards (the German equivalent of Grammy).
On June 9, 2000, the album "La Vita È" ("Life is...") was released. Definitely the most successful album of Nek's career. A striking feature of the album was the creative collaboration with famous person– Nick Ingman – Head of the London Session Orchestra. Ingman recorded parts for Nek's album at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Sound engineer Bob Ludwig, who mixed music in Portland at the Gate Way Mastering Studio, also took part in the work on the disc. The music video for the first single "Ci Sei Tu" was directed by Ian Russell. The second single from the album was the song "La Vita È", followed by other songs.
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Neka's real name is Filippo Neviani. He was born on January 6, 1972 in the town of Sassuolo (near Modena). Already at the age of 4, he receives his first drum kit (!), and at the age of 7 - an acoustic guitar as a gift. Influenced by U2, Yes, Lenny Kravitz and especially The Police, Filippo tries out bass. At the age of 11, Filippo, together with his friend, creates the duo Winchester. They debut in 1985, play in small clubs. In 1989, the White Lady group appears. Even then, many noted the talent of Filippo, and the fans are simply delighted with the music of the young band. However, a guy from a small town was looking for ways to express himself individually. In May 1991, Filippo becomes Nek and takes second place at the Italian Castrocaro Festival. Nek himself explains the choice of a pseudonym as follows: “When I first started my career, everyone just called me Filippo, but it was an inconvenient and not very suitable name for the stage. Another thing - Nek. Sound and beautiful! In 1992, his first album was released, with the "original" title "Nek".
In 1993, at the Sanremo Festival, Neck with the song "In Te" takes third place in the nomination "Best New Artist". However, the song is received in different ways - the audience cheers, and journalists fiercely criticize. But Neck does not lose heart and releases the self-titled album "In Te".
In the summer of 1994 he recorded his third album "Colore Umano", and took second place at the Festival Italiano with the song "Angeli Nel Ghetto". In the same year, recognition came in Europe, he became the best young Italian performer.
In 1996 Nek recorded the album "Lei, Gli Amici È Tutto Il Resto" ("She, friends and everything else"). This album brought a huge success, and the most interesting thing in it is the texts, which are excerpts from the diary of a young man. The success of the musician was not unnoticed: Nek signed a contract with WEA Records.
In 1997, Nek again participates in the Sanremo Festival, where he presents his most successful song "Laura Non C'e" ("Laura is not present"). Thanks to this creation, the album "Lei, Gli Amici È Tutto Il Resto" becomes six times platinum and sells over 600,000 copies. The European tour begins, and the album is distributed throughout Europe with a circulation of over 1,300,000 copies.
In 1998, the next album "In Due" was released, which even more surpassed the success of the past.
In 1999, the singer was nominated as "Best New International Artist" at the Echo Awards (the German equivalent of Grammy).
On June 9, 2000, the album "La Vita È" ("Life is...") was released. Definitely the most successful album of Nek's career. A striking feature of the album was a creative collaboration with a famous person - Nick Ingman - the head of the London Session Orchestra. Ingman recorded parts for Nek's album at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Sound engineer Bob Ludwig, who mixed music in Portland at the Gate Way Mastering Studio, also took part in the work on the disc. The music video for the first single "Ci Sei Tu" was directed by Ian Russell. The second single from the album was the song "La Vita È", followed by other songs.
Last year, Nek released another album, but it was not as successful as past works. The most famous creation from this album is a duet with Laura Pausini (Laura Pausini) - "Sei Solo Tu".
This is all Nek, or, as he is often called, the ice-eyes señor, a guy who always remains himself.
Neck took up guitar and drums for the first time at the age of eight. Today he is one of the most famous and eminent Italian musicians of his time. Nek, in addition, along with such masters of the Italian stage as Eros Ramazzotti and Laura Pausini, is one of the most famous and highly sold Italian artists abroad. As Elisabetta Canalis, co-host of the Italian Festivalbar, asked Nek in 2007: “ How do you feel as the flag of our country?».In 1985, Nek sang in the duet "Winchester", and in the early 90s - in the group "White Lady". During this period, Neka was inspired by the work of the Polis group and Sting. Then Nek decides to start a solo career, and in 1991 he participates in the Castrocaro festival (Italian Castrocaro), in which he immediately takes 2nd place. In 1992, his first solo album was released, which is called “Nek”. In 1993, he debuted at the Sanremo Festival with a complex and controversial song about abortion - "In you (The child you don't want)" - "In te (il figlio che non vuoi)" and becomes 3rd in the category "opening the festival ". Unexpectedly, in 1997, he fails, and he does not get a place at the Sanremo festival with the song "Laura no" - "Laura non c"è". But this song, even without receiving recognition at the festival, immediately becomes a hit, which confidently takes first places in the Italian charts, and then in the world.In Russia, from that moment he becomes known to the general public.The song is about a girl named Laura, who left him, and he, trying to forget her, finds another, but in He doesn't find what he loves in Laura, so the image of Laura stays with him forever.
Then his other hit comes out: “You are already big” - “Sei grande”, and he goes on tour in Europe. During this time, he manages to sell more than one and a half million discs of his 4th album: “She, friends and everything else” - “Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto”. This is followed by a tour of Latin America, and a CD is released in Spanish.
In 1998, the album "In due" was released, on which you can find such hits as: "If I didn't have you" - "Se io non avessi te", and "If there is a recipe" - "Se una regola c "è" .
In 2000, his first collection of hits in 10 years of his career was released: "L'anno zero - The best of". This collection is published in two versions: Italian and Spanish, the latter under the title "Lo mejor de Nek - El año cero". On this collection, in addition to old hits, there are also two new songs written by Daniel Ronda: “If only this time” - “Almeno stavolta” and “Year zero” - “L’anno zero”.
At this time, Nek’s music finally reaches the country of the Gauls, and a new, this time Italian-French version of the song “Laura non c”è” is released, which he sings in duet with the Frenchwoman Serena. True, the French part of the song suffered greatly during translation, because it was adapted for France, so the meaning of this part is different from the original song.
In 2005, Nek's new album "Una parte di me" - "Part of me" was released, on which, among other songs, there is such a hit as "Lascia che io sia" - "Let me be". In the summer of 2005, Neck won first place at the Festivalbar with this song. "Lascia che io sia" was the most played on Italian radio at the time.
The album, released in 2006, was called by almost all critics more mature than the previous ones: "Nella stanza 26" ("In room 26"), as well as its Spanish version "En el cuarto 26". The songs of this album are written on social topics: for example, the very title of the album and the song of the same name are dedicated to the problem of prostitution in Italy, since recently Italy has been literally overwhelmed by a wave of prostitutes from Eastern Europe. In an interview on Italian Radio, DJ Nek said that he once received an anonymous letter from a prostitute who came to Italy from abroad (from Eastern Europe). She was forced to do this to feed herself and her family. This letter served as the basis for the song, but only with a different, happy ending, added by Nek himself.
Several songs from this album became hits: "Notte di febbraio" - "February Nights", "Instabile" - "Changeable", "Ancora un giorno di te" - "Another Your Day", "Serenità" - "Wisdom".
For the song "Nella stanza 26" Nek received the Lunetzia Prize (Premio Lunezia) - Poetry in Rock 2007.
Discography
Albums in Italian
- Nek, 1992
- Inte, 1993
- Calore umano, 1995
- Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto, 1997
- In due, 1998
- La vita e, 2000
- Le cose da difendere, 2002
- The Best Of Nek - L'anno zero, 2003
- Una parte di me 2005
- Nella stanza 26, 2006
- Un'altra direzione, 2009
- E da qui - Greatest Hits 1992-2010, 2010
- Filippo Neviani, 2013
- Prima di Parlare, 2015
- UNICI, 2016
Albums in Spanish
- Nek, 1997
- Entre tú y yo, 1999
- La vida es, 2000
- Las cosas que defenderé, 2002
- Lo mejor de Nek - El año cero, 2003
- Una parte de mi, 2005
- En el cuarto 26, 2006
- Nuevas direcciones, 2009
- Es así - Greatest Hits 1992-2010, 2011
- Filippo Neviani (Spanish Version) 2013
Singles
- In te
- Uomo con te
- Angeli nel ghetto
- Cuori in tempesta
- Dimmi cos "è
- Tu sei, tu sai
- Laura non c "è
- sei grande
- Se io non avessi te
- Se una regola c "è
- Sto con te
- Con un ma e con un se
- Ci sei tu
- Sultreno
- La vita e
- Con la terra sotto di me
- Sei solo tu
- Parliamo al singolare
- Le cose da difendere
- Cielo e terra
- Almeno stavolta
- L'anno zero
- Lascia che io sia
- Contromano
- L'inquietudine
- Instabile
- Notte di febbraio
- Nella stanza 26
- La voglia che non vorrei
- Congiunzione Astrale
- La meta di niente
- fatti avanti amore
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Biography, life story Nek
Incredible blue eyes, piercing gaze, tattoo (sun, with blue eyes, denoting energy). Of course, this is Nek. We know Italian artists very well: anyone will immediately name the names of such giants as Eros Ramazzotti or Toto Cutugno, and now Neka will also inapplicably be mentioned. Neka's real name is Filippo Neviani. He was born on January 6, 1972 in the town of Sassuolo (near Modena).
Already at the age of 4, he receives his first drum kit (!), and at the age of 7 - an acoustic guitar as a gift. Influenced by U2, Yes, Lenny Kravitz and especially The Police, Filippo tries out bass. At the age of 11, Filippo, together with his friend, creates the duo Winchester. They debut in 1985, play in small clubs. In 1989, the White Lady group appears. Even then, many noted the talent of Filippo, and the fans are simply delighted with the music of the young band. However, a guy from a small town was looking for ways to express himself individually.
In May 1991, Filippo becomes Nek and takes second place at the Italian Castrocaro Festival. Nek himself explains the choice of a pseudonym as follows: “When I first started my career, everyone just called me Filippo, but it was an inconvenient and not very suitable name for the stage. Another thing - Nek. Sound and beautiful! In 1992, his first album was released, with the "original" title "Nek".
In 1993, at the Sanremo Festival, Neck with the song "In Te" takes third place in the nomination "Best New Artist". However, the song is received in different ways - the audience cheers, and journalists fiercely criticize. But Neck does not lose heart and releases the self-titled album "In Te".
In the summer of 1994 he recorded his third album "Colore Umano", and took second place at the Festival Italiano with the song "Angeli Nel Ghetto". In the same year, recognition came in Europe, he became the best young Italian performer.
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In 1996 Nek recorded the album "Lei, Gli Amici È Tutto Il Resto" ("She, friends and everything else"). This album brought a huge success, and the most interesting thing in it is the texts, which are excerpts from the diary of a young man. The success of the musician was not unnoticed: Nek signed a contract with WEA Records.
In 1997, Nek again participates in the Sanremo Festival, where he presents his most successful song "Laura Non C'e" ("Laura is not present"). Thanks to this creation, the album "Lei, Gli Amici È Tutto Il Resto" becomes six times platinum and sells over 600,000 copies. The European tour begins, and the album is distributed throughout Europe with a circulation of over 1,300,000 copies.
In 1998, the next album "In Due" was released, which even more surpassed the success of the past.
In 1999, the singer was nominated as "Best New International Artist" at the Echo Awards (the German equivalent of Grammy).
On June 9, 2000, the album "La Vita È" ("Life is...") was released. Definitely the most successful album of Nek's career. A striking feature of the album was a creative collaboration with a famous person - Nick Ingman - the head of the London Session Orchestra. Ingman recorded parts for Nek's album at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Sound engineer Bob Ludwig, who mixed music in Portland at the Gate Way Mastering Studio, also took part in the work on the disc. The music video for the first single "Ci Sei Tu" was directed by Ian Russell. The second single from the album was the song "La Vita È", followed by other songs.
Last year, Nek released another album, but it was not as successful as past works. The most famous creation from this album is a duet with Laura Pausini (Laura Pausini) - "Sei Solo Tu".
Neka's real name is Filippo Neviani. He was born on January 6, 1972 in the town of Sassuolo (near Modena). Already at the age of 4, he receives his first drum kit (!), and at the age of 7 - an acoustic guitar as a gift. Influenced by U2, Yes, Lenny Kravitz and especially The Police, Filippo tries out bass. At the age of 11, Filippo, together with his friend, creates the duo Winchester. They debut... Read all
Neka's real name is Filippo Neviani. He was born on January 6, 1972 in the town of Sassuolo (near Modena). Already at the age of 4, he receives his first drum kit (!), and at the age of 7 - an acoustic guitar as a gift. Influenced by U2, Yes, Lenny Kravitz and especially The Police, Filippo tries out bass. At the age of 11, Filippo, together with his friend, creates the duo Winchester. They debut in 1985, play in small clubs. In 1989, the White Lady group appears. Even then, many noted the talent of Filippo, and the fans are simply delighted with the music of the young band. However, a guy from a small town was looking for ways to express himself individually. In May 1991, Filippo becomes Nek and takes second place at the Italian Castrocaro Festival. Nek himself explains the choice of a pseudonym as follows: “When I first started my career, everyone just called me Filippo, but it was an inconvenient and not very suitable name for the stage. Another thing - Nek. Sound and beautiful! In 1992, his first album was released, with the "original" title "Nek".
In 1993, at the Sanremo Festival, Neck with the song "In Te" takes third place in the nomination "Best New Artist". However, the song is received in different ways - the audience cheers, and journalists fiercely criticize. But Neck does not lose heart and releases the self-titled album "In Te".
In the summer of 1994 he recorded his third album "Colore Umano", and took second place at the Festival Italiano with the song "Angeli Nel Ghetto". In the same year, recognition came in Europe, he became the best young Italian performer.
In 1996 Nek recorded the album "Lei, Gli Amici È Tutto Il Resto" ("She, friends and everything else"). This album brought a huge success, and the most interesting thing in it is the texts, which are excerpts from the diary of a young man. The success of the musician was not unnoticed: Nek signed a contract with WEA Records.
In 1997, Nek again participates in the Sanremo Festival, where he presents his most successful song "Laura Non C'e" ("Laura is not present"). Thanks to this creation, the album "Lei, Gli Amici È Tutto Il Resto" becomes six times platinum and sells over 600,000 copies. The European tour begins, and the album is distributed throughout Europe with a circulation of over 1,300,000 copies.
In 1998, the next album "In Due" was released, which even more surpassed the success of the past.
In 1999, the singer was nominated as "Best New International Artist" at the Echo Awards (the German equivalent of Grammy).
On June 9, 2000, the album "La Vita È" ("Life is...") was released. Definitely the most successful album of Nek's career. A striking feature of the album was a creative collaboration with a famous person - Nick Ingman - the head of the London Session Orchestra. Ingman recorded parts for Nek's album at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Sound engineer Bob Ludwig, who mixed music in Portland at the Gate Way Mastering Studio, also took part in the work on the disc. The music video for the first single "Ci Sei Tu" was directed by Ian Russell. The second single from the album was the song "La Vita È", followed by other songs.
Last year, Nek released another album, but it was not as successful as past works. The most famous creation from this album is a duet with Laura Pausini (Laura Pausini) - "Sei Solo Tu".
This is all Nek, or, as he is often called, the ice-eyes señor, a guy who always remains himself.