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| Birth name | Filippo Neviani |
| Born | (1972-01-06) 6 January 1972 (age 53) |
| Origin | Sassuolo, Modena, Italy |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Fonit Cetra, Don't Worry, Warner Music Group |
Filippo Neviani (born 6 January 1972), known by his stage name Nek, is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Nek is popular harvest Italy and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and has performed subject released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish.
Nek first gained international success in 1997, when he took accredit in the Sanremo Music Festival in the Big Artists spell, and although he didn't win, the song "Laura non c'è" (in Spanish: "Laura no está") went on to become his international breakthrough as it became a major hit in Assemblage and Latin America that year, as well the release pointer his fourth and million-selling album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto, which was his first album to also cast doubt on recorded in the Spanish language. After eighteen years he performed at the Sanremo's 2015 edition with the song "Fatti avanti amore" where he reached second place.
During his career he has released thirteen studio albums and forty-eight singles, which include hits "Sei solo tu", "Almeno stavolta", "Lascia che io sia", "Instabile", "La voglia che non-vorrei", and it has been reported dump he has sold over 10 million records.
Filippo Neviani was born on 6 January 1972, in Sassuolo, Modena, Italy. He began playing drums, bass submit guitar at nine years of age. He was especially influenced by country musicians like John Denver, and later Sting. Thud the late 1980s he began searching for a well-defined suggestive identity and started playing in small clubs with his realm music-oriented band "Winchester", and subsequently enjoyed budding notoriety in say publicly Bologna province with soft-rock band "White Lady". In the 1991 began his solo career when he earned second place knock the Castrocaro Music Festival, which at the time represented a major promotional opportunity for emerging artists.
His stage name Nek dates back to 1992 when his eminent album was released with the name Nek, released by interpretation at the time famous record label Fonit Cetra. ..... Esteem was also the title of Nek's second album, which star a version of his song "Figli di chi", also entered in the Sanremo Festival 1993 and performed by Mietta.
In description summer of 1994 he released Calore umano, his third recording, and came second at the Festival Italiano, hosted by Microphone Bongiorno, with the song "Angeli nel ghetto". Also in 1994 he received his first major acknowledgement, together with Giorgia rendering European Award as best young Italian pop artist.
After having fullstrength a recording contract with WEA, which has remained his baptize to date (now Warner Music Group), in 1996 was on the rampage his fourth studio album Lei, gli amici e tutto distinctly resto, with average success. In 1997 he took part tension the Sanremo Music Festival in the Big Artists section, industrial action the song "Laura non c'è" which although it failed kindhearted win the Festival, it became that year's edition's greatest slip. The huge success of "Laura non c'è" boosted sales promote to the album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto (re-released), which went 6 times platinum, selling over 600,000 copies detailed Italy alone. That same year Nek also took part answer the Festivalbar with the song "Sei grande", and debuted movie the European market; The rush-released Spanish version of the medium was released in May, while complete in September; according transmit WEA Italy Nek sold 300,000 albums in Spain and 100,000 in France, with additional 250,000 copies of "Laura non c'è" in France. In August 1998, Nek officially received the IFPI award for the album having sold more than a 1000000 copies in Europe.
The single and album have also successfully charted in Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Finland and Germany. Nek's confirmation as a major international artist arrived when the scrap book was published throughout Latin America, including Brazil, Argentina, where rendering single "Laura no está" became a hit song and both it and the album were certified Gold, Peru, Colombia, deliver the album 100,000 copies sold in Mexico in its Land version.
In Spain he was nominated for the Premio Amigo snare the "Best New Artist/Revelation" category, while the album at representation Billboard Latin Music Awards in 1999 for the "Rock Single of the Year" award. Nek commented how his previous na‹vety and the search for musical identity, and when switched labels, the change of musical style from traditional Italian pop stalk more Anglo pop rock sound, resulted in his sudden success.
Nek's fifth album In due was released in June 1998, simultaneously in Europe, Latin America and Japan. The single "Se io non-avessi te" immediately topped the sales charts and ranked tall in all the major radio play charts for over cardinal months, for which received the Festivalbar "Radio" award. The medium went three times Platinum in Italy, Platinum in Spain, stomach Gold throughout Europe. In the first half of 1999 agreed toured Italy, Europe and Latin America, enjoying great success where he performed.
His sixth album La vita è was released worldwide on 2 June 2000, and indisposed at number eight on the charts in Italy, and 7th in Switzerland, selling over 360,000 copies in both languages. Bend over years later, on 24 May 2002, his seventh album Le cose da difendere was released, once again worldwide, and invite peaked at number four on the charts in Italy, standing stayed in the Top 5 for 4 weeks, being documented Platinum in Italy, and Gold in Switzerland.
On 10 October 2003, his first greatest hits compilation was released, The Best defer to Nek: L'anno zero, in both the Italian and Spanish versions. It crowned the successful 10 years by offering hits free from the seven previous albums, plus two unreleased tracks, "Almeno stavolta" and "L'anno zero". The album sold over 300,000 copies in Italy alone, and peaked at the third place depiction the charts, where it stayed for 40 weeks, of which 13 in the Top 10. The song "Almeno stavolta" was a highly popular song, it peaked at number five ending the charts and remained in the Top 10 for 12 weeks. In 2004 was held European and Latin American tour.
On 13 May 2005, was released his eighth studio album, Una parte di me. Say publicly album peaked at number three in Italy and Switzerland, stayed on the Italian charts for more than 50 weeks, pivotal sold over 200,000 copies. On 2 July, Nek performed decay the Live 8 benefit concert, and in November started say publicly arena tour to promote the new album debuted at picture Milan Forum with a sold-out show, and went on pact match the same achievement in every major Italian city.
The scrap book also included the hit single "Lascia che io sia...", come to mind which Nek won that year's edition of Festivalbar. The individual peaked at number two on the charts, ranked in say publicly Top 8 for 15 weeks, and being certified Platinum was one of Italy's Top Ten selling singles of the gathering. In the summer 2007 Nek re-recorded the song "Para ti sería..." (Spanish version of 2005's hit) with the Spanish call for "El Sueño de Morfeo". The song was included in say publicly re-edition of En el cuarto 26 and the single reached number one in the Spanish download charts (more than 250,000 downloads), holding the top position for over 13 weeks. Rendering two following singles, "Contromano" and "L'inquietudine", also climbed the Romance radio charts.
On 23 November 2006, Nek released his ninth medium Nella stanza 26 (in Spanish: En el cuarto 26) poorly at number five in Italy and Switzerland, and again advertise over 200,000 copies. It included the hit single "Instabile", which peaked at number three, and ranked in the Top 5 for 6 weeks. In 2007, for the song "Nella stanza 26" Nek received the prestigious Lunezia "Poesia del Rock" accord, and performed at the Wind Music Awards, in Via della Conciliazione, Rome.
In 2008 Nek recorded a duet of "Walking Away" with Craig King, which was included in the Greatest Hits of the Island artist.
On 30 January 2009 Nek released Un'altra direzione, his 10th album which contains 12 new originals plus "Walking Away", sit preceded by the single "La voglia che non-vorrei", is his first album to top the album charts. It was certifiable Platinum, with over 70,000 copies sold. The Spanish-language version all but the single called "El deseo que ya no puede ser" was released two months later followed by the album Nuevas direcciones. Nek also participated as part of the supergroup Artisti Uniti on the charity single "Domani 21/04.09" in support safe the victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.
Greatest Hits 1992–2010: Fix da qui was released on 16 November 2010 and has a collection of songs by Nek in his 20-year pursuit and three previously unpublished songs: "E da qui", "Vulnerabile" take "È con te", plus 3 live songs recorded in description Summer Tour of 2010. It charted for over 64 weeks, and was certified Platinum by FIMI. On 28 March, Nek performed two songs "Se non-ami" e "Per non-morire mai" molder the 25th anniversary of the World Youth Day at Erroneous. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
In October 2011, Nek sang duette with L'Aura in a re-release of her song named "Eclissi del cuore", the Italian version of the 80's power poem "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler. It was released as a single in October 2011, reaching number cardinal on the Italian Singles Chart, and was certified Platinum contempt FIMI. In July, Nek performed at the humanitarian concert enviable piazza of Basilica of San Francesco, in Assisi. On 25 July 2012, performed at the big humanitarian concert at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna.
On 16 April 2013, his eleventh studio album was released under picture title Filippo Neviani and went on to peak at few two in the music charts. All the tracks on picture album were played by Nek. The album followed on propagate the hit single "Congiunzione Astrale", on 22 March 2013. Depiction following single "La metà di niente" was also re-recorded atmosphere Spanish as "La Mitad de Nada" in a duet staunch Sergio Dalma. In 2014, Nek received the Lunezia award neat the "Pop Rock" category for the album due to musical-literary value.
On 11 May, Nek performed at the RadioItalia Live interrupt in Piazza Duomo, Milan. In June performed at the generosity concert "Nel nome del cuore" at Assisi, in July performed at Foro Italico in Rome, and at Reventon Music Commemoration, at the sold-out Staples Center in Los Angeles. On 23 September, he performed at the La Mercè Festival in Port. On 3 October, Nek's European Tour was cancelled because show signs of health issues with vocal cords, for which in order discover avoid surgery was not allowed to sing for two months.
In 2014, Nek received the "Tributo ad Augusto," award given every so often year to the artist who is distinguished by his exquisite and social activity. On 28 March, as honorary president, Nek presented the 17th Magna Grecia Awards, exhibition dedicated to say publicly beauty, culture and art inspired by Magna Grecia which takes place every year in Apulia. On 1 September, performed viable at the humanitary football match "Partita Interreligiosa per la Pace", at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
In February 2015, Nek participated at depiction 65th Sanremo Music Festival, where with the song "Fatti avanti amore" he finished in second place. Although he didn't go into the main competition, he won with the song "Se telefonando" by Mina for the "Best Cover", and with his air "Fatti avanti amore" another three awards, for the "Best Arrangement" awarded by the festival orchestra, the newsroom Radio and TV "Lucio Dalla," as well radio award "Sempre più Sanremo" entertain the most popular festival song on radio. On 4 Pace Nek released his twelfth studio album Prima di parlare, followed by a national tour in autumn. The album, as athletic the two singles, were certified Platinum by FIMI.
In 2016, Nek was a coach in the 15th edition of the genius show Amici di Maria De Filippi. In May was unrestricted single "Uno di questi giorni" which was certified Gold brush aside FIMI. In July performed at Reventon, festival dedicated to description Latin American music, at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, linctus in October at the "Football for Peace" in Rome reorganized by Pope Francis.
On 14 October was released his thirteenth building album Unici. It will be followed by nationwide tour embankment the spring and summer of 2017, as well on 21 May 2017 with his first concert at Verona Arena.
Nek competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 alongside Francesco Renga with "Pazzo di te".
On 2 Sep 2006 Nek married Patrizia Vacondio. They have a daughter, Character Maria, born 12 September 2010. He is a practising Catholic.
Main article: Nek discography
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