For Bulgarian power company, see NEK EAD. Filippo Neviani, also known as Nek (born January 6, 1972 in Sassuolo, Italy), is a popular contemporary Italian singer-songwriter. Some of his hits include Laura Non C'È, 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.
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 October 1991 Nek participated in a contest for singers on the RAI national television. He sang Io Ti Vorrei and won second place and a record contract with Fonit Cetra to make three albums.[1]
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'È 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 The Best Of Nek: L'Anno Zero in 2003. This album includes two new tracks: Almeno Stavolta and L'Anno Zero.
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 2, 2006.[2]
Discography
Albums
Italian albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Spanish albums
Studio albums
| Year |
Title |
| 1997 |
Nek
- 1st studio album
- Released: 1997
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| 1998 |
Entre Tú Y Yo
- 2nd studio album
- Released: 15 September 1998
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| 2000 |
La Vida Es
- 3rd studio album
- Released: 11 July 2000
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| 2002 |
Las Cosas Que Defenderé
- 4th studio album
- Released: 28 May 2002
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| 2005 |
Una Parte De Mí
- 5th studio album
- Released: 7 June 2005
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| 2007 |
En El Cuarto 26
- 6th studio album
- Released: 3 April 2007
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Compilation albums
| Year |
Title |
| 2004 |
Lo Mejor De Nek: El Año Cero
- 1st compilation album
- Released: 23 March 2004
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| 2006 |
Esencial
- 2nd compilation album
- Released: 23 May 2006
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Singles
Italian singles
- 1993 In Te
- 1993 Uomo Con Te
- 1994 Angeli Nel Ghetto
- 1994 Cuori In Tempesta
- 1994 Calore Umano
- 1997 Dimmi Cos'È
- 1997 Tu Sei, Tu Sai
- 1997 Vivere Senza Te
- 1997 Laura Non C'È
- 1997 Sei Grande
- 1998 Se Io Non Avessi Te
- 1998 Sto Con Te
- 1998 Se Una Regola C'È
- 1998 Con Un Ma E Con Un Se
- 2000 Ci Sei Tu
- 2000 Sul Treno
- 2000 La Vita È
- 2002 Sei Solo Tu (Featuring Laura Pausini)
- 2002 Parliamo Al Singolare
- 2002 Cielo E Terra
- 2002 Tutto Di Te
- 2003 Almeno Stavolta
- 2003 L'Anno Zero
- 2005 Lascia Che Io Sia...
- 2005 Contromano
- 2006 L'Inquietudine
- 2006 Instabile
- 2007 Notte Di Febbraio
- 2007 Nella Stanza 26
- 2008 Walking Away (Craig David Featuring Nek)
- 2009 La Voglia Che Non Vorrei
Spanish singles
- 1997 Laura No Está
- 2000 La Vida Es
- 2002 Tan Solo Tú (Featuring Laura Pausini)
- 2002 Hablemos En Pasado
- 2002 Cielo Y Tierra
- 2004 Al Menos Ahora
- 2004 El Año Cero
- 2005 A Contramano
- 2005 Para Ti Sería...
- 2006 La Inquietud
- 2007 En El Cuarto 26
References
- ^ Biography www.nekweb.com
- ^ Biography for Nek www.imdb.com
External links
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