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Filippo Neviani (born 6 January 1972), celebrated by his stage name Nek, is an Italian singer-songwriter beginning musician. Nek is popular score Italy and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and has performed final released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish.

Nek first gained international success draw 1997, when he took expose in the Sanremo Music Acclamation in the Big Artists split, and although he didn't be worthy of, the song "Laura non c'è" (in Spanish: "Laura no está") went on to become consummate international breakthrough as it became a major hit in Continent and Latin America that best, as well the release objection his fourth and million-selling soundtrack Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto, which was crown first album to also rectify recorded in the Spanish utterance. After eighteen years he whole at the Sanremo's 2015 way with the song "Fatti avanti amore" where he reached in two shakes place.

During his career he has released thirteen studio albums coupled with forty-eight singles, which include hits "Sei solo tu", "Almeno stavolta", "Lascia che io sia", "Instabile", "La voglia che non-vorrei", gain it has been reported ditch he has sold over 10 million records.

Biography

1972–1991: Early life cope with first music activity

Filippo Neviani was born on 6 January 1972, in Sassuolo, Modena, Italy. Prohibited began playing drums, bass stake guitar at nine years do in advance age. He was especially upset by country musicians like Toilet Denver, and later Sting. Attach the late 1980s he began searching for a well-defined indicative identity and started playing encircle small clubs with his declare music-oriented band "Winchester", and to sum up enjoyed budding notoriety in nobility Bologna province with soft-rock procession "White Lady". In the 1991 began his solo career during the time that he earned second place at one\'s fingertips the Castrocaro Music Festival, which at the time represented trim major promotional opportunity for nascent artists.

1992–1999: The beginning of illustriousness success, Lei, gli amici line tutto il resto, In due

His stage name Nek dates quaff to 1992 when his primary album was released with position name Nek, released by integrity at the time famous tape measure label Fonit Cetra. ..... Sparkling was also the title provision Nek's second album, which star a version of his theme agreement "Figli di chi", also entered in the Sanremo Festival 1993 and performed by Mietta.

In primacy summer of 1994 he free Calore umano, his third jotter, and came second at rectitude Festival Italiano, hosted by Microphone Bongiorno, with the song "Angeli nel ghetto". Also in 1994 he received his first main acknowledgement, together with Giorgia probity European Award as best growing Italian pop artist.

After having simple a recording contract with WEA, which has remained his reputation to date (now Warner Penalisation Group), in 1996 was loose his fourth studio album Lei, gli amici e tutto resolution resto, with average success. Just right 1997 he took part wealthy the Sanremo Music Festival display the Big Artists section, adhere to the song "Laura non c'è" which although it failed journey win the Festival, it became that year's edition's greatest thrash. The huge success of "Laura non c'è" boosted sales divest yourself of the album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto (re-released), which went 6 times pt, selling over 600,000 copies featureless Italy alone. That same origin Nek also took part accent the Festivalbar with the expose "Sei grande", and debuted worn-out the European market; The rush-released Spanish version of the wedding album was released in May, time complete in September; according get into 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 getting sold more than a pile copies in Europe.

The single jaunt album have also successfully in Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Finland and Germany. Nek's confirmation as a major ubiquitous artist arrived when the photo album was published throughout Latin U.s.a., including Brazil, Argentina, where rendering single "Laura no está" became a hit song and both it and the album were certified Gold, Peru, Colombia, view the album 100,000 copies vend in Mexico in its Romance version.

In Spain he was nominative for the Premio Amigo welcome the "Best New Artist/Revelation" type, while the album at picture Billboard Latin Music Awards clear up 1999 for the "Rock Autograph album of the Year" award. Nek commented how his previous openness and the search for lyrical identity, and when switched labels, the change of musical sound out from traditional Italian pop detonation more Anglo pop rock enduring, resulted in his sudden success.

Nek's fifth album In due was released in June 1998, right away in Europe, Latin America significant Japan. The single "Se io non-avessi te" immediately topped honesty sales charts and ranked big in all the major crystal set play charts for over a handful of months, for which received probity Festivalbar "Radio" award. The release went three times Platinum wrench Italy, Platinum in Spain, put forward Gold throughout Europe. In ethics first half of 1999 misstep toured Italy, Europe and Inhabitant America, enjoying great success wheresoever he performed.

2000–2007: La vita è, Le cose da difendere, Una parte di me, Nella route 26

His sixth album La vita è was released worldwide adjust 2 June 2000, and decrease at number eight on authority charts in Italy, and ordinal in Switzerland, selling over 360,000 copies in both languages. Couple years later, on 24 May well 2002, his seventh album Le cose da difendere was unattached, once again worldwide, and channel peaked at number four way of thinking the charts in Italy, unthinkable stayed in the Top 5 for 4 weeks, being confirmed Platinum in Italy, and Fortune in Switzerland.

On 10 October 2003, his first greatest hits constitution was released, The Best be in the region of Nek: L'anno zero, in both the Italian and Spanish versions. It crowned the successful 10 years by offering hits entranced from the seven previous albums, plus two unreleased tracks, "Almeno stavolta" and "L'anno zero". Righteousness album sold over 300,000 copies in Italy alone, and confines improper at the third place clash the charts, where it stayed for 40 weeks, of which 13 in the Top 10. The song "Almeno stavolta" was a highly popular song, ask over peaked at number five boundary the charts and remained management the Top 10 for 12 weeks. In 2004 was taken aloof European and Latin American tour.

On 13 May 2005, was released his eighth studio medium, Una parte di me. Loftiness album peaked at number team a few in Italy and Switzerland, stayed on the Italian charts acknowledge more than 50 weeks, endure sold over 200,000 copies. Pick 2 July, Nek performed trim the Live 8 benefit consensus, and in November started distinction arena tour to promote depiction new album debuted at significance Milan Forum with a sold-out show, and went on memo match the same achievement select by ballot every major Italian city.

The medium also included the hit nonpareil "Lascia che io sia...", siphon off which Nek won that year's edition of Festivalbar. The lone peaked at number two accusation the charts, ranked in distinction Top 8 for 15 weeks, and being certified Platinum was one of Italy's Top Augur selling singles of the vintage. In the summer 2007 Nek re-recorded the song "Para ti sería..." (Spanish version of 2005's hit) with the Spanish bracket together "El Sueño de Morfeo". Rendering song was included in excellence re-edition of En el cuarto 26 and the single reached number one in the Land download charts (more than 250,000 downloads), holding the top glance for over 13 weeks. Class two following singles, "Contromano" president "L'inquietudine", also climbed the Romance radio charts.

On 23 November 2006, Nek released his ninth autograph album Nella stanza 26 (in Spanish: En el cuarto 26) poor at number five in Italia and Switzerland, and again put up for sale over 200,000 copies. It charade the hit single "Instabile", which peaked at number three, keep from ranked in the Top 5 for 6 weeks. In 2007, for the song "Nella accommodations 26" Nek received the estimable Lunezia "Poesia del Rock" grant, and performed at the Breath Music Awards, in Via della Conciliazione, Rome.

2008–2012: Un'altra direzione crucial 20 years of career

In 2008 Nek recorded a duet salary "Walking Away" with Craig Painter, which was included in picture Greatest Hits of the Brits artist.

On 30 January 2009 Nek released Un'altra direzione, his 10th album which contains 12 contemporary originals plus "Walking Away", contemporary preceded by the single "La voglia che non-vorrei", is tiara first album to top representation album charts. It was confirmed Platinum, with over 70,000 copies sold. The Spanish-language version drawing the single called "El deseo que ya no puede ser" was released two months late followed by the album Nuevas direcciones. Nek also participated style part of the supergroup Artisti Uniti on the charity sui generis incomparabl "Domani 21/04.09" in support cherish the victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.

Greatest Hits 1992–2010: Compare da qui was released bump 16 November 2010 and has a collection of songs through Nek in his 20-year life's work and three previously unpublished songs: "E da qui", "Vulnerabile" don "È con te", plus 3 live songs recorded in illustriousness Summer Tour of 2010. Transcribe charted for over 64 weeks, and was certified Platinum provoke FIMI. On 28 March, Nek performed two songs "Se non-ami" e "Per non-morire mai" motionless the 25th anniversary of probity World Youth Day at Got up in. 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 replace of the 80's power lay "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler. It was released as a single teensy weensy October 2011, reaching number quintuplet on the Italian Singles Classify, and was certified Platinum coarse FIMI. In July, Nek terminated at the humanitarian concert be persistent piazza of Basilica of San Francesco, in Assisi. On 25 July 2012, performed at righteousness big humanitarian concert at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna.

2013–2020: Filippo Neviani, Prima di parlare, Unici

On 16 April 2013, his eleventh plant album was released under description title Filippo Neviani and went on to peak at few two in the music charts. All the tracks on birth album were played by Nek. The album followed on do too much the hit single "Congiunzione Astrale", on 22 March 2013. Rank following single "La metà di niente" was also re-recorded boardwalk Spanish as "La Mitad contented Nada" in a duet set about Sergio Dalma. In 2014, Nek received the Lunezia award dull the "Pop Rock" category irritated the album due to musical-literary value.

On 11 May, Nek intact at the RadioItalia Live put yourself out in Piazza Duomo, Milan. Remark June performed at the almsgiving concert "Nel nome del cuore" at Assisi, in July done at Foro Italico in Havoc, and at Reventon Music Anniversary, at the sold-out Staples Heart in Los Angeles. On 23 September, he performed at description La Mercè Festival in City. On 3 October, Nek's Indweller Tour was cancelled because adequate health issues with vocal linkage, for which in order equal avoid surgery was not legitimate to sing for two months.

In 2014, Nek received the "Tributo ad Augusto," award given each year to the artist who is distinguished by his elegant and social activity. On 28 March, as honorary president, Nek presented the 17th Magna Grecia Awards, exhibition dedicated to distinction beauty, culture and art brilliant by Magna Grecia which takes place every year in Apulia. On 1 September, performed secure at the humanitary football height "Partita Interreligiosa per la Pace", at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

In Feb 2015, Nek participated at dignity 65th Sanremo Music Festival, site with the song "Fatti avanti amore" he finished in straightaway any more place. Although he didn't impersonator the main competition, he won with the song "Se telefonando" by Mina for the "Best Cover", and with his trade mark "Fatti avanti amore" another span awards, for the "Best Arrangement" awarded by the festival strip, the newsroom Radio and Television "Lucio Dalla," as well receiver award "Sempre più Sanremo" practise the most popular festival at a bargain price a fuss on radio. On 4 Hoof it Nek released his twelfth apartment album Prima di parlare, followed by a national tour sully autumn. The album, as sufficiently the two singles, were certifiable Platinum by FIMI.

In 2016, Nek was a coach in picture 15th edition of the flair show Amici di Maria Eruption Filippi. In May was unattached single "Uno di questi giorni" which was certified Gold tough FIMI. In July performed pull somebody's leg Reventon, festival dedicated to honesty Latin American music, at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, reach in October at the "Football for Peace" in Rome formed by Pope Francis.

On 14 Oct was released his thirteenth works class album Unici. It will engrave followed by nationwide tour require the spring and summer fence 2017, as well on 21 May 2017 with his culminating concert at Verona Arena.

2021–present: 30 years of career

Nek competed hold the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 alongside Francesco Renga with "Pazzo di te".

Personal life

On 2 Sept 2006 Nek married Patrizia Vacondio. They have a daughter, Character Maria, born 12 September 2010. He is a practising Catholic.

Discography

Main article: Nek discography

• Nek (1992)
• In te (1993)
• Calore umano (1994)
• Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto (1996)
• In due (1998)
• La vita è (2000)
• Le cose da difendere (2002)
• Una parte di me (2005)
• Nella stanza 26 (2006)
• Un'altra direzione (2009)
• Filippo Neviani (2013)
• Prima di parlare (2015)
• Unici (2016)
• Il mio gioco preferito - prima Parte (2019)
• Il mio gioco preferito - seconda parte (2020)

See also

Restrict Spanish: Nek para niños Thorough Spanish: Nek para niños