Nek

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Nek
Nek on the cover of Anno Zero: The Best Of Nek
Background information
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.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Albums
2 Singles
3 External link

[edit] Biography

Nek was born in Sassuolo, a small town in the province of Modena. 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 polemic 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.

[edit] Albums

Nek (Italian, 1992)
In Te (Italian, 1993)
Calore Umano(Italian, 1994)
Lei, Gli Amici e Tutto il Resto (Italian) / Nek (Spanish) – 1997
In Due (Italian) / Entre tu y yo (Spanish) – 1998
La Vita E (Italian) / La Vida es (Spanish) – 2000
Le Cose da Difendere (Italian) / Las Cosas que Defender (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 Mi (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) / Tán 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 Ahoras (2003)
L'anno zero / El año cero (2004)
Contromano / A contramano (2005)
Lascia che io sia / Para tí sería (2005)
L'inquietudine / la Inquietud (2006)
Instabile (2006)
Notte Di Febbraio (2007)