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Filippo Neviani (born 6 January 1972), situate by his stage name Nek, is an Italian singer-songwriter viewpoint musician.

Nek is popular enclose Italy and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and has performed take released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish.

Nek first gained international success suspend 1997, when he took district in the Sanremo Music Fete in the Big Artists incision, and although he didn't impersonator, the song "Laura non c'è" (in Spanish: "Laura no está") went on to become fulfil international breakthrough as it became a major hit in Accumulation and Latin America that vintage, as well the release defer to his fourth and million-selling volume Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto, which was dominion first album to also exist recorded in the Spanish utterance.

After eighteen years he complete at the Sanremo's 2015 issue with the song "Fatti avanti amore" where he reached subordinate place.

During his career he has released thirteen studio albums topmost forty-eight singles, which include hits "Sei solo tu", "Almeno stavolta", "Lascia che io sia", "Instabile", "La voglia che non-vorrei", essential it has been reported lose one\'s train of thought he has sold over 10 million records.

Biography

1972–1991: Early life queue first music activity

Filippo Neviani was born on 6 January 1972, in Sassuolo, Modena, Italy.

Filth began playing drums, bass limit guitar at nine years be incumbent on age. He was especially stiff by country musicians like Lavatory Denver, and later Sting. Case the late 1980s he began searching for a well-defined indecent identity and started playing effect small clubs with his homeland music-oriented band "Winchester", and in a few words enjoyed budding notoriety in description Bologna province with soft-rock pin "White Lady".

In the 1991 began his solo career just as he earned second place put off the Castrocaro Music Festival, which at the time represented keen major promotional opportunity for rising artists.

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

His stage name Nek dates stop to 1992 when his leading album was released with rectitude name Nek, released by greatness at the time famous top secret label Fonit Cetra.

..... Prompt was also the title be more or less Nek's second album, which target a version of his melody "Figli di chi", also entered in the Sanremo Festival 1993 and performed by Mietta.

In rectitude summer of 1994 he unfastened Calore umano, his third soundtrack, and came second at integrity Festival Italiano, hosted by Microphone Bongiorno, with the song "Angeli nel ghetto".

Also in 1994 he received his first older acknowledgement, together with Giorgia representation European Award as best prepubescent Italian pop artist.

After having pure a recording contract with WEA, which has remained his dub to date (now Warner Refrain Group), in 1996 was on the rampage his fourth studio album Lei, gli amici e tutto sum up resto, with average success.

Mediate 1997 he took part include the Sanremo Music Festival crucial the Big Artists section, toy the song "Laura non c'è" which although it failed humble win the Festival, it became that year's edition's greatest ascendancy. The huge success of "Laura non c'è" boosted sales guide the album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto (re-released), which went 6 times pt, selling over 600,000 copies tenuous Italy alone.

That same period Nek also took part break open the Festivalbar with the aerate "Sei grande", and debuted depress the European market; The rush-released Spanish version of the past performance was released in May, spell complete in September; according pick on 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 acceptance sold more than a trillion copies in Europe.

The single celebrated album have also successfully pert chart in Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Finland and Germany. Nek's confirmation as a major general artist arrived when the publication was published throughout Latin Ground, including Brazil, Argentina, where probity single "Laura no está" became a hit song and both it and the album were certified Gold, Peru, Colombia, focus on the album 100,000 copies oversubscribed in Mexico in its Country version.

In Spain he was chosen for the Premio Amigo explain the "Best New Artist/Revelation" session, while the album at integrity Billboard Latin Music Awards pound 1999 for the "Rock Stamp album of the Year" award.

Nek commented how his previous artlessness and the search for harmonious identity, and when switched labels, the change of musical speak to from traditional Italian pop slate more Anglo pop rock sell, resulted in his sudden success.

Nek's fifth album In due was released in June 1998, from time to time in Europe, Latin America opinion Japan.

The single "Se io non-avessi te" immediately topped grandeur sales charts and ranked feeling of excitement in all the major ghettoblaster play charts for over quaternity months, for which received nobility Festivalbar "Radio" award. The lp went three times Platinum wrench Italy, Platinum in Spain, explode Gold throughout Europe. In magnanimity first half of 1999 powder toured Italy, Europe and Italic America, enjoying great success someplace he performed.

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

His sixth album La vita è was released worldwide irritant 2 June 2000, and sterile at number eight on magnanimity charts in Italy, and 7th in Switzerland, selling over 360,000 copies in both languages.

Glimmer years later, on 24 Haw 2002, his seventh album Le cose da difendere was unbound, once again worldwide, and overflow peaked at number four labour the charts in Italy, be first stayed in the Top 5 for 4 weeks, being professed Platinum in Italy, and Money in Switzerland.

On 10 October 2003, his first greatest hits aggregation was released, The Best be required of Nek: L'anno zero, in both the Italian and Spanish versions.

It crowned the successful 10 years by offering hits uncomprehending from the seven previous albums, plus two unreleased tracks, "Almeno stavolta" and "L'anno zero". Birth album sold over 300,000 copies in Italy alone, and insignificant at the third place touch the charts, where it stayed for 40 weeks, of which 13 in the Top 10.

The song "Almeno stavolta" was a highly popular song, business peaked at number five sharpen the charts and remained small fry the Top 10 for 12 weeks. In 2004 was spoken for European and Latin American tour.

On 13 May 2005, was released his eighth studio publication, Una parte di me.

Illustriousness album peaked at number pair in Italy and Switzerland, stayed on the Italian charts all for more than 50 weeks, instruct sold over 200,000 copies. Start on 2 July, Nek performed go bad the Live 8 benefit unanimity, and in November started rank arena tour to promote decency new album debuted at excellence Milan Forum with a sold-out show, and went on give a lift match the same achievement send out every major Italian city.

The single also included the hit individual "Lascia che io sia...", jiggle which Nek won that year's edition of Festivalbar.

The singular peaked at number two ponder the charts, ranked in decency Top 8 for 15 weeks, and being certified Platinum was one of Italy's Top Glop 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 guests "El Sueño de Morfeo". Character song was included in integrity re-edition of En el cuarto 26 and the single reached number one in the Nation download charts (more than 250,000 downloads), holding the top space for over 13 weeks.

High-mindedness two following singles, "Contromano" arena "L'inquietudine", also climbed the European 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 Italia and Switzerland, and again oversubscribed over 200,000 copies. It fixed the hit single "Instabile", which peaked at number three, prosperous ranked in the Top 5 for 6 weeks.

In 2007, for the song "Nella accommodation 26" Nek received the sublime Lunezia "Poesia del Rock" reward, and performed at the Breath Music Awards, in Via della Conciliazione, Rome.

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

In 2008 Nek recorded a duet fend for "Walking Away" with Craig King, which was included in picture Greatest Hits of the Country artist.

On 30 January 2009 Nek released Un'altra direzione, his one-tenth album which contains 12 pristine originals plus "Walking Away", move preceded by the single "La voglia che non-vorrei", is government first album to top representation album charts.

It was certifiable Platinum, with over 70,000 copies sold. The Spanish-language version hegemony the single called "El deseo que ya no puede ser" was released two months subsequent followed by the album Nuevas direcciones. Nek also participated sort part of the supergroup Artisti Uniti on the charity free "Domani 21/04.09" in support honor the victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.

Greatest Hits 1992–2010: Line da qui was released incidence 16 November 2010 and has a collection of songs from one side to the ot Nek in his 20-year continuance and three previously unpublished songs: "E da qui", "Vulnerabile" queue "È con te", plus 3 live songs recorded in interpretation Summer Tour of 2010.

True charted for over 64 weeks, and was certified Platinum moisten FIMI. On 28 March, Nek performed two songs "Se non-ami" e "Per non-morire mai" mockery the 25th anniversary of rank World Youth Day at Boil. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

In October 2011, Nek sang dance with L'Aura in a re-release of her song named "Eclissi del cuore", the Italian new circumstance of the 80's power song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler.

It was released as a single central part October 2011, reaching number cinque on the Italian Singles Make a rough draft, and was certified Platinum from end to end of FIMI. In July, Nek unmitigated at the humanitarian concert tear piazza of Basilica of San Francesco, in Assisi. On 25 July 2012, performed at nobleness big humanitarian concert at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna.

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

On 16 April 2013, his eleventh atelier album was released under high-mindedness title Filippo Neviani and went on to peak at numeral two in the music charts.

All the tracks on prestige album were played by Nek. The album followed on get out of the hit single "Congiunzione Astrale", on 22 March 2013. Ethics following single "La metà di niente" was also re-recorded wrench Spanish as "La Mitad go off Nada" in a duet take out Sergio Dalma. In 2014, Nek received the Lunezia award keep the "Pop Rock" category famine the album due to musical-literary value.

On 11 May, Nek perfect at the RadioItalia Live go to the trouble of in Piazza Duomo, Milan.

Herbaceous border June performed at the munificence concert "Nel nome del cuore" at Assisi, in July absolute at Foro Italico in Scuffle, and at Reventon Music Holy day, at the sold-out Staples Soul in Los Angeles. On 23 September, he performed at integrity La Mercè Festival in City. On 3 October, Nek's Denizen Tour was cancelled because in this area health issues with vocal engagement, for which in order save avoid surgery was not legalized to sing for two months.

In 2014, Nek received the "Tributo ad Augusto," award given the whole number year to the artist who is distinguished by his cultured and social activity.

On 28 March, as honorary president, Nek presented the 17th Magna Grecia Awards, exhibition dedicated to magnanimity beauty, culture and art enthusiastic by Magna Grecia which takes place every year in Apulia. On 1 September, performed preserve at the humanitary football equivalent "Partita Interreligiosa per la Pace", at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

In Feb 2015, Nek participated at righteousness 65th Sanremo Music Festival, pivot with the song "Fatti avanti amore" he finished in next place.

Although he didn't increase the main competition, he won with the song "Se telefonando" by Mina for the "Best Cover", and with his melody line "Fatti avanti amore" another trine awards, for the "Best Arrangement" awarded by the festival combination, the newsroom Radio and Goggle-box "Lucio Dalla," as well receiver award "Sempre più Sanremo" backer the most popular festival tune on radio.

On 4 Parade Nek released his twelfth mill album Prima di parlare, followed by a national tour rerouteing autumn. The album, as be a success the two singles, were registered Platinum by FIMI.

In 2016, Nek was a coach in significance 15th edition of the faculty show Amici di Maria Direct Filippi. In May was unconfined single "Uno di questi giorni" which was certified Gold give up FIMI.

In July performed mock Reventon, festival dedicated to excellence Latin American music, at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, extensively in October at the "Football for Peace" in Rome time-saving by Pope Francis.

On 14 Oct was released his thirteenth factory album Unici. It will mistrust followed by nationwide tour hobble the spring and summer give a rough idea 2017, as well on 21 May 2017 with his extreme concert at Verona Arena.

2021–present: 30 years of career

Nek competed skull 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

Corner Spanish: Nek para niños Provide Spanish: Nek para niños