Nek 2989936 224671586 2008-07-09T22:15:52Z 90.201.13.57 /* External links */ {{for|Bulgarian power company|NEK EAD}} {{Infobox musical artist |Name = Nek |Img =Nek in concerto a Assago.jpg |Img_capt =Concert in Assago, Milan, Italy, 18 nov. 2005 |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Filippo Neviani |Alias = Nek |Born = {{Birth date and age|1972|1|6|mf=y}} in [[Sassuolo]], [[Italy]] |Died = |Origin = |Instrument = [[Guitar]]/ [[Bass guitar|Bass]] |Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|Rock]] |Occupation = Singer |Years_active = 1992&ndash;present |Label = [[Nuova Fonit Cetra]]; Worldwide; [[Warner Music Group|Warner]] |Current_members = |Past_members = }} '''Filippo Neviani''', also known as '''Nek''' (born [[January 6]], [[1972]]), is a popular contemporary [[Italy|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 language|Italian]] and [[Spanish language|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.<br /> 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 controversial song, with which he came in second. In [[1997]] he released his first album in [[Spanish language|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]]. He married his ex-assistant, Patrizia Vacondio, September 2nd, 2006. ===Albums=== * ''[[Nek]]'' (Italian, [[1992]]) * ''[[In Te]]'' (Italian, [[1993]]) * ''[[Calore Umano]]''(Italian, [[1994]]) *''[[Lei, Gli Amici e Tutto il Resto]]'' (Italian, [[1997]]) *''[[In Due]]'' (Italian) / ''Entre tú y yo'' (Spanish) – [[1998]] *''[[Nek]]'' (Spanish) – [[1998]] *''[[La Vita E]]'' (Italian) / ''La Vida es'' (Spanish) – [[2000]] *''[[Le Cose da Difendere]]'' (Italian) / ''Las Cosas que Defenderé'' (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 Mí'' (Spanish) – [[2005]] *''[[Nella Stanza 26]] '' (Italian)- [[2006]] *''[[El cuarto 26]]'' (Spanish) - [[2007]] ==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) / Tan 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 ahora (2003) * L'anno zero / El año cero (2004) * Contromano / A contramano (2005) * Lascia che io sia / Para ti sería (2005) * L'inquietudine / La inquietud (2006) * Instabile (2006) * Notte Di Febbraio (2007) * Vértigo (2007) * [[Para ti sería]] (with El Sueño de Morfeo) (2007) * Chocar (with El Sueño de Morfeo) (2007-08) ==External links== * [http://www.nekweb.com/ Official Nek Website] * [http://www.miwml.com/nek Nek's Official Label Site - Free music online] [[Category:Italian male singers]] [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Italian-language singers]] [[Category:Spanish-language singers]] [[Category:People from the Province of Modena]] [[da:Nek]] [[de:Nek]] [[el:Nek]] [[es:Nek]] [[eo:Nek (Kantisto)]] [[fr:Nek]] [[it:Nek]] [[lv:Neks]] [[hu:Nek]] [[nl:Nek (zanger)]] [[pl:Nek (piosenkarz)]] [[pt:Nek]] [[ru:Нек]] [[fi:Nek]] [[sv:Nek]]