Nek
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{{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–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]]
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