NEK

NEK

Genres: italian, pop, rock, male vocalists, italian pop

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About NEK

1. Filippo Neviani (born 6 January 1972), known by his stage name Nek, is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Nek is popular in Italy and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and has performed and released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish. Nek first gained international success in 1997, when he took part in the Sanremo Music Festival in the Big Artists section, and although he didn't win, the song "Laura non c'è" (in Spanish: "Laura no está") went on to become his international breakthrough as it became a major hit in Europe and Latin America that year, as well the release of his fourth and million-selling album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto, which was his first album to also be recorded in a Spanish language. After eighteen years he performed at the Sanremo's 2015 edition with the song "Fatti avanti amore" where he reached second place. During his career he has released thirteen studio albums and forty-eight singles, which include hits "Sei solo tu", "Almeno stavolta", "Lascia che io sia", "Instabile", "La voglia che non-vorrei", and it has been reported that he has sold over 10 million records. Studio albums Calore umano (1993) In te (1997) Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto (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 (2019) 6/6/1968 (2021) 2. Florin Necșoiu, known by his stage name Nek, is an acclaimed singer and composer of ethnic and party music, recognized for his major contribution to the world of manele. Throughout his career, he has composed over 2000 songs for the most famous artists of the genre in both Romania and Bulgaria, including Florin Salam, Nicolae Guță, Carmen de la Sălciua and Vlăduță Lupău. Nek is also the owner of Nek Music, the largest record label specialising exclusively in manele. Born with a strong passion for music, Nek began studying piano at just seven years old at the Music School in Târgoviște. Later, he continued his musical education at the "Dinu Lipatti" High School in Bucharest, where he studied the flute as his main instrument and the piano as a secondary instrument. His father, who was also a graduate of the same high school, instilled in him a passion for music, introducing him to traditional instruments such as the flute and the flute. A major milestone in his career was in 2010, when he received a gold disc for the sales of the album "Un nou început". The album included memorable hits such as "Bem și 7 zile", "Câte una, câte două" and "Cum să trăiesc eu fără tine". About his artistic career, Nek stated: "I started playing folk music on the bagpipes and piano when I was little. Café concert music followed, also on instruments. Later I sang pop and dance music with my voice. The step towards party music was made at a time when that was what was demanded on the market. I have never regretted it, because beautiful music can be made and sung regardless of genre. Most of my songs are about love and partying, and I think that is why young people love my music. Career success is worthless if you have no one to share it with." Through his compositional talent and passion for music, Nek continues to be a prominent figure in the Romanian music industry, contributing to the evolution and popularization of the manele genre both nationally and internationally.

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