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Also known as Filippo Neviani

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.

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Works
6

Top works

  • Paid Love 2
  • From Stripping to the Altar
  • Say You'll Love Me Flaws and All
  • That down South Hood Love Ain't No Fairytale
  • A Paid Love

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Film & TV

Acting · Sassuolo, Modena, Italy

Known for

  • A muso duro - Il premio Pierangelo Bertoli — se stesso2026
  • Vent'anni di Sensualità a corte — Agente segreto2025
  • Il Volo: All for one - Third Episode — Self2024
  • Renga Nek: 20232023
  • GialappaShow2023
  • Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue — Self2022
  • Felicissima Sera — Self2021
  • Lui è peggio di me2021
  • Chi m'ha visto — sé stesso2017
  • Radio Italia Live 2017 - Milano2017

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1972
italianitalian poppoppop rock

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270,564
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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: <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nek">Read m

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Sassuolo, Modena, Italy
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1991–present

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Official website
www.nekweb.com
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Nek
date of birth
1972-01-06
Commons gallery
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birth name
Filippo Neviani
pseudonym
Nek
start of work period
1991-00-00
social media followers
124000
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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Nek, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Article

11 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • 1972–1991: Early life and first music activity
  • 1992–1999: The beginning of the success, ''Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto'', ''In due''
  • 2000–2007: ''La vita è'', ''Le cose da difendere'', ''Una parte di me'', ''Nella stanza 26''
  • 2008–2012: ''Un'altra direzione'' and 20 years of career
  • 2013–2020: ''Filippo Neviani'', ''Prima di parlare'', ''Unici''
  • 2021–present: 30 years of career
  • Personal life
  • Discography
  • References
  • External links

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 did not 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 the Spanish language. After eighteen years he performed at the Sanremo's 2015 edition with the song "Fatti avanti amore" where he reached second place.

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