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Nek

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Nek is the 1,129th most popular singer (up from 1,349th in 2024), the 3,338th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,624th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Italian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nek ranks 1,129 out of 4,381. Before him are Chava Alberstein, Pete Ham, Abbey Lincoln, Nikolai Slichenko, Natacha Atlas, and Larin Paraske. After him are Arlo Guthrie, Anita Bryant, Jorge Cafrune, Anouk, Serge Lama, and Kati Kovács.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Nek ranks 137. Before him are Eric Dane, Kevin MacLeod, Selma Blair, Wil Wheaton, Goran Višnjić, and Joe Wright. After him are Steve McManaman, Amrullah Saleh, Christian Ziege, Marlon Wayans, Roberto Abbondanzieri, and Paul Gray.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Nek ranks 3,339 out of 5,161. Before him are Cipriano Chemello (1945), Marino Basso (1945), Gigi Meroni (1943), Marcia Otacilia Severa (300), Ciro Verratti (1907), and Carlo Alfredo Piatti (1822). After him are Riccardo Cassin (1909), Ignazio Fabra (1930), Rodolfo Terlizzi (1896), Sisto Badalocchio (1585), Guido Gonzaga (1290), and Lorenzo Perosi (1872).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Nek ranks 75. Before him are Mango (1954), Fedora Barbieri (1920), Caterina Caselli (1946), Betty Curtis (1936), Francesco Guccini (1940), and Marcella Bella (1952). After him are Amelita Galli-Curci (1882), Francesco Tamagno (1850), Rino Gaetano (1950), Alessandro Safina (1963), Nilla Pizzi (1919), and Claudio Baglioni (1951).

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