Neja (singer)
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Birth name | Agnese Cacciola |
Born | August 15, 1972 |
Origin | Turin, Italy |
Genres | Dance-pop, Pop jazz |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Universal Music, SAIFAM, New Music International |
Agnese Cacciola (born August 15, 1972), best known as Neja, is an Italian dance and pop-jazz singer.
Background[]
Born in Turin, as a child Cacciola studied piano and, as a teenager, she started singing jazz and gospel.[1] In 1996 she released her first single as Neja, "Hallo", followed in 1998 by "Restless" and "Shock" which both charted in several dance charts across Europe.[2] In 1999 with her song "The Game" she participated in Festivalbar and won the Un disco per l'estate festival.[2][3] In 2008, the album Acousticlub marked a stylistic turn with electronic arrangements replaced by jazz and acoustic sounds.[1] As of 2013, she sold over 4 million records.[4][5]
Discography[]
- Album
- 1999 - The Game
- 2003 - Hot Stuff
- 2004 - First Flight (EP)
- 2008 - AcoustiClub
- 2009 - 133SushiClub
- 2010 - 133SushiClub vol. II
- 2011 - 133SushiClub vol. III
- 2013 - Neja Vù
- Singles
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Fairytale_-_Neja.jpg/220px-Fairytale_-_Neja.jpg)
Cover of the single "Fairytale"
- 1997 - "Hallo"
- 1998 - "Restless"
- 1998 - "Shock!"
- 1999 - "The Game"
- 2000 - "Fairytale"
- 2000 - "Singin' Nanana"
- 2000 - "Mum's Day"
- 2001 - "Time Flies"
- 2001 - "Back 4 the Morning"
- 2002 - "Looking 4 Something"
- 2003 - "Hot Stuff"
- 2003 - "To the Music"
- 2005 - "Who's Gonna Be?"
- 2007 - "Catwalk"
- 2008 - "Sweet Dreams"
- 2009 - "Loving You" (WAG011 feat. Neja)
- 2010 - "Sorry" (Lanfranchi & Farina feat. Neja)
- 2011 - "Walking on a Dream" (O2 feat. Neja)
- 2012 - "Sun has come again"
- 2013 - "The Role of Love"
Chart History[]
Year | Song | Belgium | France | Italy | UK | Sweden |
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1998 | Restless | 32[6] | 35[7] | 2[8] | 47[9] | 58[10] |
1999 | Shock! | 6[11] | ||||
1999 | The Game | 7[12] | ||||
2000 | "Fairytale" | 24[13] | ||||
2000 | "Singin' Nanana" | 21[14] | ||||
2001 | "Time Flies" | 26[15] | ||||
2003 | "Hot Stuff" | 32[16] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Neja - Speciali Radio Monte Carlo". Radio Monte Carlo. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Neja". Festivalbar. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Andrea Conti (5 August 2008). "Neja, l'ex regina dell'estate '99". TGCOM. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ v. f. (2 February 2013). "Da Neja ai Grenouille sui palchi dell'Alessandrino". La Stampa. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Mattia Brighenti (10 October 2013). "Neja & Sonik, ma che roba ballare con l'umanoide". La Repubblica. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/29e3/Neja-Restless
- ^ https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Neja&titel=Restless&cat=s
- ^ "Billboard". 4 July 1998.
- ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/restless-(i-know-you-know)/
- ^ https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Neja&titel=Restless&cat=s
- ^ "Billboard". 5 December 1998.
- ^ "Billboard". 22 May 1999.
- ^ https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy2000.htm
- ^ https://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Neja&titel=Singin%27+Nanana&cat=s
- ^ https://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Neja&titel=Time+Flies&cat=s
- ^ https://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Neja&titel=Hot+Stuff&cat=s
External links[]
- Official website
- Neja at AllMusic
- Neja discography at Discogs
Categories:
- 1972 births
- Musicians from Turin
- Living people
- Eurodance musicians
- Italian dance musicians
- 21st-century Italian singers
- 21st-century Italian women singers