Nick Pitera

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Nick Pitera
Pitera at VidCon in 2012
Pitera at VidCon in 2012
Background information
Birth nameNicholas Joseph Pitera
Born (1986-03-07) March 7, 1986 (age 35)
Woodbury, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, animator
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–present
WebsiteNick Pitera's channel on YouTube

Nicholas Joseph Pitera (born March 7, 1986)[1] is an American vocal artist who gained his popularity by the release of his YouTube videos, several of which have gone viral, and many others are remarkably popular.[2] As of 11 May 2009, Pitera worked as a 3D Modeler at Pixar Studios.[2] Pitera sings the Triple Dent Gum jingle in Pixar's Inside Out.[3]

Career[]

Nick Pitera is a baritone.[4] Pitera gained his popularity for his extensive vocal range and his unusual feminine falsetto, as he first demonstrated in his most popular video, a cover of "A Whole New World", from the movie Aladdin where he sang both Aladdin and Jasmine's parts.[2]

In 2011, Pitera released "One Man Disney Movie" using a "'Brady Bunch'-style grid" to perform "an eight-minute-plus mashup of songs from various big-screen musical fairy tales, from "Beauty and the Beast" to "Enchanted," taking on the roles of the heroes, heroines, villains, sidekicks and their furry choirs."[2]

In 2012, Pitera released a medley cover of Andrew Lloyd Webber songs entitled "One Man Phantom of the Opera."[5] This was followed in August of the same year by "One Man Les Miserables".

Pitera has also appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as one of the audience acts. He sang "A Whole New World" from Disney, with himself singing both Jasmine's and Aladdin's parts.[6]

He released his first self-written original single album called "Better Days" on iTunes and Amazon on December 4, 2012.[7] He released an EP of five original songs in 2015.

References[]

  1. ^ "Nick Pitera". BBC Music. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Vaziri, Aidin (May 9, 2011). "Pixar's Nick Pitera becomes YouTube singing star". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Yu, Brandon. "Pixar animator, YouTube star Nick Pitera gets in holiday spirit". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Times, JOSEPH NATIVIDAD, Contra Costa. "YouTube star is a man with two voices". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Nick Pitera Sings One-Man Phantom of the Opera Medley". Broadway World; Stage Tube. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  6. ^ Rizvi, Samad. "Pixar Technical Director Nick Pitera Displays His Other Great Talent". Pixar Times. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  7. ^ ASIN B00AFZOSU8, Better Days: Nick Pitera (2012-12-04)

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