Neja (singer)

Agnese Cacciola (born August 15, 1972), best known as Neja, is an Italian dance and pop-jazz singer.

Neja
Background information
Birth nameAgnese Cacciola
Born (1972-08-15) August 15, 1972
OriginTurin, Italy
GenresDance-pop, Pop jazz
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1996–present
LabelsUniversal Music, SAIFAM, New Music International

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" (Neja song)" 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
Cover of the single "Fairytale"
  • 1997 - "Hallo"
  • 1998 - ""Restless" (Neja song)"
  • 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"
  • 2008 - “Destiny”
  • 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 Brazil France Iceland Italy UK Sweden
1998 "Restless" (Neja song) 32[6] 35[7] 1[8] 47[9] 58[10]
1999 Shock! 4[11] 2[12]
1999 The Game 7[13]
2000 "Fairytale" 24[14]
2000 "Singin' Nanana" 21[15]
2001 "Time Flies" 26[16]
2003 "Back 4 The Morning" 39[17] 45[18]
2003 "Hot Stuff" 32[19]

References
  1. "Neja - Speciali Radio Monte Carlo". Radio Monte Carlo. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. "Neja". Festivalbar. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. Andrea Conti (5 August 2008). "Neja, l'ex regina dell'estate '99". TGCOM. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. v. f. (2 February 2013). "Da Neja ai Grenouille sui palchi dell'Alessandrino". La Stampa. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. Mattia Brighenti (10 October 2013). "Neja & Sonik, ma che roba ballare con l'umanoide". La Repubblica. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. "Neja - Restless - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be.
  7. "lescharts.com - Neja - Restless". lescharts.com.
  8. "Billboard". 30 May 1998.
  9. "restless (i know you know) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  10. "swedishcharts.com - Neja - Restless". swedishcharts.com.
  11. https://timarit.is/page/2424563?iabr=on#page/n7/mode/1up/search/Neja
  12. "Billboard". 14 November 1998.
  13. "Billboard". 22 May 1999.
  14. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Anno: 2000". www.hitparadeitalia.it.
  15. "italiancharts.com - Neja - Singin' Nanana". italiancharts.com.
  16. "italiancharts.com - Neja - Time Flies". italiancharts.com.
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408222209/http://asdfg-menezes.org/bookBR.pdf
  18. "Tutti i successi del 2001". www.hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  19. "italiancharts.com - Neja - Hot Stuff". italiancharts.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.