Neja (singer)

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Neja
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Background information
Birth nameAgnese Cacciola
Born (1972-08-15) August 15, 1972 (age 50)
Origin Turin, Italy
Genres Dance-pop, Pop jazz
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active1996–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.

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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
Singles
Cover of the single "Fairytale" Fairytale - Neja.jpg
Cover of the single "Fairytale"

Chart history

YearSong Belgium Brazil France Iceland Italy UK Sweden
1998 "Restless" (Neja song) 32 [6] 35 [7] 1 [8] 47 [9] 58 [10]
1999Shock!4 [11] 2 [12]
1999The Game7 [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]

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