Neja (singer)

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Neja
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Background information
Birth nameAgnese Cacciola
Born (1972-08-15) August 15, 1972 (age 53)
Origin Turin, Italy
Genres Dance-pop, pop jazz
OccupationSinger
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 BrazilFrance Iceland ItalyUKSweden
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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Neja – Speciali Radio Monte Carlo". Radio Monte Carlo . 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. 1 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.