Neja (singer)

Neja
Background information
Birth nameAgnese Cacciola
Born (1972-08-15) August 15, 1972 (age 52)
OriginTurin, Italy
GenresDance-pop, pop jazz
OccupationSinger
Years active1996–present
LabelsUniversal 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" (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. ^ a b "Neja – Speciali Radio Monte Carlo". Radio Monte Carlo. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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.