Biography

NICOLA CICCONE

 

Nicola Ciccone, a Canadian of Italian origin, discovered his passion for singing and writing very early. His first songs were written in English at the age of twelve and later in Italian, French and Spanish. At 24, he won Ma Première Place des Arts contest (1998) and immediately picked up his first record contract.

 

While studying child psychology at McGill University and the University of Montréal, Nicola launched his first album, L'Opéra du mendiant, in 1999. It was an instant success. Not only did the album receive exceptional critical acclaim, but it also sold 60,000 copies.

 

Four releases from his first album reached number 1 on Québec radio station hit parades. The singer/songwriter also received four nominations at the 2000 ADISQ Ceremony and two nominations at the Juno Awards in 2001 (“Male Artist of the Year” and ”Best Selling Francophone album”) . After the release of his first album, Nicola took to the stage, two highly-acclaimed tours across Quebec. The grand premiere of his very first show in Montreal was in August 2000. Ciccone’s talent exploded on stage, revealing a complete artist.

 

As a versatile artist, Nicola isn’t afraid to explore other musical channels. At the 2001 Montreal Jazz Festival, he put together a show in English that covered the greatest blues classics.

 

In September 2001, Nicola Ciccone released his 2nd album, Noctambule, which not only confirmed his great talent as a singer/songwriter, but also as a producer.The album has more of a rock sound and features eleven songs that tell the story of one character’s night-time journey.

 

Nicola Ciccone’s third album, J’t’aime tout court was released on October 7, 2003. The title song was an instant hit. Week after week, the song remained no. 1 on radio stations hit parades. By the fall of 2004, the album had sold over 100 000 copies. The record company Universal France signed an agreement to release Nicola Ciccone’s album in Europe.

 

On October 31, 2004, Nicola won his first Felix trophy at the ADISQ Gala, “Song of the year” with J’t’aime tout court. . He was also nominated for “Male Artist of the year”, “Pop Album of the year” and “Show scripter of the year”.

 

In 2005, Nicola Ciccone was once more nominated at the Juno Awards. Less than 3 months after the release in France, Isabelle Boulay invited Nicola to be the opening act of her show at the prestigious Olympia de Paris.

 

On May 7, Nicola performed at the Bell Center to a sold out crowd and gave more than 100 shows of the J’t’aime tout court tour across Quebec. His album sold over 200 000 copies and for the second time, on November 18, 2005 he performed at the Bell Center.

 

In 2006, the ADISQ gave Nicola Ciccone the Prize of Recognition to underline the presence of the album J’t’aime tout court during more than 100 straight weeks on the French sales charts in Quebec.

 

In April 2006, Nicola began the recording of his 4th album entitled Nous serons six milliards. A first single quickly made its way to the top of the radio charts, the powerful song Nous serons six milliards. Released October 3, 2006, the album reached 75.000 copies and another Gold Record Certification.

 

On February 9, 2007, Nicola Ciccone began another impressive tour of more than 100 shows and got great critical acclaim.

 

After big radio success with the first 5 singles, all #1 radio hits, Nous serons six milliards ,Trésor, Mio Amore, Chanson pour Marie, Un ami, Nicola Ciccone was chosen as “Male artist of the year” at ADISQ 2007 . His album Nous serons six milliards was also in nomination for ”Best Popular Album of the year”.

 

A few weeks ago, Nicola Ciccone has finished recording his debut English album. After selling many hundreds of thousands of records with his successfull four previous albums, l’Opéra du mendiant, Noctambule, J’t’aime tout court and Nous serons six milliards, the singer/song writer will be back the 23rd of September 2008 with his new album Storyteller.

 

DISCOGRAPHY

2008 Storyteller

2006 Nous serons six milliards

2003 J’t’aime tout court

2002 Noctambule

1999 L'Opéra du mendiant

 

VIDEO

2008 Little Girl

2007 Chanson pour Marie

2006 Nous serons six milliards

2006 La beauté des petites choses et autres gestes anodins

2004 Le pyromane

2003 J’t’aime tout court

2002 Urgence

2001 Celle que tu n’es pas

2000 Le petit monde

2000 Fils de rien, fils de personne

 

PRICES AND DISTINCTIONS

 

2008	ADISQ	nomination for Male Artist of the Year
2008	ADISQ	CHANSON POUR MARIE, nomination for the most popular song of the year
2007	ADISQ	Winner of the Felix «  Male artist of the year  »
2007	ADISQ	nomination for Best Popular Album of the year Nous serons six milliards
2007	ADISQ	Silver Certification ticket” for 25,000 tickets sold of the show Nous serons six milliards
2006	CRIA	Gold Record Certification for 50,000 albums sold of the album Nous serons six milliards
2006	ADISQ	Silver Certification ticket” for 25,000 tickets sold of the show J’t’aime tout court .
2006	ADISQ	Price recognition to underline the presence of the album J't'aime tout court on the Quebec sales chart during more than 100 weeks.
2005	ADISQ	nomination for Best Male Singer of the Year.
2005	Juno Awards	nomination for French-speaking Album of the year for J't'aime tout court
2004	ADISQ	J't'aime tout court, winner for the Most Popular song of the year
2004	ADISQ	nomination for Male artist of the year
2004	ADISQ	nomination for Best Popular Album of the year
2004	ADISQ	nomination for Script Show Writer of the Year
2004	CRIA	Platinum Record Certification for 100,000 albums sold of J't'aime tout court
2003	CRIA	Gold Record Certification for 50,000 albums sold of J't'aime tout court
2001	Juno Awards	nomination for Best Selling Francophone Album
2001	Juno Awards	nomination for   Male Artist of the Year
2001	CRIA	Gold Record Certification for 50,000 albums sold of l'Opéra du mendiant
2000	ADISQ	nomination for Best New Artist of the Year
2000	ADISQ	nomination for Male Artist of the year
2000	ADISQ	nomination for Most Popular Song of the Year : Le Menteur
2000	ADISQ	nomination for Best Pop-Rock Album of the Year- L'Opéra du mendiant