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Nicola Ciccone
12+ albums
canadaCanadianfrancophonequebecdinner 2009
about
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. In 1998, he won Ma Première Place des Arts contest 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. 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
