Nicola Ciccone
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Nicola Ciccone is a francophone
singer-songwriter
based in Quebec
.
A Canadian of Italian origin, 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" at the Place des Arts
contest and immediately picked up his first record contract.
While studying child psychology at McGill University
and the University of Montréal
, he launched his first album, L'Opéra du mendiant, in 1999. It received critical acclaim and 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, he took two highly-acclaimed tours to theatres across Quebec. The grand premiere of his first show in Montreal was in August 2000.
He has explored other musical channels: at the 2001 Montreal International Jazz Festival, he put together a show in English that covered the greatest blues classics.
In September 2001, Nicola Ciccone released his second album, Noctambule, on which he also acted as 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 remained number one on radio stations' hit parades. By the fall of 2004, the album had sold over 100000 copies. The record company Universal France signed an agreement to release his 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 him to be the opening act of her show at the prestigious Olympia de Paris. On May 7, he performed at the Bell Centre
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, he 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 song "Nous serons six milliards". Released October 3, 2006, the album reached 75000 copies and another Gold Record Certification. On February 9, 2007, Nicola Ciccone began another tour of more than 100 shows to critical acclaim. After radio success with the first five singles, all number one 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". Following his four previous albums, l'Opéra du mendiant, Noctambule, J't'aime tout court and Nous serons six milliards, which have successfully sold in the hundreds of thousands, the singer-songwriter released his first English album Storyteller in September 2008. The album received many accolades and produced four top 10 hits on radio charts. October 2008, he earned two nominations at ADISQ 2008, in the categories "Male Artist of the Year" and "Most Popular Song of the Year" with "Chanson pour Marie". November 2009, he was chosen by the public, for the second time, as "Male Artist of the Year". The album Storyteller was also nominated in the category "Best Anglophone Album of the Year". During the Storyteller tour which ran between November 2008 and December 2009, he gave over 80 shows, introducing the public to his new English songs. With many ideas, he continues writing in English, French and Italian. The language always influenced by his characters and his stories.
In the Fall of 2009, the singer-songwriter returned to the studio to record his upcoming album. In March 2010 Nicola Ciccone released his new French album Imaginaire.
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
based in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
A Canadian of Italian origin, 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" at the Place des Arts
Place des Arts
right|frame|View of the Place des Arts esplanade. The Musée d'art contemporain is on the left; behind it is the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, with the Théâtre Maisonneuve on the rightPlace des Arts is a major performing arts centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
contest and immediately picked up his first record contract.
While studying child psychology at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
and the University of Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
, he launched his first album, L'Opéra du mendiant, in 1999. It received critical acclaim and 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
ADISQ
The ADISQ is a nonprofit organization with the mission to help the music industry in Quebec. It was created in 1978....
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, he took two highly-acclaimed tours to theatres across Quebec. The grand premiere of his first show in Montreal was in August 2000.
He has explored other musical channels: at the 2001 Montreal International Jazz Festival, he put together a show in English that covered the greatest blues classics.
In September 2001, Nicola Ciccone released his second album, Noctambule, on which he also acted as 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 remained number one on radio stations' hit parades. By the fall of 2004, the album had sold over 100000 copies. The record company Universal France signed an agreement to release his 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
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay is a francophone Canadian pop singer.-Biography:In 1990, some friends registered her at the Petite-Vallée song festival without her consent, but she completed a performance there and was regarded as a huge success. The following year she won at the Granby song festival for her...
invited him to be the opening act of her show at the prestigious Olympia de Paris. On May 7, he performed at the Bell Centre
Bell Centre
The Bell Centre , formerly known as the Molson Centre , is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on March 16, 1996 after nearly three years under construction...
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, he 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 song "Nous serons six milliards". Released October 3, 2006, the album reached 75000 copies and another Gold Record Certification. On February 9, 2007, Nicola Ciccone began another tour of more than 100 shows to critical acclaim. After radio success with the first five singles, all number one 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". Following his four previous albums, l'Opéra du mendiant, Noctambule, J't'aime tout court and Nous serons six milliards, which have successfully sold in the hundreds of thousands, the singer-songwriter released his first English album Storyteller in September 2008. The album received many accolades and produced four top 10 hits on radio charts. October 2008, he earned two nominations at ADISQ 2008, in the categories "Male Artist of the Year" and "Most Popular Song of the Year" with "Chanson pour Marie". November 2009, he was chosen by the public, for the second time, as "Male Artist of the Year". The album Storyteller was also nominated in the category "Best Anglophone Album of the Year". During the Storyteller tour which ran between November 2008 and December 2009, he gave over 80 shows, introducing the public to his new English songs. With many ideas, he continues writing in English, French and Italian. The language always influenced by his characters and his stories.
In the Fall of 2009, the singer-songwriter returned to the studio to record his upcoming album. In March 2010 Nicola Ciccone released his new French album Imaginaire.
Awards and recognition
- 2009 ADISQ Winner of the Felix Male artist of the year
- 2009 ADISQ nomination for Best Anglophone album of the Year Storyteller
- 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
Discography
- 1999 L'Opéra du mendiant
- 2002 Noctambule
- 2003 J't'aime tout court
- 2006 Nous serons six milliards
- 2008 Storyteller
- 2010 Imaginaire
Videos
- 2000 Fils de rien, fils de personne
- 2000 Le petit monde
- 2001 Celle que tu n'es pas
- 2002 Urgence
- 2003 J't'aime tout court
- 2004 Le pyromane
- 2006 La beauté des petites choses et autres gestes anodins
- 2006 Nous serons six milliards
- 2007 Chanson pour Marie
- 2008 Little Girl
- 2009 Ordinary Man