Niko Congiu
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Sardinia
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, Italy
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, Nicola is a musically gifted, self taught, singer and performer. At just 30, he is a sensation in his homeland of Italy because of his years of public performances. A Nicola Congiu concert is guaranteed SRO across Italy. He also built his reputation by participating in national singing competitions, such as "Sanremo" and "Castrocaro." His fame also brought national TV shows, where a Nicola Congiu appearance attracts larger viewing audiences.
Niko (Nicola) performs in front of giant audiences and screaming, devoted fans alike. His fame has developed through tours with his orchestra, as well as through his appearances on national television and on many special musical shows.
Nicola "Niko" Congiu has a three octave vocal range
Vocal range
Vocal range is the measure of the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate. Although the study of vocal range has little practical application in terms of speech, it is a topic of study within linguistics, phonetics, and speech and language pathology, particularly in relation to the study...
. As a result, he is able to perform current pop, rock and soul, opera, and classical music. Niko composes many of his own songs, and sings both in English and Italian. He is a man of many talents, and he will soon be performing across the U.S. in a series of concerts and events.
A fan of great singers, Niko especially likes the styles of Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...
and Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
. He, and they, are larger than life performers, who command a stage, electrifying their audiences. He is a fan of female greats, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
, Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
and Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
. A personal goal is to one day share stages with these great women performers.
In 1997, Nicola formed his own nine piece orchestra and toured extensively throughout northern Italy. His most recent CD, "Per Te" (2008) comprises original tracks and cover songs made famous by other artists. To further enhance both his entrepreneurial and musical talents, Nicola plays guitar and piano on the songs as well!
This multi-talented man, whose charismatic performances and dynamic "Italian" good looks, caught the eye of award-winning director/producer Steve Binder
Steve Binder
Steve Binder is an American producer and director. He found success behind the camera on influential TV shows showcasing music, like The T.A.M.I. Show and Hullabaloo...
in October, 2007. Binder, who directed and produced "Elvis' '68 Comeback Special", "Diana Ross in Central Park", and "The T.A.M.I. Show" (a feature film), amongst many others, was so impressed with the talented Italian that he signed Niko to a personal management contract with his music management company.
Visiting the U.S. for the first time in February, 2008, Nicola continued to impress the top echelon of executives and agents, and is now represented by Live Nation
Live Nation
Live Nation is a live-events company based in Beverly Hills, California, focused on concert promotions. Live Nation formed in 2005 as a spin-off from Clear Channel Communications, which then merged with Ticketmaster in 2010 to become Live Nation Entertainment....
and Signatures. One of the most prominent music attourneys, John Branca
John Branca
John G. Branca is an entertainment lawyer who specializes in representing rock and roll acts, as well as independent investors, music publishing catalogs, and independent music labels...
(who represents Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
) saw Niko perform, and immediately signed him for legal representation. Niko is also represented by Liz Dalling at Special Artists Agency for commercial representation. Barry Garber, President of IMC, also consults with Steve Binder
Steve Binder
Steve Binder is an American producer and director. He found success behind the camera on influential TV shows showcasing music, like The T.A.M.I. Show and Hullabaloo...
on international bookings. In 2008 and 2009, he has performed at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
with the New York Pops, opened for Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
and Jewel
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
and toured with Chicago and the Doobie Bros.