Neja (singer) explained

Neja
Birth Name:	Agnese Cacciola
Birth Date:	15 August 1972
Origin:	Turin, Italy
Genre:	Dance-pop, pop jazz
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	1996–present
Label:	Universal 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

• 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]

Notes and References

1. News: Neja – Speciali Radio Monte Carlo. 31 May 2015. Radio Monte Carlo. 15 October 2013.
2. Web site: Neja. Festivalbar. 31 May 2015.
3. News: Andrea Conti. Neja, l'ex regina dell'estate '99. 31 May 2015. TGCOM. 5 August 2008.
4. News: v. f.. Da Neja ai Grenouille sui palchi dell'Alessandrino. 31 May 2015. La Stampa. 2 February 2013.
5. News: Mattia Brighenti. Neja & Sonik, ma che roba ballare con l'umanoide. 31 May 2015. La Repubblica. 10 October 2013.
6. Web site: Neja – Restless – ultratop.be. www.ultratop.be.
7. Web site: lescharts.com – Neja – Restless. lescharts.com.
8. Web site: Billboard . 30 May 1998 .
9. Web site: restless (i know you know) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com.
10. Web site: swedishcharts.com – Neja – Restless. swedishcharts.com.
11. https://timarit.is/page/2424563?iabr=on#page/n7/mode/1up/search/Neja
12. Web site: Billboard . 14 November 1998 .
13. Web site: Billboard. 22 May 1999.
14. Web site: Hit Parade Italia – Indice per Anno: 2000. www.hitparadeitalia.it.
15. Web site: italiancharts.com – Neja – Singin' Nanana. italiancharts.com.
16. Web site: italiancharts.com – Neja – Time Flies. italiancharts.com.
17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408222209/http://asdfg-menezes.org/bookBR.pdf
18. Web site: Tutti i successi del 2001 . www.hitparadeitalia.it. 2023-09-20. it.
19. Web site: italiancharts.com – Neja – Hot Stuff. italiancharts.com.