Nick Pitera
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nick Pitera |
| Born | 7 March 1986 Woodbury, Minnesota |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | youtube.com/goonieman86 |
Nick Pitera (born 1986) is an American vocal artist with an extensive vocal range who has become well-known principally through the release of multi-octave range YouTube videos, several of which have gone viral.[1]
As of May 2011[update], Pitera, age 25, also works as an animator at Pixar Studios.[1]
Pitera "is capable of hitting all the high notes in dazzling covers of songs by the likes of Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey and, in his most popular clip, both Aladdin and Jasmine on 'A Whole New World,' from the movie 'Aladdin.'"[1]
In 2012, Pitera released a medley cover of Andrew Lloyd Weber songs entitled "One Man Phantom of the Opera."[2]
Viral video release
In 2011, Pitera released "One Man Disney Movie" using a "'Brady Bunch'-style grid" to perform "an eight-minute-plus mashup of songs from various big-screen musical fairy tales, from "Beauty and the Beast" to "Enchanted," taking on the roles of the heroes, heroines, villains, sidekicks and their furry choirs."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Vaziri, Aidin (2011-05-09). "Pixar's Nick Pitera becomes YouTube singing star". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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"Nick Pitera Sings One-Man PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Medley". Broadway World. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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