Nick Gain

Nick Gain
Background information
Born (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989
Origin Andorra
Genres Electronic rock, punk rock, electronic music
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, producer, DJ, entrepreneur
Instruments Vocals, guitar, synthesiser
Years active 2012–present

Nick Gain, born Niki Francesca (born 22 October 1989 in Northern Ireland), is an electronic rock DJ, singer-songwriter, and producer.[1] He is best known for having represented his country Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. He now produces his own music under the name Nick Gain, mixing rock and dance music.[1]

Anonymous

Niki Francesca at ESC 2007

Niki was the lead singer of Anonymous, a punk rock band from Andorra. Francesca moved to Andorra with his British mother and Andorran father as a young child. His band Anonymous represented Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, placing 12th in the semi-final.[2] Anonymous was the first ever punk-rock performance in the festival. In 2008, he performed in front of 28 million spectators as the opening act for the "Melodi Grand Prix" Scandinavia music contest and also took part in the "Starbuck's worldwide red project for aids in Africa" in 2009.

Music

He has composed for Anonymous, Trilobeats[3] and Nick Gain. He decided to get into dance music when he was living in Barcelona to find a personal sound/identity to express his visions. Nick composes, produces and mixes his own music.

"Born in the 80’s"[4] is Nick’s first auto-produced EP. Five songs which have received collaboration and help by top producers: Micky Forteza (Jarabe de Palo), Mike Marsh (Depeche Mode, Oasis, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers), Hal Ritson (The Young Punx, Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta) and Sonnos. In May 2014, Nick released his first videoclip.[5] Nick manages himself and believes in sharing his music for free as a promotional tool.

Education

Niki has a BA in business, a “Professional Music Production Certificate” and a “Masters in Music Business and Technology” granted by Berklee College of Music.

References

  1. 1 2 "Nick Gain official website".
  2. ↑ "Anonymous perform tonight as guests in Finland". oikotimes.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  3. ↑ "The trilobeats official website".
  4. ↑ "Listen/Download "Born in the 80's"".
  5. ↑ "watch videoclip for "Born in the 80's"".



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