Instruments Vocals | Years active 2007–present Name Nick Pitera | |
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, animator Website Nick Pitera's channel on YouTube Role Vocal artist · youtube.com/user/goonieman86 Education Ringling College of Art and Design Albums Stairwells, The Covers: Volume Two, The Covers: Volume One Similar People Peter Hollens, Evynne Hollens, Sam Tsui, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Brad Kane Profiles | ||
Birth name Nicholas Joseph Pitera | ||
A Whole New World - Disney's Aladdin - Nick Pitera (Cover)
Nicholas Joseph Pitera (born March 7, 1986) is an American vocal artist who gained his popularity by the release of his YouTube videos, several of which have gone viral, and many others are remarkably popular. As of May 2008, Pitera also works as a 3D Modeler at Pixar Studios. Pitera is also a Cast Member For The Walt Disney Company. He is the son of Rudy Paul Pitera and Jill Patricia (Steinworth) Pitera. His father immigrated from Italy as a small boy.
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- A Whole New World Disneys Aladdin Nick Pitera Cover
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- Career
- References
Pitera has also appeared on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show as one of the audience acts. He sang "A Whole New World" from Disney, with himself singing both Jasmine's and Aladdin's parts.
He released his first self-written original single "Better Days" on iTunes and Amazon on December 4, 2012. He released an EP of five original songs in 2015 and sings the Triple Dent Gum jingle in Pixar's Inside Out.
Pitera received his BFA in Computer Animation from Ringling College of Art and Design.
one man disney movie nick pitera disney medley
Career
Pitera gained his popularity for his extensive vocal range and his unusual feminine falsetto, as he first demonstrated in his most popular video, a cover of "A Whole New World", from the movie Aladdin where he sings both Aladdin and Jasmine's parts.
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."
In 2012, Pitera released a medley cover of Andrew Lloyd Webber songs entitled "One Man Phantom of the Opera." This was followed in August of the same year by "One Man Les Miserables".
In 2013, Pitera took part in singing alongside America's Got Talent Winners "Forte", Nathan Pacheco, and composer Tim Janis at Carnegie Hall in "The Music of Hope" to benefit Kate Winslet's charity for autism. The show was sponsored by "The Golden Hat Foundation which is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to changing the way people with autism are perceived by shining a light on their abilities and emphasizing their potential". All profits from the concert were donated directly to the Golden Hat Foundation. Up to this date, he has several viral videos and many fans on YouTube.