Nico Royale (born Nicola Boreali in 1983) is the upcoming reggae voice from the Appenninos mountain, in Italy. Born and raised in a little town in the country, his musical skills came to light when he was little and he used to sing in the church chorus, but the entrance in the dancehall buisness was at the age of 16 with the italian sound system
Casalypso.
His first recordings date back in the early years of the 2000 in the
Forward the Bass studio, based in the city of Bologna, Italy. From that time he recorded a number of hits and singles for many labels in Italy, Europe and America.
In fact in 2005 he left his home for center America where he lived for a year touring
Mexico, Panama, Cuba and Jamaica. Each and every town of the countries he reached had been a chance to collaborate with resident sound systems or artists, inspiring Nico with a million of styles and influences.
Thanks to his melodic but at the same time explosive voice he had the opportunity to perform in some of the most important european festivals longside big artists such as
Jah Cure, Lone Ranger, Million Style, Collie Buddz, Alborosie.
In June, 2009 he produced his first official album called
"Singa" with 14 tracks in italian that contain lyrics about natural life style, respect for the roots and for the poor people, love, freedom and positiveness towards life.
In the meantime he is working on new tunes with english lyrics as well, to reach a worldwide audience. In 2009 he recorded "Talking To You" on the Rudie riddim by the german based label and sound
Supersonic;
Will be out on october, 20th, 2009 the expected brand new single for
Das Vibes (Germany/jamaica) called "Forever" on the Respect riddim.
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