Nick Pitera
Birth nameNicholas Joseph Pitera
Birth dateMarch 7, 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeWoodbury, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationSinger-songwriter · musician · animator
InstrumentVocals
Years active2007–present
WebsiteNick Pitera on YouTube

Nicholas Joseph Pitera (born March 7, 1986)[1] is an American singer, animator and YouTuber.[2] As of 11 May 2009, Pitera worked as a 3D Modeler at Pixar Studios.[2] Pitera sang the Triple Dent Gum jingle in Pixar's Inside Out. He was also known as the singing voice of Clarence from 2013 Clarence.[3]

Career

Nick Pitera is a baritone.[4] 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 sang both Aladdin and Jasmine's parts.[2]

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."[2]

In 2012, Pitera released a medley cover of Andrew Lloyd Webber songs entitled "One Man Phantom of the Opera."[5]

Pitera has also appeared on 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.[6]

He released his first self-written original single album called "Better Days" on iTunes and Amazon on December 4, 2012.[7] He released an EP of five original songs in 2015.

For his work on Onward, Pitera was jointly nominated in 2021 for a VES Award in the category Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature.[8] He also performed "TripleDent Gum Jingle" song with Andrea Datzman for Inside Out 2.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Nick Pitera". BBC Music. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Vaziri, Aidin (May 9, 2011). "Pixar's Nick Pitera becomes YouTube singing star". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Yu, Brandon. "Pixar animator, YouTube star Nick Pitera gets in holiday spirit". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ Times, JOSEPH NATIVIDAD, Contra Costa. "YouTube star is a man with two voices". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  5. ^ "Nick Pitera Sings One-Man Phantom of the Opera Medley". Broadway World; Stage Tube. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  6. ^ Rizvi, Samad (March 24, 2011). "Pixar Technical Director Nick Pitera Displays His Other Great Talent". Pixar Times. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ ASIN B00AFZOSU8
  8. ^ "VES Names Nominees for its 19th Annual Awards". CGW. March 2, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  9. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (2024-07-03). "Here are the songs from 'Inside Out 2'". NME. Retrieved 2025-02-12.

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