# Nick Pitera > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nick_Pitera > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nick_Pitera.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pitera > Source revision: 1354456461 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Nicholas Joseph Pitera** (born March 7, 1986)[1] is an American singer, animator and [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber).[2] As of 11 May 2009, Pitera worked as a 3D Modeler at [Pixar Studios](/source/Pixar_Studios).[2] Pitera sang the Triple Dent Gum jingle in Pixar's *[Inside Out](/source/Inside_Out)*. He was also known as the singing voice of Clarence from 2013 *[Clarence](/source/Clarence_(American_TV_series))*.[3] ## Career Nick Pitera is a baritone.[4] Pitera gained his popularity for his extensive vocal range and his unusual feminine [falsetto](/source/Falsetto), as he first demonstrated in his most popular video, a cover of "A Whole New World", from the movie *[Aladdin](/source/Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film))* where he sang both Aladdin and Jasmine's parts.[2] In 2011, Pitera released "One Man Disney Movie" using a "'[Brady Bunch](/source/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](/source/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film))" to "[Enchanted](/source/Enchanted_(2007_film))," 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](/source/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber) songs entitled "One Man Phantom of the Opera."[5] Pitera has also appeared on *[The Ellen DeGeneres Show](/source/The_Ellen_DeGeneres_Show)* as one of the audience acts. He sang "[A Whole New World](/source/A_Whole_New_World)" from Disney, with himself singing both [Jasmine](/source/Princess_Jasmine)'s and [Aladdin](/source/Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film))'s parts.[6] He released his first self-written original single album called "Better Days" on [iTunes](/source/ITunes) and [Amazon](/source/Amazon.com) on December 4, 2012.[7] He released an EP of five original songs in 2015. For his work on *[Onward](/source/Onward_(film))*, Pitera was jointly nominated in 2021 for a [VES Award](/source/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](/source/Inside_Out_2)*.[9] ## References 1. ["Nick Pitera"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190104013202/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/14ee5e6d-1a0b-4f35-bf0e-e214b9ed69c6). *BBC Music*. Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/14ee5e6d-1a0b-4f35-bf0e-e214b9ed69c6) on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019. 1. Vaziri, Aidin (May 9, 2011). ["Pixar's Nick Pitera becomes YouTube singing star"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110511152121/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/08/DDJU1JBT8E.DTL). *San Francisco Chronicle*. Archived from [the original](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/08/DDJU1JBT8E.DTL) on May 11, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2012. 1. Yu, Brandon. ["Pixar animator, YouTube star Nick Pitera gets in holiday spirit"](https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/Pixar-animator-YouTube-star-Nick-Pitera-gets-in-10811610.php). *San Francisco Chronicle*. Retrieved 12 June 2021. 1. Times, JOSEPH NATIVIDAD, Contra Costa. ["YouTube star is a man with two voices"](https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/youtube-star-is-a-man-with-two-voices/article_68329a1a-e96b-5fe6-9e11-38c97e2ad2de.html). *Press of Atlantic City*. Retrieved 2018-07-23. 1. ["Nick Pitera Sings One-Man Phantom of the Opera Medley"](http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Nick-Pitera-Sings-One-Man-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-Medley-20120201). *Broadway World; Stage Tube*. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2012. 1. Rizvi, Samad (March 24, 2011). ["Pixar Technical Director Nick Pitera Displays His Other Great Talent"](https://pixartimes.com/2011/03/24/pixar-animator-nick-pitera-displays-his-other-great-talent/). *Pixar Times*. Retrieved 12 June 2021. 1. ASIN B00AFZOSU8 1. ["VES Names Nominees for its 19th Annual Awards"](https://www.cgw.com/Press-Center/News/2021/VES-Names-Nominees-for-its-19th-Annual-Awards.aspx). *CGW*. March 2, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2023. 1. Aubrey, Elizabeth (2024-07-03). ["Here are the songs from 'Inside Out 2'"](https://www.nme.com/news/music/here-are-the-songs-from-inside-out-2-3771418). *NME*. Retrieved 2025-02-12. ## Further reading - Diaz, Eric (May 4, 2021). ["One Man Musical Medley Celebrates '90s Disney Animation"](https://nerdist.com/article/one-man-musical-medley-disney-renaissance-90s-animation-singing/). *Nerdist* - Swensen, Krysten (May 8, 2021). ["Check Out This Incredible One Man Disney Medley!"](https://insidethemagic.net/2021/05/nick-pitera-disney-medley-ks1/). *Inside the Magic* - Mitchell, Emma Dailey (August 20, 2019). ["Nick Pitera Still Manages to Leave Audiences Speechless"](https://studybreaks.com/culture/music/nick-pitera-success-story/). *Study Breaks* ## External links - [Nick Pitera](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3704316/) at IMDb --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nick Pitera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pitera) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pitera?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.