Nicholas Joseph Pitera (born March 7, 1986)[1] is an American singer and animator who gained his popularity by the release of his YouTube videos, several of which have gone viral, and many others are remarkably popular.[2] As of 11 May 2009[update], Pitera worked as a 3D Modeler at Pixar Studios.[2] Pitera sings the Triple Dent Gum jingle in Pixar's Inside Out. He was also known as the singing voice of clarence from 2013 Clarence (American TV series). [3]
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Birth name | Nicholas Joseph Pitera |
Born | (1986-03-07) March 7, 1986 (age 36) Woodbury, Minnesota, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, animator |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2007–present |
Website | Nick Pitera's channel on YouTube |
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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] This was followed in August of the same year by "One Man Les Miserables".
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.
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