Nik P.

Nik P. can be an Austrian schlager vocalist and composer who taken care of a moderately effective profession regionally before credit scoring a phenomenal strike in 2007 with “Ein Stern (Der Deinen Namen Trägt),” a duet with DJ ?-tzi. Delivered Nikolaus Presnik on Apr 6, 1962, in Friesach, Carinthia, Austria, he’s of Russian descent. His parents fled their Russian homeland following the Second Globe War and resolved in the Austrian condition of Carinthia. After his mom passed on prematurely, Presnik resided using a foster family members in Straßburg (an Austrian city in Carinthia, not really the French town), finished his Hauptschule schooling, and proved helpful being a bartender. His profession was interrupted with a contact to military program in the Austrian Bundesheer. Afterward he proved helpful being a carpenter and got employment in the paper sector. A self-taught guitarist who performed in rings locally, Presnik ultimately was provided a recording agreement with Stall Information and released his debut record, Gebrochenes Herz, in 1997. The record featured his music group, Reflex (i.e., Nik P. & Reflex), that was shaped in 1996 and primarily included Presnik (vocals, electric guitar), Andreas Wilding (aka Andi; acoustic guitar), Herwig Heitzer (keyboards), Franz Urschitz (bass), and Reinhard Krenn (drums). At onetime or another, the regular membership of Reflex also included Jürgen Zechner (acoustic guitar), Volker Neumann (bass), Josef Düregger (piano), Doris Woldan (history vocals), Andreas Esterl (acoustic guitar), Willi Ganster (acoustic guitar), Christian Seiner (bass), and Bernd Schneidhofer (drums). Presnik’s debut solitary, “Dream Enthusiast,” presented on Gebrochenes Herz, was a local smash strike in 1997, heading completely to number 1 on ORF Radio Steiermark’s schlager strike parade and remaining there for nine weeks. Presnik’s second recording, Mit Dir (1998), spawned another smash strike, “Flieg, Weißer Adler.” The track competed for the 1998 Grand Prix des Schlagers, earning among Austrian entries and completing second general to Oliver Haidt’s “Ich Denk an Rhodos.” Third recording Du Bist pass away Sonne (1999) brought with it additional strikes, “Deine Spuren in Mir” and “Weil Wir Tief im Herzen Kinder Sind,” as do Du und Ich (2000), “Du und Ich” and “Du Bist für Mich das Leben”; Wie der Blowing wind (2001), “Ireen,” “Die Erste Nacht mit Dir,” “Vacation,” and “Dann Lösch Ich das Licht”; Superstar (2003), “Undercover Enthusiast” and “Süchtig Nach Dir”; and Briefe an den Mond, “Briefe an den Mond” and “Lovin’ You.” The achievement of “Lovin’ You,” a duet with Natascha Wright presented on Briefe an den Mond, was outstanding and designated a turning stage in Presnik’s profession. The solitary broke in to the Austrian Best 40 in Dec 2004 and propelled Briefe an den Mond in to the TOP. While Presnik experienced enjoyed a lot of local hits to day, “Lovin’ You” was his 1st truly national strike one. The stage was today established for his breakthrough record, Lebenslust & Leidenschaft (2006), including the strikes “Summerwine & Coconut,” “Gloria II,” & most notably, “Ein Stern (Der Deinen Namen Trägt).” Originally released in Sept 2006, Lebenslust & Leidenschaft debuted impressively at number 4 in the Austrian albums graph and, within two a few months’ period, proceeded to fall off the graph. The discharge of “Ein Stern (Der Deinen Namen Trägt)” in Feb 2007 singlehandedly drove Lebenslust & Leidenschaft online backup onto the albums graph. The duet with DJ ?-tzi quickly became a sensation, charting for over a calendar year in both Austria and Germany and logging 13 weeks at number 1 in both countries. The remarkable achievement prompted a re-release of Lebenslust & Leidenschaft in Oct 2007 with brand-new versions of the couple music, including a remix of “Ein Stern (Der Deinen Namen Trägt).” Also prompted had been several greatest-hits series — namely Greatest of Nik P. & Reflex, Strike auf Hit, Greatest of Nik P. & Reflex, Vol. 2 (all released in 2007) — and popular cooperation with German schlager vocalist Claudia Jung, “Sommerwein, Wie pass away Liebe Süss und Crazy,” which charted in both Austria and Germany (at quantity 45 and 59, respectively). Following album releases possess included Freudentränen (2008), Ein Stern: Weihnachten mit Nik P. (2008), and Weißt du Noch (2009).