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Biography
Infobox musical artist| | name = Aldo Nova| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Aldo Caporuscio| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1956|11|13| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec , Canada | origin =| death_date = | instrument = Singing|Vocals , guitar , Keyboard instrument|keyboards | genre = Hard rock , glam metal , heavy metal music|heavy metal Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5042| occupation = Singer-songwriter , musician , Record producer|producer | years_active = 1981–present| label = Portrait Records|Portrait | associated_acts =| website = Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio November 13, 1956 Montreal , Quebec ) is a Canadian guitarist , keyboardist , singer|vocalist and record producer|producer , Nova gained fame with his self-titled debut album Aldo Nova (album)|Aldo Nova in 1981, and its accompanying single " Fantasy (Aldo Nova song)|Fantasy ", which climbed to #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 .cite book|title=The Billboard Book of Hits |ISBN=0-8230-8285-7|author=Adam White & Fred Bronson|publisher=Billboard Books|year=1988
Career
Signing with Portrait Records , Nova released a self-produced album, Aldo Nova , in 1981. It had two singles: " Fantasy (Aldo Nova song)|Fantasy " and " Foolin' Yourself ". "Fantasy" made him what some would call a one hit wonder.cite web |title=Aldo Nova Bio |work=allmusic guide |url = Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5042|pure_url=yes His next album, Subject...Aldo Nova had a minor hit with " Monkey on Your Back ," but his solo career flagged and he became a player and songwriter for other bands. He worked with Jon Bon Jovi in both the early and late 1980s and produced some early Celine Dion|Céline Dion albums. Nova co-wrote the hit song " A New Day Has Come (song)|A New Day Has Come " for Dion and has been featured playing guitar, synthesizer, and percussion on her records. He also wrote her Your Light and I Can't Fight The Feelin'. He helped write and produce parts of Chantal Condor 's 1989 album, Chantal . In 1991, Nova sought the help of Bon Jovi to revive his solo career on his release Blood on the Bricks (Aldo Nova album)|Blood on the Bricks , but it still only managed to chart at number 124.
As a songwriter, Nova's recent hits include Clay Aiken 's "This is the Night" (co-written with Chris Braide and Gary Burr ), which in the US was a number one hit and the best selling single of 2003.cite web |title=Aldo Nova in 1981|work= Jam& #33; Music's Canadian POP Music Encyclopedia |url = http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/N/Nova_Aldo.html
Discography
Studio albums
Aldo Nova (album)|Aldo Nova (1981) #8 US 2x Platinumcite web | title= certification of albums at RIAA |url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php| Retrieved November 26, 2006Requires running a searches for Artist or year
Subject...Aldo Nova (1983) #56 US Gold
Twitch (Aldo Nova album)|Twitch (1985)
Blood on the Bricks (Aldo Nova album)|Blood on the Bricks (1991) #124 US
Aldo NovaGrammy Award for Album of the Year 1990s Persondata | NAME = Aldo Nova | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Caporuscio, Aldo | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian musician | DATE OF BIRTH = November 13, 1956 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Nova, Aldo Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:People from Montreal Category:Canadian rock singers Category:Canadian singer-songwriters Category:Canadian rock guitarists Category:Canadian rock keyboardists Category:Canadian record producers Category:Canadian male singers Category:Musicians from Montreal Category:Grammy Award winners
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