Aldo Nova
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Aldo Nova is the stage name of Aldo Caporuscio<ref name="LarkinHR" /> (born November 13, 1956),<ref name= "AMG">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> a Canadian hard rock musician and music producer. He is a guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist. He gained recognition with his 1982 debut album Aldo Nova, which peaked at BillboardTemplate:'s number 8 position, and its accompanying single, "Fantasy", which reached number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and boosted sales for its parent album.<ref name= "billboard">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1997, he won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year as co-producer of Celine Dion's 1996 album Falling into You. He co-wrote four songs on the 2000 album Uno by La Ley, which won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.
Early lifeEdit
Nova was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Italian immigrant parents from a small village near Rome.<ref name="AMG" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He adopted the stage name Aldo Nova when he started playing guitar and keyboards at age 15.
CareerEdit
1980s–1990sEdit
Signing with Portrait Records, Nova released a self-produced album Aldo Nova in 1982,<ref name="LarkinHR" /> that had two singles: "Fantasy" and "Foolin' Yourself". The Top 40 success of "Fantasy" led to Nova being listed as a one-hit wonder by VH1 in 2009.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Nova's second album Subject...Aldo Nova from 1983,<ref name="LarkinHR" /> had two singles: "Monkey on Your Back" and "Always Be Mine". His third album Twitch from 1985,<ref name="LarkinHR">Template:Cite book</ref> had two singles: "Rumours of You" and "Tonite (Lift Me Up)".
Nova was displeased with the third album and the record company's insistence on making a more commercial album.<ref name="LarkinHR" /> After supporting the Twitch album, Nova's label refused to release him from his contract, and he stopped working with Portrait. In 1990, Aldo Nova wrote the main guitar riff used in the Jon Bon Jovi song, "Blaze of Glory".<ref name="LarkinHR" /> In 1991, to return the favour, Bon Jovi worked with Nova to release Blood on the Bricks on Bon Jovi's label Jambco Records.<ref name="LarkinHR" /> It had three singles: "Blood on the Bricks", "Medicine Man", and "Someday".
In addition, Nova produced some early Celine Dion albums. He co-wrote the hit song, "A New Day Has Come" for Dion, and has been featured playing guitar, synthesizer, and percussion on her records. He also wrote her songs "Your Light", "I Can't Fight the Feelin'", and "You and I" (which was used as Hillary Clinton's campaign song and as the Air Canada theme song). He co-wrote the Blue Öyster Cult song "Take Me Away" and was a member of the Guitar Orchestra of the State Of Imaginos on their album Imaginos.
In 1996, he received a Grammy Award as producer for Celine Dion's Falling into You for Album of the Year.<ref name=":0" /> In 1997, he released his own album Nova's Dream, which was seen as a return to his "signature" style of hard rock.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He co-wrote the Latin Grammy nominated song "Aqui" for the Chilean rock group La Ley on the album Uno. He also co-wrote and co-produced four other tracks on that album, which won a Grammy for best Latin/Alternative/Rock Album.
As a songwriter, Nova's hits include Clay Aiken's "This Is The Night" (co-written with Chris Braide and Gary Burr), which in the US was a number 1 hit and the best-selling single of 2003. He wrote one and co-wrote more songs on Dion's Taking Chances album.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
2000s–presentEdit
In 2003, Nova received an International Achievement Award at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto for co-writing the Dion song "A New Day Has Come".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In early 2019, Nova announced to Loudwire that he would release a rock opera in June 2020 under the name The Life and Times of Eddie Gage. He had been working on the album from 2008.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The release was delayed, eventually coming out in the smaller EP format on 1 April 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
DiscographyEdit
Studio albumsEdit
- Aldo Nova (1982) No. 8 US 2× Platinum<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Subject...Aldo Nova (1983) No. 56 US Gold & Canada Platinum
- Twitch (1985) Canada Gold
- Blood on the Bricks (1991) No. 124 US
- Nova's Dream (1997)
- The Life and Times of Eddie Gage – A Rock Opera – 10-song EP – A Little Preview (EP) (2022)
- 2.0 Reloaded (2022)
- Short Stories (EP) (2022)
- Sonic Hallucinations (EP) (2022)
CompilationsEdit
- A Portrait of Aldo Nova (1991)
- The Best of Aldo Nova (2006)
- Under the Gun...A Portrait of Aldo Nova (2007)
SinglesEdit
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | US | US Main | |||
| 1982 | "Fantasy" | 14 | 23 | 3 | Aldo Nova |
| "Foolin' Yourself" | 45 | 65 | — | ||
| 1983 | "Monkey on Your Back" | — | — | 12 | Subject |
| "Always Be Mine" | — | 107 | — | ||
| 1985 | "Tonight (Lift Me Up)" | — | — | — | Twitch |
| "Rumours Of You" | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Blood on the Bricks" | 65 | — | 14 | Blood on the Bricks |
| "Someday" | 45 | — | — | ||
| "Medicine Man" | — | — | 43 | ||
| 2018 | |||||
| "Fantasy 2.0" | — | — | — | Aldo Nova 2.0 | |
| 2019 | "I'm a Survivor" | — | — | — | |
Songwriter/producerEdit
| Artist | Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Öyster Cult | "Take Me Away" | 1983 | Music/Lyrics |
| Nicole McCloud | "Don't You Want My Love" | 1985 | |
| Beau Geste | "No More Heroes" | 1986 | |
| Celine Dion | "Partout Je Te Vois" | 1987 | |
| "Have a Heart" | 1990 | ||
| "Des Mots Qui Sonnent" | 1991 | ||
| "Dreamin' of You" | 1996 | Music/Lyrics/Producer | |
| "I Love You" | Music/Lyrics | ||
| "Your Light" | Music/Lyrics/Producer | ||
| Saints & Sinners | Saints & Sinners | 1992 | |
| Jetsam | "Drive" | 1997 | |
| Faith Hill | "I Love You" | 1998 | |
| Jon Bon Jovi | "Mister Big Time" | ||
| Garou | "Au Plaisir De Ton Corps" | 2000 | Music/Lyrics |
| "Le Monde Est Stone" | 2001 | Producer | |
| Celine Dion | "A New Day Has Come" | 2002 | Music/Lyrics/Producer |
| Chenoa | "Una Mujer (I'm A Woman)" | 2002 | Music/Lyrics |
| Clay Aiken | "This Is The Night" | 2003 | Music/Lyrics |
| Garou | "L'aveu" | 2004 | Producer |
| "Pour L'amour D'une Femme" | Music/Lyrics/Producer | ||
| Celine Dion | "You and I" | ||
| Agnes Carlsson | "I Believe" | 2005 | Music/Lyrics |
| Marilou Bourdon | "Le Coeur De Mon Coeur" | Music/Lyrics/Producer | |
| Garou | "Que Le Temps" | 2006 | Producer |
| "Trahison" | |||
| Celine Dion | "A Song For You" | 2007 | Music/Lyrics |
| "Can't Fight The Feelin'" | |||
| "Fade Away" | |||
| "Shadow Of Love" |
ToursEdit
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- Fantasy Tour (1982–1983)
- Subject Tour (1983–1984)
- Blood on the Bricks Tour (1991)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Interview with Aldo Nova
- Second Interview with Aldo Nova
- Everything2 writeup
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