Editing Nick Valensi (section)

{{short description|American musician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| background        = person 
| name              = Nick Valensi
| image             = Nick Valensi - The Strokes - New Year's Eve 2019.jpg
| caption           = Valensi performing with the Strokes on New Year's Eve 2019
| alt               = Valensi playing guitar.
| birth_name        = Nicholas Valensi
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1981|1|16}}
| birth_place       = [[New York City]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[garage rock revival]]|[[post-punk revival]]|[[new wave music|new wave]]}}
| occupations       = {{hlist|Musician|composer|songwriter|singer}}
| instruments       = {{hlist|Guitar|keyboards|vocals}}
| years_active      = 1998–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Cult Records]]}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Amanda de Cadenet]]|2006}} 
| current_member_of = {{hlist|[[The Strokes]]|[[CRX (band)|CRX]]}}
| website           = {{URL|thestrokes.com}}
}}

'''Nicholas Valensi''' (born January 16, 1981)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=January 16, 2023|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 16, 2023 includes celebrities Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kate Moss|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-16-2023-includes-celebrities-lin-manuel-miranda-kate-moss.html |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=[[Cleveland.com]]}}</ref> is an American musician, best known for his role as lead and rhythm guitarist in the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[The Strokes]]. Since 2001, the band has released six studio albums, some of which Valensi has also contributed keyboards and backing vocals to. 

In 2013, Valensi founded the band [[CRX (band)|CRX]], for which he acts as singer, songwriter, and lead and rhythm guitarist. Their debut album, ''[[New Skin (CRX album)|New Skin]]'', was released in 2016, and was followed by the 2019 album ''Peek''. Valensi has also worked as a songwriter and session guitarist with various artists, including [[Sia]], [[Regina Spektor]], [[Kate Pierson]], [[Kesha]] and [[Ringo Starr]].