After four decades, dozens of classic songs, and hundreds of shows, multi- platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Aldo Nova can finally be seen live and kicking after a long, self-imposed hiatus.
Aldo Nova took the world by storm when his first multi-platinum, top ten self-titled debut album, Aldo Nova, gave the world the definitive Rock anthem "Fantasy." On its heels came the double-platinum selling Subject. Aldo Nova then yielded another massive anthem, "Monkey on Your Back." He made his third album, Twitch, which that yielded two hits, “Tonite (Lift Me Up)” and “Rumors of You.” He wrote and produced his next album, "Blood on the Bricks," with Jon Bon Jovi.
He emerged as a trusted collaborator for some of the biggest stars in the world. He co-wrote the song "Mr. Big Time" with Jon Bon Jovi for the soundtrack of the movie Armageddon and worked closely with Bon Jovi on his soundtrack album for the film Young Guns 2, doing all the pre-production and demos himself in Bon Jovi’s home studio. He also wrote the signature riff from Bon Jovi's "Blaze of Glory."
For Celine Dion, he penned "A New Day Has Come," which was a No. 1 hit in 26 countries for six months, along with "Your Light," "Can't Fight the Feeling" and "You and I," and 15 other songs for her in English and French, her native language. He garnered a GRAMMY® Award in the category of "Album of the Year" for writing and producing three songs from her diamond-selling album, Falling into You.
He has worked with Elton John, both on Jon Bon Jovi's Young Guns 2 soundtrack and produced the song "Levon" for Elton's multi-platinum Two Rooms, the songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. His discography also includes writing hits for everyone from Faith Hill, Carole King and Clay Aiken to Garou and Blue Öyster Cult song, “Take Me Away.” In 1997, Nova released his all-instrumental critically acclaimed album, Nova’s Dream, which he re-released in 2023.
He has toured the world with bands like Cheap Trick, Hall and Oates, Sammy Hagar, Blue Öyster Cult and as a headlining act. He was also the musical director for Cindy Lauper during her tour of Japan and Australia and with both of the biggest stars in France, Johnny Halliday and Patrick Bruel. He speaks and writes in three different languages: English, French and Italian. He has written and produced hit songs in all three.
He writes the music and the lyrics to all his songs, produces, arranges, engineers and mixes all his own projects, which are all released on his own record label, Viral Records.
On April 1, 2022, he released his 10-song EP The Life and Times of Eddie Gage, a Rock Opera that showcases all-new material. He filmed, produced and edited three videos for three of the songs from the EP: “Free Your Mind," “Burn Like the Sun" and “King of Deceit." The latter showcases Nova in full costume and makeup to give a powerful performance which is in a more theatrical style.
On April 19, 2022, he released Aldo Nova 2.0 Reloaded, which consists of all his biggest songs completely redone and turbocharged. Nova didn’t stop there and released his three-song EP of never-released songs called, Short Stories on May 15, 2022.
On June 19, 2022, he released his three-song all-instrumental, Sonic Hallucinations, with was described by critics as three symphonies for aliens. All four albums can be found on every major streaming platform and CD format everywhere.
On February 1, 2023, he released the fourth single to his The Life and Times of Eddie Gage, a Rock Opera, titled, “The Bitch in Black,” with its video directed and edited by Sylvia Bechard.
Aldo Nova is a force to be reckoned with in the music world and is in a class all his own. He came back with a vengeance in 2023, and that passion still propels him forward today. His touring band consists of the veteran musicians with reputations of their own. Jack Frost from N.J. is on guitar and vocals; Dario Seixas from Cali. is on bass and vocals; Ange E. Curcio from Canada is on drums; and Michael T. Ross from Nev. dominates on keyboards.
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