Nick Fradiani Quotes

United States, Singer
November 15, 1985

Nicholas James Fradiani IV is an American singer from Guilford, Connecticut. He rose to regional attention as the lead singer of pop/rock band Beach Avenue when they won the Battle of the Bands at Mohegan Sun in 2011. They gained national recognition in 2014 when they competed on the ninth season of the reality talent show America's Got Talent, although they only made it to "Judgment Week".

I've been grinding at music for over a decade now. Since I was 18, I decided that this is what I wanted to do. It's not an easy thing. When you start getting 25, 26, people are like, 'Oh you're a musician huh? That's what you're gonna do? When are you going to get a real job?' I never gave up.

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I can sing, but I never considered myself a powerhouse vocalist but more of a rock-pop singer.

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- Sing
- Considered
- Vocalist

I have my master's degree in secondary education. I actually interned at a high school and student-taught at a high school for a year.

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- School
- Taught
- Degree
The one thing I'm really the most confident in as an artist is my songwriting ability and ear for pop music. I'm really excited to show that off. It was a side that I wasn't able to show on 'American Idol.'

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- Artist
- Ability
- Ear
American Idols that come off the show and don't have a hit song - that makes it tough. If you come off the show and the song isn't big, and it takes a couple months to get your single out there - that time could be damaging.

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- Song
- Show
- Hit
I've been a legitimate fan of Keith Urban's for a long time and have been to a bunch of his concerts.

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- Fan
- Concerts
There will never be another 'American Idol,' which produced so many credible superstars over the years. It was a phenomenon in pop culture. It changed music.

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