Niia
Niia Bertino (born July 11, 1988), better known by her stage name Niia, is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter.
Early life
Niia was born in Needham, Massachusetts, and was trained by her mother in classical piano and began singing and performing at the age of 13. Bertino's mother hails from Italy and is the daughter of an opera singer, while her extended family boasts many vocalists trained at the Juilliard School. She was invited to attend the Berklee College of Music summer program at age fourteen. After high school, Niia moved to New York City where she briefly attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music as a Jazz vocal major.
Musical career
While living in New York, Niia met singer, songwriter and producer Wyclef Jean. After working with Wyclef and producer Jerry Wonda, Niia was a featured artist on 2007 single, "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)," which also featured Lil' Wayne and Akon. The song peaked at number twelve on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 after fifteen weeks on the chart and was RIAA certified Platinum.
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ALBUMS
- Assorted Tracks and YouTube Memories, 2010-2013 released: 2013
- Music Box, Volume 1 released: 2008
- Carnival, Volume II: Memoirs of an Immigrant released: 2007
- Promo Only: Mainstream Radio, September 2007 released: 2007
Assorted Tracks and YouTube Memories, 2010-2013
Released 2013- Only Girl in the World
- A Motown Tribute to Avril Lavigne
- "Super Mario World" for Piano and Tap Dance
- Rolling in the Crazy in Love (Adele / Gnarls Barkley / Beyonce Mashup)
- It Wasn't Me - Scott Bradlee Plays the Shaggy Songbook
- Eleanor Paparazzi (Solo Piano Beatles/ Lady Gaga Mashup)
- Hashpipe (1930's Jazz Remake) (Weezer cover)
- Gotye, Remixed With Kitchen Instruments
- Forget You (Stride Piano Cee-Lo Remake)
- The Christmas Song
- I Dreamed a Dream On (Aerosmith / Les Mis Mashup)
- Lithium vs. Titanium (Nirvana / David Guetta Mashup)
- Smile² ("Smile" by Charlie Chaplin / "Smile" by Lily Allen Piano Mashup)
- Friday (Vintage Swing Remake)
- "New York" Mashup
- How You Remind Me - A Motown Tribute to Nickelback
- Pokemon Theme Song Variations
- "Marry You" Mashup for Violin and Piano
- Bei Mmir bist du schön (Solo piano)
- Fiddlin' Free Bird
- As Time Goes By (Solo piano)
- Bohemian Rhapsody in Blue
- "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations: A Brief History of Recorded Music
Promo Only: Mainstream Radio, September 2007
Released 2007- How Far We've Come
- Stronger (Promo Only clean edit)
- Me Love
- Hold On
- Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)
- All the Girls
- I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me + You)
- Can't Let Go
- Shawty
- Free Me
- Hate That I Love You
- Her Eyes
- Turn Around
- Forgive Me (Top 40 radio version)
- You Are the One
- So Uncool
- 1973
- Love Today
- Goodbye
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Mad World
by: NiiaAll around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kinda funny
I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very mad world mad world
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me
And I find it kinda funny
I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very mad world... mad world
Enlarging your world
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