Nic Cester
{{Short description|Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nic Cester
| background = solo_singer
| image = NicCester Chicago04.jpg
| birth_name = Nicholas John Cester
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|7|6}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Death =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Musician
- singer
- songwriter
- guitarist
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| years_active = 2001–present
| instrument = {{flatlist|
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| label = Elektra
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
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| website = {{plainlist|
- {{URL|https://www.jetofficial.com/}}
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| caption = Nic Cester on a concert with Jet.
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Nicholas John Cester (born 6 July 1979) is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for being the frontman and lead singer in rock band Jet alongside his younger brother Chris.MacKenzieSpencer et al., (2007) [http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPMuso.php?categorywho=musos&userasks=61553 Cester, Nick]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} entry. Retrieved 3 February 2010. Cester is also a founder of the Australian supergroup The Wrights. Jet's track "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", has won APRA Awards for 'Most Performed Australian Work Overseas' in 2006 and 2007.
Biography
Nicholas John Cester was born on 6 July 1979, and grew up in Melbourne. He is the oldest of four brothers, born to a Scottish mother and an Australian father of Italian descent, John. His paternal grandparents immigrated from the provinces of Treviso and Pordenone.{{cite web|url=http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/music/videos |title=Jet Interview, Part One, Will and Lehmo |publisher=Triple M Melbourne |access-date=2011-11-02}} His uncle Eugene Cester (aka Eugene De La Hot Croix Bun), is a founder of satirical rock band TISM. Cester attended St Bedes Boys College in Mentone, Victoria, and sees The Beatles as his greatest musical influence.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Cester and Cameron Muncey formed a band in 1996 during secondary school.{{cn|date=November 2024}} Cester decided to learn how to play guitar after watching his uncle play "Blackbird". Jet has a line-up of Cester (vocals, guitar), his brother Chris (drums, percussion, vocals), Muncey (lead guitar, vocals), and Mark Wilson (bass, piano, vocals). When Jet first began performing in clubs, Cester was working in a local factory as a forklift operator. Jet played multiple shows and residencies at The Duke of Windsor Hotel in Chapel Street, Windsor. Dave Powell of Majorbox Music saw them play one night and decided to manage the group. The band was signed to the Elektra record label after their debut single, "Take It Or Leave It", became a hit.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Cester is also a founder of the supergroup The Wrights. On 31 October 2007, Cester performed alongside Powderfinger and Missy Higgins in Concert for a Cure (for women with breast cancer). In February 2009, Cester performed at the 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of Melbourne's Myer Music Bowl with a cover version of Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed". On 22 January 2010, he covered the AC/DC song "Back in Black" with British rock group Muse at the Big Day Out. On 8 June he sang it with Muse again at San Siro gig, in Milan.
Cester, with Davey Lane and Kram have provided a single, "Tomorrow", for the Australian feature film Tomorrow, When the War Began.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7EM0_lHb48 |title=YouTube |website=www.youtube.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419030626/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7EM0_lHb48 |archive-date=19 April 2016 |url-status=dead}} Cester appears in Kram's "Silk Suits" music video as a tennis umpire alongside Australian Tennis Player Alicia Molik.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTLV5-igH8A |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/jTLV5-igH8A |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Kram - Silk Suits |publisher=Youtube.com |date=2009-01-12 |access-date=2011-11-02}}{{cbignore}}
In November 2017, he released his first solo album Sugar Rush.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Since 2017, he is one of the lead vocalists of The Jaded Hearts Club. In 2020, he released two singles with them and on 2 October 2020, they released their album, You've Always Been Here.{{Cite web|title=New Supergroup: The Jaded Hearts Club Are Bellamy, Coxon, Cester, Kane and Payne – Listen "Reach Out I'll Be There"|url=https://glidemagazine.com/247383/new-supergroup-the-jaded-hearts-club-are-bellamy-coxon-cester-kane-and-payne-listen-reach-out-ill-be-there/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=glidemagazine.com|date=19 August 2020 }}
Personal life
He speaks fluent Italian. Cester tours with Jet for most of the year, but when not travelling he shares his time between homes in Melbourne and Como, Italy."Nic in harmony with fiancee" Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) - Saturday, 9 October 2010 In August 2004, his father, John, died of cancer. Cester wrote the song "Shine On" for his younger brothers and cousins as a tribute. In late October 2006, Cester was diagnosed with vocal nodules. Jet rescheduled several European dates, allowing him time to recover. He married longtime girlfriend, Pia McGeoch. They welcomed a girl in early 2018.
Instruments and equipment
=Electric guitars=
- Gibson ES-335
- Gibson SG
- Gretsch Duo-Jet.
=Acoustic guitars=
- Gibson SJ-200 Modern Classic
- Cole Clark FL-3
=Amplifiers/Heads=
=APRA Awards=
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |access-date=2 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |archive-date=20 September 2010}}
{{awards table}}
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|rowspan="3"| 2006 || "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2006Winners.aspx |title=2006 Winners - APRA Music Awards |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |access-date=5 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308003717/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2006Winners.aspx |archive-date=8 March 2011}} || {{won}}
|-
| "Cold Hard Bitch" – Nicholas Cester, Christopher Cester, Cameron Muncey || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations2006.aspx | title = Nominations - 2006 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 5 May 2010 }} || {{nom}}
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| "Look What You've Done" - Nicholas Cester || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas || {{nom}}
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|rowspan="2"| 2007 || "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2007Winners.aspx | title = 2007 Winners - APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }} || {{won}}
|-
| "Look What You've Done" – Nicholas Cester || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/MostPerformedAustralianWorkOverseasNominations2007.aspx | title = Most Performed Australian Work Overseas nominations - 2007 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }} || {{nom}}
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Charitable work
Cester is a supporter of The Fred Hollows Foundation, founded by eye surgeon Fred Hollows. In 2008, Cester's band Jet released a video clip paying tribute to Hollows.{{Cite web|date=2008-05-25|title=Jet power helps blind|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/jet-power-helps-blind/news-story/8c5f3b72b99913977e6f6d4c43cec170|access-date=2020-07-28|website=www.adelaidenow.com.au}}
References
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General
- {{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p559321|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|title=Jet|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=3 February 2010|first=MacKenzie|last=Wilson}}
- {{cite book|title=The Who's Who of Australian Rock|last=Spencer|first=Chris|author2=Zbig Nowara |author3=Paul McHenry |orig-year=1987|year=2002|publisher=Five Mile Press|location=Noble Park, Vic.|isbn=1-86503-891-1}}{{cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055|title=Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry|work=catalogue|publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=3 February 2010|isbn=9781865038919|date=September 2002}} Note: [on-line] version established at [https://web.archive.org/web/20091015024603/http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/aboutww.htm White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd] in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
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External links
- [https://www.jetofficial.com/ JET official site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061016181511/http://www.jettheband.com/ JET archived official site]
- [http://myspace.com/jet JET official MySpace site]
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Category:Australian people of Scottish descent
Category:Australian rock guitarists
Category:Australian rock singers
Category:Australian singers of Italian descent
Category:Musicians from Melbourne
Category:Australian rhythm guitarists
Category:The Wrights (Australian band) members
Category:21st-century Australian singers
Category:21st-century Australian guitarists
Category:21st-century Australian male singers
Category:Australian male guitarists