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Nick Valensi

1981 - Today

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Nicholas Valensi (born January 16, 1981) is an American musician, best known for his role as lead and rhythm guitarist in the American 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, for which he acts as singer, songwriter, and lead and rhythm guitarist. Their debut album, New Skin, was released in 2016, and was followed by the 2019 album Peek. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Nick Valensi is the 3,111th most popular musician (down from 2,937th in 2024), the 18,106th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,238th in 2019) and the 1,297th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nick Valensi ranks 3,111 out of 3,175. Before him are Infernus, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, James MacDonough, Ben McKee, and Rob Cavallo. After him are Anna Fedorova, Chad Hugo, Anthony B, Porter Robinson, Mike Wengren, and Questlove.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Nick Valensi ranks 1,033. Before him are Teun Mulder, Ottessa Moshfegh, Danilo Gomes, Diego Colotto, Guillermo Martínez, and Zurab Khizanishvili. After him are Emanuele Sella, Takumi Wada, Ervin Bulku, Brendan Hansen, Maggie Stiefvater, and Will Power.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nick Valensi ranks 18,114 out of 20,380. Before him are Johnny Gray (1960), Ben McKee (1985), Rob Cavallo (1963), Corey Carrier (1980), Charles Jenkins Jr. (1964), and Tom Steyer (1957). After him are John Bel Edwards (1966), Lindsey Shaw (1989), Hunter Parrish (1987), Erin Cahill (1980), Michael Adams (1963), and Chad Hugo (1974).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Nick Valensi ranks 1,297. Before him are Tim Drummond (1940), Alela Diane (1983), Nikolai Fraiture (1978), James MacDonough (1970), Ben McKee (1985), and Rob Cavallo (1963). After him are Chad Hugo (1974), Porter Robinson (1992), Mike Wengren (1971), Questlove (1971), Tommy Page (1967), and Stephen Malkmus (1966).

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