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'''Steve Nieve''' was born Steven Nason in London, England, on February 19, 1958. The Royal College of Music student joined Costello's backing band The Attractions in 1977 and played on most of Costello's projects over the next ten years, including the albums ''[[This Year's Model]]'' (1978), ''[[Imperial Bedroom]]'' (1982), and ''[[Blood & Chocolate]]'' (1986).
[[image:2007-07-29 San Sebastian 05.jpg|336px|thumb|right|'''Steve Nieve''' with Elvis Costello and [[The Allen Toussaint Band & Horns]], [[Concert 2007-07-29 San Sebastián|July 29, 2007]], San Sebastián, Spain.]]
{{double image|right|Welcome To The Voice album cover.jpg|165|Steve Nieve ToGetHer album cover.jpg|165|Elvis Costello sings on Steve Nieve's ''[[Welcome To The Voice]]'' (2007) and ''[[Steve Nieve: ToGetHer|ToGetHer]]'' (2013).}}
Member of:
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:[[The Attractions]]
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:[[The Imposters]]
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In the mid-'80s, Costello began to work less frequently with The Attractions and stopped working with them entirely between 1987 and 1993. During this period, Nieve focused on session work for other artists ([[The Neville Brothers]], [[Hothouse Flowers]], [[Graham Parker]], [[Squeeze]], [[Tim Finn]], [[Kirsty MacColl]], [[Madness (band)|Madness]]) and led the house band on [[Jonathan Ross]]' UK TV series ''[[The Last Resort]]''.


Costello reunited The Attractions for 1994's album ''[[Brutal Youth]]''. Although the reunion was relatively short-lived (they split again in 1996), the Costello/Nieve collaborations never stopped. They have toured as a duo, and Nieve has contributed keyboards to all of Costello's albums since the mid-'90s, including 1998's [[Burt Bacharach]] collaboration ''[[Painted From Memory]]'', 2001's [[Anne-Sofie von Otter]] collaboration ''[[For The Stars]]'', and 2003's ''[[North (Costello)|North]]''. In 2001, Costello formed a new backing band consisting of Nieve, Attractions drummer [[Pete Thomas]], and bassist [[Davey Faragher]]. The band was subsequently dubbed The Imposters. Elvis Costello & The Imposters have toured extensively and released the albums ''[[When I Was Cruel]]'' (2002) and ''[[The Delivery Man]]'' (2004).
Keyboards on:
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:''[[This Year's Model]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1978)</span>
:''[[Armed Forces]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1979)</span>
:''[[Get Happy!!]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1980)</span>
:''[[Trust]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1981)</span>
:''[[Almost Blue]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1981)</span>
:''[[Imperial Bedroom]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1982)</span>
:''[[Punch The Clock]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1983)</span>
:''[[Goodbye Cruel World]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1984)</span>
:''[[King Of America]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1986)</span>
:''[[Blood & Chocolate]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1986)</span>
:''[[Brutal Youth]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1994)</span>
:''[[All This Useless Beauty]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1996)</span>
:''[[Costello & Nieve]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1996)</span>
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:''[[Painted From Memory]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(1998)</span>
:''[[For The Stars]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2001)</span>
:''[[When I Was Cruel]] '' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2002)</span>
:''[[North]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2003)</span>
:''[[The Delivery Man]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2004)</span>
:''[[My Flame Burns Blue]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2006)</span>
:''[[The River In Reverse]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2006)</span>
:''[[Momofuku]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2008)</span>
:''[[National Ransom]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2010)</span>
:''[[The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook|Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2011)</span>
:''[[Look Now]]'' {{t}} <span style="font-size:92%">(2018)</span>
:<small>''This list may be incomplete.</small>
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In addition to his work with Costello, Steve Nieve has released several solo albums, including ''Keyboard Jungle'' (1983), ''Playboy'' (1987), ''It's Raining Somewhere'' (1996), ''Mumu'' (2001), and ''Windows'' (2004).


Nieve's opera ''Welcome To The Voice'', a collaboration with [[Muriel Téodori]], was performed in New York in 2000. A recording of the opera was made in 2005 for future release.
Songwriter on:
:[[Damage]]
:[[Tender Moment (Kairos)]]


In recent years Nieve has lived in France with Téodori. In 2003 he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Elvis Costello & The Attractions.
 
Co-songwriter (with Elvis Costello) on:
:[[Passionate Fight]]
:[[You Lie Sweetly]]
:[[Lesson In Cruelty]]
 
 
Selected discography:
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:[[The Attractions: Mad About The Wrong Boy|Mad About The Wrong Boy]] (1980)
:[[Keyboard Jungle]]  (1983)
:Playboy  (1987)
:It's Raining Somewhere  (1995)
:Windows  (2002)
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:Mumu  (2004)
:[[Welcome To The Voice]]  (2007)
:Lazy Point (2011)
:[[Steve Nieve: ToGetHer|ToGetHer]]  (2013)
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==[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Steve_Nieve|Internal links]]==
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*[[Musician, January 1984]]
*[[Goldmine, November 1983]]
*[[Record Mirror, December 12, 1987]]
*[[Record Mirror, December 17, 1988]]
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*[[New York Observer, August 16, 1999]]
*[[Billboard, August 19, 2000]]
*[[Rockol, March 11, 2014]]
*[[Classic Pop, June 2014]]
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*[[Keyboard, July 1984|Keyboard magazine, July 1984]]
*[[New Musical Express, January 14, 1984]]
*[[Willamette Week, September 16, 2014]]
*[[The Attractions without Steve Nieve]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.stevenieve.com Steve Nieve official website]
*[http://www.stevenieve.com SteveNieve.com]
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*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/steve-nieve-mn0000112283 Allmusic] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Nieve Wikipedia]
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Nieve/e/B000AQ1QNE/theelviscostel0d AmazonUK]


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Revision as of 19:34, 13 November 2019

Steve Nieve with Elvis Costello and The Allen Toussaint Band & Horns, July 29, 2007, San Sebastián, Spain.
Elvis Costello sings on Steve Nieve's Welcome To The Voice (2007) and ToGetHer (2013).

Member of:


Keyboards on:

This Year's Model(1978)
Armed Forces(1979)
Get Happy!!(1980)
Trust(1981)
Almost Blue(1981)
Imperial Bedroom(1982)
Punch The Clock(1983)
Goodbye Cruel World(1984)
King Of America(1986)
Blood & Chocolate(1986)
Brutal Youth(1994)
All This Useless Beauty(1996)
Costello & Nieve(1996)
Painted From Memory(1998)
For The Stars(2001)
When I Was Cruel (2002)
North(2003)
The Delivery Man(2004)
My Flame Burns Blue(2006)
The River In Reverse(2006)
Momofuku(2008)
National Ransom(2010)
Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook(2011)
Look Now(2018)
This list may be incomplete.


Songwriter on:

Damage
Tender Moment (Kairos)


Co-songwriter (with Elvis Costello) on:

Passionate Fight
You Lie Sweetly
Lesson In Cruelty


Selected discography:

Mad About The Wrong Boy (1980)
Keyboard Jungle (1983)
Playboy (1987)
It's Raining Somewhere (1995)
Windows (2002)
Mumu (2004)
Welcome To The Voice (2007)
Lazy Point (2011)
ToGetHer (2013)


Internal links

External links