Short Biography

Nick Valensi (born Nicholas Valensi), January 16, 1981, is a guitarist for the American alternative rock band The Strokes. Valensi is Jewish. His father was born in Tunisia, and his mother Danielle is French. He was once quoted as saying, "I always thought I wanted to be able to play any song you could name. But once I started playing with Julian, that`s when I really started to understand music" In Summer 2006, Nick married his girlfriend of five years, Amanda de Cadenet, because she was pregnant. De Cadenet published a book of photographs entitled Rare Birds in 2005, which includes several pictures of Valensi, whom she refers to as her "muse" on her website. Valensi has described his wife as "The coolest person I know." Amanda de Cadenet gave birth to their fraternal twins, Silvan and Ella, on October 19, 2006.

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Friends and Family

Albert Hammond Jr. [Friend] (Guitarist of The Strokes)

Fabrizio Moretti [Friend] (Drummer of The Strokes)

Nikolai Fraiture [Friend] (Bassist of The Strokes)

Julian Casablancas [Friend] (Singer of The Strokes)

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