Tennis Player Alicia Molik. In November 2017 he released his first solo album Sugar Rush. 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. 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. 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. He also has a lot of family in Scotland, through his mother, whose cousin, Anne-Marie Kirkwood lives in Scotland and had a part to play in his childhood. 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 Hiwatt Amp Head Hiwatt Quad Box Marshall Quad Box Orange Amp Head Vox AC30 Heritage Head Vox V212 Heritage Cabinet APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). |- |rowspan="3"| 2006 || "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas || |- | "Cold Hard Bitch" – Nicholas Cester, Christopher Cester, Cameron Muncey || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas || |- | "Look What You've Done" - Nicholas Cester || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas || |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 || "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas || |- | "Look What You've Done" – Nicholas Cester || Most Performed Australian Work Overseas || 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. References General Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. Specific External links Nic Cester official site JET official site JET official MySpace site 1979 births Living people APRA Award winners Australian people of Scottish descent Australian rock guitarists Australian