Mario Biondi (musician)
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Italy
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singer.
Born in Bitetto
Bitetto
-Main sights:The main attraction of Bitetto is the Cathedral, one of the main examples of Apulian Romanesque architecture, built in 1335. It has a sober façade divided by false columns with a big rose window...
, the son of a popular song singer, during his youth sang in various small choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
s. Years after he accompanied Franco Califano
Franco Califano
Franco Califano is an Italian musician, singer and actor.Born on an airplane above Tripoli, he has lived most of his life in Rome and Milan. He was arrested two times in 1970 and 1984 for possession of drugs...
, Peppino Di Capri
Peppino di Capri
Peppino di Capri is an Italian popular music singer, songwriter and pianist. His international hits are: "St...
, Fred Bongusto
Fred Bongusto
Alfredo Bongusto , known by his stage name Fred Bongusto, is an Italian light music singer and songwriter who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s.-Career history:...
, Rosario Fiorello
Rosario Fiorello
Rosario Tindaro Fiorello , known just as Fiorello, is an Italian comedian, singer, radio and television presenter.-Career:...
and others on their Concert tours. After a long series of participations with Italian and international artists, and a small production of disco music, during 2006 he achieved success with the Schema Records
Schema Records
Schema Records is a prominent Italian record label, specializing in jazz, Brazil, and Latin influenced music. They are a sublabel of Ishtar Recrds and own the sublabels Big Sur Recordings and Milano 2000.-Artists:*Artless*Balanço...
album Handful of Soul. His deep and warm voice recalls the great interpreters of soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
and rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. In 2007, he released a double disc containing live material, entitled I Love You More LIVE. His latest album is Yes you live (2010).
Discography
- 2006: Handful of Soul
- 2007: I Love You More Live
- 2009: If ( Italy # 2 - 3X Platinum - 225,000+ )