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Mario Biondi | |
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| Born | Mario Ranno (1971-01-28)28 January 1971 (age 54) Catania, Italy |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | www |
Mario Biondi (bornMario Ranno, 28 January 1971) is an Italian singer.
Mario Biondi was born inCatania, Italy, to localSicilian parents.[2] He is the son ofpopular song singer Giuseppe Ranno, known by the pseudonym Stefano Biondi, and he chose his stage name accordingly.[3][4] He sang in various smallchoirs during his youth. Biondi was passionate aboutsoul and trained by listening to the records ofLou Rawls,Al Jarreau andIsaac Hayes among others, while important for his artistic growth, he declared, was the friendship with fellow citizenGianni Bella.[5] By 1988, he was a big supporter ofRay Charles.[6]
Years after he accompaniedFranco Califano,Peppino Di Capri,Fred Bongusto,Rosario Fiorello and others on theirConcert tours.
After a long series of collaborations with Italian and international artists, as well a small production ofdisco music, he achieved success in 2006 with theSchema Records albumHandful of Soul. His deep and warm voice recalls the great interpreters of soul andrhythm and blues music. In 2007, he released a double disc containing live material, entitledI Love You More LIVE. In 2010 he released a live albumYes You (Live) and followed that in 2011 with a double CD albumDue. In 2013, Biondi released a new albumSUN andMario Christmas. On 5 May 2015 Mario has published a brand new record:Beyond, featuring songs such as "Love is a temple".
