Mario Biondi (born Mario Ranno, 28 January 1971) is an Italian singer.
Early life
Mario Biondi was born in
Catania, Italy, to local
Sicilians parents.
He is the son of
popular song singer Giuseppe Ranno, known by the pseudonym Stefano Biondi, and he chose his stage name accordingly.
[ Tra i numerosi successi e riconoscimenti riceve, nel 2014, il "Premio Lunezia Interprete" - per la capacità di valorizzare le qualità musical-letterarie delle canzoni - . VIDEO: Dieci anni di carriera in “Best of soul” di Mario Biondi. Il cantante: sogno di suonare con i miei otto figli. Askanews.][ Mario Biondi chiede un minuto di silenzio. Corriere del Trentino, 23 August 2023.] He sang in various small
during his youth. Biondi was passionate about
soul music and trained by listening to the records of
Lou Rawls,
Al Jarreau and
Isaac Hayes among others, while important for his artistic growth, he declared, was the friendship with fellow citizen
Gianni Bella.
By 1988, he was a big supporter of
Ray Charles.
Years after he accompanied Franco Califano, Peppino Di Capri, Fred Bongusto, Rosario Fiorello and others on their .
Career
After a long series of collaborations with Italian and international artists, as well a small production of
disco music, he achieved success in 2006 with the
Schema Records album
Handful of Soul. His deep and warm voice recalls the great interpreters of soul and rhythm and blues music. In 2007, he released a double disc containing live material, entitled
I Love You More LIVE. In 2010 he released a live album
Yes You (Live) and followed that in 2011 with a double CD album
Due. In 2013, Biondi released a new album
SUN and
Mario Christmas. On 5 May 2015 Mario has published a brand new record:
Beyond, featuring songs such as "Love is a temple".
Discography
Studio albums
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Handful of Soul (2006)
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If (2010)
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Due (2011)
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Sun (2013)
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Mario Christmas (2013)
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Beyond (2015)
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Best of Soul (2016)
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Brasil (2018)
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Dare (2021)
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Romantic (2022)
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Crooning Undercover (2023)
Live albums
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I Love You More (2007)
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Yes You (2010)
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