Artist: Mario Biondi
Genre(s):
Jazz
Discography:
Handful Of Soul
Year: 2007
Tracks: 12
Italian jazz-soul vocalizer Mario Biondi was born of artistic stock in the Sicilian city of Catania. His great granddaddy was a respected painter, his gran a singer, and his father a popular ballad maker. Biondi american ginseng passim his childhood, first playacting in populace at historic period 12 in church, and presently singing in populace squares before hundreds of people. From there he competed in the Festival della Canzone Siciliana, taking third base place. Biondi's musical pursuits earned him the chance to perform aboard such Italian vocal greats as Califano, Bongusto, and Fiorello, as well as American legend Ray Charles. As word of his talent and acquirement got out, Biondi launch himself collaborating with groups like the Change, Mario Brothers, and Funky Company on recordings and tours. Given his powerful and unique vocalism, it was not long earlier Biondi was encouraged to pursue a solo career. Featuring material divine by American R&B artists like Lou Rawls, Luther Vandross, and Donny Hathaway, Biondi's debut criminal record was released in 2006 on the dress shop tag Family Affair. Fistful of Soul featured the individual "This Is What You Are," which went instantly into heavy rotary motion throughout Italy and the U.K. A year by and by Biondi performed the song at the important Sanremo Festival in Italy, bolstering the record's popularity and helping to advertize it into Billboard's European Top 100 chart.
