Mario Biondi

Mario Biondi (born Mario Ranno, on 28 January 1971) is an Italian singer.

Mario Biondi
Born	(1971-01-28) 28 January 1971 Catania, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Musician
Years active	2006–present

Born in Catania, Italy, Biondi is the son of a popular song singer, and sang in various small choirs during his youth. Years after he accompanied Franco Califano, Peppino Di Capri, Fred Bongusto, Rosario Fiorello and others on their Concert tours. 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".