Lovari (musician)

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Lovari (American singer and actor)
Born
Anthony Lovari

Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Recording Artist
  • Actor
Years active2009–present
Musical career
Genres Pop, R&B, EDM
Labels
  • 34 Whale Ent

Lovari is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He has released five studio albums and his single, No Day Like Today, featuring Adam Barta, charted at #23 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs and at #1 on Billboard's Dance Breakout chart. [1] [2] He received the award for Best Music Video at the Newark International Film Festival in 2019 and Best Actor at the Newark Latino Film Festival Awards in 2020. [3] [4] Lovari is an actor primarily in the horror film genre, with supporting roles in seven horror feature films from 2021-2024, in addition to producer credits on two of those films, The Barn 2 (2022) and Amityville Aliens (2024). [5]

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Career

Anthony Lovari was born and raised in Queens, New York [6] He is a singer, songwriter, and actor. He has released five studio albums; The Statement (2009), No Holding Back (2012), The Rhythm Of Life (2017), Moment of Love (2020), and, NHBX (2022). His single, No Day Like Today, featuring Adam Barta, charted at #28 on Billboard's Dance Club chart and his music video, "Paparazzi" aired on MTV. Moment of Love charted at #1 on Amazon New Releases and on their Dance Pop Chart in 2020. [7]

In 2013, Lovari released, Take It To The Top, featuring Louise Robey from Friday the 13th: The Series [8] and in 2015 released, Touch Me, a duet with actress Robin Byrd. [9]

Between 2021 and 2024, Lovari was cast in supporting roles in the horror film genre, including Zombie Games (2021), The Barn 2 (2022), Thrust (2022), Appetite For Sin (2022), Terror Toons 4 (2023) and Amityville Aliens (2024). [10]

Lovari has appeared as a contestant on Match Game, winning first place and on Wheel of Fortune, taking the second place win. [11] [12]

Lovari was the subject of an episode of Judge Jerry in 2022, where he sued fellow entertainer Lady Clover Honey. [13]

Awards

Discography

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