Mario Venuti

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Mario Venuti
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Born (1963-10-28) 28 October 1963 (age 59)
Occupationsinger-songwriter

Mario Venuti (born 28 October 1963) is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer.

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Life and career

Born in Syracuse, Sicily, he started his career as a member of the new wave band Denovo. [1] [2] After the group disbanded, he debuted as a solo singer-songwriter in 1994, with the album Un po' di febbre. [3] Following "Mai come ieri", a quite successful duet with Carmen Consoli, his solo career had his breakout in 2003, with the hit "Veramente". [2] [3] He collaborated as a songwriter with several artists, including Carmen Consoli, Delta-V, Raf and Antonella Ruggiero. [2] He entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival three times, winning the "Mia Martini" Critics Award in 2004 with the song "Crudele". [1] [2]

Discography

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