Gary Pinto

Gary Pinto is an Australian singer, songwriter and musician and was the lead singer of dance group, CDB.

Early life Gary Pinto is an Australian musician of Anglo-Indian descent. His parents were from Chennai and members of a minority Christian Indian Catholics. The family emigrated to Australia in 1973 where Gary was born.

Career 1991–1999 and 2006–present: CDB

CBD were formed by Gary Pinto alongside his brother Brad Pinto, Andrew De Silva and Danny Williams.

In August 2010, he released his debut solo album Take Back Our World with contributions from Diesel, Dave Darling, Brad Pinto and Meredith Brooks. The album also contains the bonus track "Saint Mary MacKillop", a song he co-wrote as the 2010 official song for the canonisation of Mary MacKillop.

For World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Pinto released a joint EP, Firm in the Faith, with John Burland.

As-U-R Music Ministry Gary Pinto co founded As-U-R Music Ministry with his brother Brad Pinto and manager Tracey Duff a music ministry for youth. It runs workshops in Catholic Primary Schools and concert/testimonial workshops in Catholic Secondary Schools. It also works with Catholic Youth Services (CYS), youth groups, the Catholic Education Office and various parishes to bring Catholic religious music and families back to church.

Discography Albums + List of albums Title Details Divine Mercy Chaplet (with Robert Galea and Natasha Pinto) Released: 14 May 2010 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Robert Galea, Gary Pinto, Natasha Pinto Glorify: A Contemporary Mass Setting for Young People (with Robert Galea and Natasha Pinto) Released: 20 June 2012 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Robert Galea, Gary Pinto, Natasha Pinto Sam Cooke: The Music Released: 22 April 2022 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Sony Music Australia

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUS "What the Day Brings" 2001 81 "Higher" 2002 80 Double Happiness