Mario Venuti

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

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

Discography

Album 1994 – Un po' di febbre 1996 – Microclima 1998 – Mai come ieri 2003 – Grandimprese 2006 – Magneti 2009 – Recidivo 2012 – L'ultimo romantico 2014 – Il tramonto dell'occidente