At the still quite tender age of 17, Mario Biondi has a kind of awakening experience when he is allowed to perform in his native Italy as the "supporting act" of the legendary soul maestro Ray Charles. Mario Biondi dedicates himself body and soul to Afro-American music and experienced his breakthrough in 2004 with the release of the single "This Is What You Are". Since then, the bearded Italian with the charismatic voice has been riding a wave of success - including collaborations with Michael Bolton, Chaka Kahn and the bands Incognito and The Crusaders.