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Nació
Mario Dewar Barrett

(1986-08-27) 27 de agosto de 1986 (34 años)
Baltimore , Maryland , Estados Unidos
Nacionalidadamericano
EducaciónAcademia Milford Mill
Ocupación
  • Cantante
  • compositor de canciones
  • actor
  • bailarín
  • modelo
Años activos2000-presente
PremiosLista llena
Carrera musical
GénerosR&B
InstrumentosVoz
Etiquetas
Actos asociados
Sitio webPágina web oficial

Mario Dewar Barrett (nacido el 27 de agosto de, 1986), [1] conocido mononymously como Mario , es una cantante, compositor, actor, bailarín, y el modelo. Nacido y criado en Baltimore , Maryland , firmó un contrato discográfico con J Records a los catorce años y grabó su álbum debut homónimo lanzado en 2002. Incluye el top 10 sencillo, " Just a Friend ". Su segundo álbum, Turning Point , fue lanzado en 2004 y produjo el sencillo número uno " Let Me Love You ", que le valió dos premios Billboard Music . Su tercer álbum de estudio Gofue lanzado en diciembre de 2007 e incluyó los sencillos " How Do I Breathe ", " Crying Out for Me " y " Music for Love ". Su cuarto álbum de estudio, DNA, fue lanzado en 2009 e incluyó los sencillos " Break Up " y " Thinkin 'About You ". A finales de la década de 2000, Mario ocupó el puesto 98 por Billboard en su lista de "Artista de la década". [2] Su quinto álbum Dancing Shadows , lanzado en 2018, lo vio con un sonido más introspectivo que los álbumes anteriores. [3] [4]

Aparte de su carrera en la música, apareció en varios programas de televisión y películas como Step Up (2006), Freedom Writers (2007) e Empire (2018-2020). En 2019, Mario protagonizó la producción televisiva en vivo del musical Rent .

Educación y vida temprana [ editar ]

Mario Dewar Barrett nació el 27 de agosto de 1986, de sus padres Shawntia Hardaway y Derryl Barrett Sr., cantante de un grupo de gospel llamado Reformation. El medio hermano de Mario, Derryl "DJ" Barrett Jr., es un baterista profesional. [5] Creció en el oeste de Baltimore y otros vecindarios de clase trabajadora en el condado de Baltimore, Maryland . [6] Vivía con su abuela, quien lo crió mientras su madre soltera luchaba contra la adicción a las drogas. [6] A la edad de cuatro años, Mario proclamó que quería convertirse en cantante. En apoyo de su sueño, su madre le compró una máquina de karaoke. Mario se unió a un grupo musical en Milford Mill Academy con el hijo mayor del comediante.Mo'Nique y su mejor amigo Jaye Brebnor y también su hermana menor Chea Tyler. Barrett aprendió a tocar el piano y utilizó esa habilidad como base para sus melodías y canciones. Fue descubierto a los once años y firmado por el productor Troy Patterson, después de cantar " I'll Make Love to You " en un concurso de talentos de Coppin State College . [6] Mario asistió Milford Molino Academia hasta el décimo grado en el que se inspiró en su profesor de música, durante sus primeros años de adolescencia, y se le ofreció un contrato de grabación a la edad de catorce años, que firmó con Clive Davis ' J Records . [6] Sus influencias musicales incluyen Stevie Wonder , Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke , Nat King Cole , Brian McKnight , Boyz II Men , Michael Jackson , [7] Usher y Joe . Su primera introducción a la industria de la música fue la banda sonora de la película Dr. Dolittle 2 en 2001. Cantó una versión de la canción de Stevie Wonder "You and I" en la fiesta Grammy de Clive en 2002 y comenzó a grabar un álbum.

Carrera musical [ editar ]

2001-2003: Mario [ editar ]

Artículo principal: Mario (álbum)

En julio de 2001, Mario comenzó a grabar su álbum debut con un sello importante, titulado Mario , que fue casi un año antes del lanzamiento oficial en marzo de 2002. El sencillo principal del álbum " Just a Friend 2002 ", que era una versión de Biz Markie . canción, fue un éxito, alcanzando el número uno en las listas. Los singles de seguimiento fueron " Braid My Hair " y " C'mon ". Fue el acto de apertura en el Scream Tour 3 , que contó con artistas como B2K , Marques Houston , Nick Cannon , Jhené Aiko y AJA. A partir de 2006, su álbum debut ha vendido más de 700.000 copias. [6]Durante este período, se convirtió en un atractivo en el mercado adolescente. [6]

2004-2006: Turning Point [ editar ]

Artículo principal: Turning Point (álbum de Mario)

Después de que se lanzó su álbum debut, Mario quería grabar un álbum que fuera más maduro. Reclutó a varios productores conocidos para que lo ayudaran, como Scott Storch y Lil 'Jon . Lanzó su segundo álbum, Turning Point el 7 de diciembre de 2004. El álbum fue más exitoso que el primero, principalmente debido al exitoso sencillo " Let Me Love You ". El sencillo, descrito por los críticos como "melódico y dulcemente cadencioso, que recuerda a las baladas románticas clásicas de Michael Jackson " [6] tuvo éxito, alcanzando el número uno en el Billboard Hot 100 durante nueve semanas consecutivas. El sencillo fue escrito por Ne-Yo . [6]Otros sencillos de seguimiento incluyen " How Could You " coescrito por J. Valentine , con un cameo en el video del rapero Cassidy ; " Here I Go Again " (cuyo video fue protagonizado por la modelo / cantante Cassie ) y " Boom " con Juvenile . Hasta la fecha, Turning Point tiene certificación de platino y el principal doble platino.

En febrero de 2006, Mario presentó una demanda contra su ex gerente, Troy Patterson, alegando que Patterson le había pagado $ 50,000 por la venta de más de 3 millones de registros, que luego se descubrió que eran acusaciones falsas. Mario fue luego demandado por Patterson y perdió. El nuevo gerente de Mario es J. Erving, y fue elegido por Mario. [8]

2007-2008: Ir [ editar ]

Artículo principal: Go (álbum de Mario)

El tercer álbum de Mario, Go, está dedicado a su madre Shawntia Hardaway y fue lanzado en Sudáfrica bajo Gallo Records el 9 de octubre de 2007, en los Estados Unidos el 11 de diciembre de 2007. El álbum incluye colaboraciones con Jermaine Dupri , Ne-Yo , Janice Robinson , Scott Storch , Jimmy Jam y Terry Lewis , Timbaland y Bryan-Michael Cox . Mario tenía más control creativo en Go que en sus dos álbumes anteriores. [6] El primer sencillo del álbum fue " How Do I Breathe ", que se lanzó en mayo. El segundo sencillo fue " Crying Out for Me"después de una encuesta en su sitio web. [9] El sencillo fue luego certificado como Oro por la RIAA . [10] El 13 de diciembre de 2007, Mario estaba en" 106 & Park "donde declaró que el tercer sencillo del álbum será " Music for Love ". El álbum estuvo disponible para que el público lo escuchara en su página de Myspace antes de su lanzamiento. Lanzó la canción " Do Right " el 11 de diciembre. Go ha vendido 331,540 copias en los Estados Unidos.

En una entrevista con DJ "Z", Mario declaró que los problemas con el sello discográfico hicieron que el lanzamiento del álbum se retrasara entre 6 y 8 meses. [11] En 2008, Mario compitió en la sexta temporada de Dancing With the Stars . Estaba asociado con Karina Smirnoff . Fueron eliminados en la octava semana de competencia.

2009-2010: ADN [ editar ]

Artículo principal: DNA (álbum de Mario)

En una entrevista de 2009 con Rap-Up.com, Mario dijo que "Soul Truth Entertainment" era su nueva compañía de entretenimiento. [12] Antes del lanzamiento de su tercer álbum Go , Mario confirmó en una entrevista con que estaba trabajando en un nuevo álbum "para cuando la escuela comience de nuevo, como después del próximo verano" "Pero en realidad hay incluso más que eso". porque voy a empezar a grabar, como, [a] finales de enero ". [13] El álbum involucra a una amplia gama de productores y compositores como Darkchild , Babyface , Polow da Don , RedOne y CJ de Charlio Productions, Malay , Jazze Pha , Stargate ,KP, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream.[14][15][16] Mario said that he would like to work with no more than four producers for this album.[13] Mario has described this album as world music, an old school R&B influenced with a modern dance pop sound.[16] The album is being described as his "most personal, colossal album of his career."

In January 2009, Mario became the face of Pelle Pelle's European Spring/Summer campaign with various press shots running through the first part of the year.[17] For his fourth album D.N.A., the lead single "Break Up" was released on April 28, 2009. The song features Sean "The Pen" Garrett and Gucci Mane.[18] In the U.S., the song peaked at number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Chart and 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Mario's most successful single in five years. The single has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for a shipment of over 500,000 units.[19] "Thinkin' About You", was released as the second single reaching number forty-five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. "Stranded" never labelled as the third single due to the limited airplay that it received. Lack of interest led to the single being cancelled, although in January 2010 the song entered on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs peaking at number 84. "Ooh Baby" was later confirmed to be the third single from the album, it peaked on the week of March 19, 2010 debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 95. The album was made available for the public to listen to on his Myspace page before its release. The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, selling 38,000 copies in its first week, becoming Mario's lowest-selling debut in the United States. So far, it has sold 93,385 copies in the U.S.

2011–2016: Cancelled albums and departure from RCA Records[edit]

Mario recorded an album with producer Rico Love from 2010 to mid-2011 under the tentative title Restoration. Songs from this album included "My Bed", "Killa", "Bermuda", "The Walls", "Recovery", "Falling Down" and "Computer Love". During Mario's appearance on BET's 106 & Park on July 10, 2013, Mario stated that he felt the album recorded with Rico Love did not feel part of his career plan and that he scrapped that album and went on to record his then titled album Evolve, which was set to be released in September 2013, but was delayed to 2014. For his fifth album, Mario stated the album will include "Love songs, ballads, club records and general R&B", and has said there will be no EDM songs on this album. Mario took writers Jeremiah "Sickpen" Bethea and Jimi Bonet under his wing amongst others to write for this album. Production on the album includes work by Glass John, Bam Alexander, Pollow da Don and possibly Ne-Yo.

In an interview with Vibe, Mario was asked what direction he was trying to go with on his fifth album; his answer was, "I wanna give as much honesty as I can. I want to be honest, but grab the attention of everybody, but still compete so when you hear it on the radio it's pushing the envelope. The melodies coming out of me now are unorthodox— melodies I've never expressed before". He also confirmed he has five tracks that are definitely going on. "These tracks are like movies, they are intense", he added. Nevertheless, the album will probably feature a song centered on his mother, written by himself.[20] In August 2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. With the shutdown, Mario, and all other artists previously signed to these three labels, will release his future albums on the RCA Records label.[21][22]

Through his official Twitter page, on May 17, 2013, Mario confirmed that he has been working with Polow Da Don, for the lead single "Somebody Else" featuring rapper Nicki Minaj was already recorded and released.[23][24] The song was made available in the iTunes Store on May 21, 2013. He thanked Polow Da Don, Jeremiah Renaldo, Nicki Minaj and CJ Hilton for composing the song. He stated that his album would be released in September 2013 and may include guest appearances from Minaj, J. Cole and Sevyn Streeter. "Fatal Distraction" will be his next single.[25] Mario announced during a USTREAM interview with Music Choice, his album will be released in October 2013 but was pushed back.[26] [27] The second single "Fatal Distraction" was released on September 10, 2013.[28] After that, Mario parted ways with RCA Records due to creative differences.

In the summer of 2015, Mario announced that he was planning on releasing a new album, titled Never 2 Late, it was scheduled to be released on December 4, 2015, however this album release never materialized. It was to be supported by the single "Forever" featuring Rick Ross which was only leaked online but never was released commercially.[29]

2016–present: New Citizen label, Dancing Shadows, Closer to Mars EP and upcoming sixth album[edit]

Main article: Dancing Shadows

In May 2016, Mario premiered his new single, "I Need More" on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. He also announced that his fifth studio album would be now titled Paradise Cove, that is set to be released off of his newly founded independent label New Citizen. On December 13, 2016, he released the second single off the album, which is called "Let Me Help You".[30]

In March 2017, in an interview with Music Choice, Mario revealed that his fifth album will be no longer called Paradise Cove and that the new album title is called Cosmo 17, stating "The new album title is Cosmo 17, and I love Paradise Cove too absolutely. I can't say that this album has an island vibe. I think "Let Me Help You" is the only record. The rest of the album developing it, it kinda took a life of its own. It's kinda like I was talkin to myself as a kid telling him like, love still exists like it's still real like you know you still believe in it don't give up, and if you can't find it here on earth maybe you gotta go to the cosmos to find it."[31]

He has released a new single from Cosmos 17 "Pain is the New Pleasure" on June 16, 2017.[32][33] In October, he collaborated with THRDL!FE and Kelli-Leigh on a new charity single called "For Love".[34]

Mario spoke with the FunX radio station during the Oh My! Music Festival in June 2018, announcing that the album Cosmo 17 is now re-titled Dancing Shadows and will be released in the late fall with a new single called "Drowning": "We changed the name of it. Making an album is like giving birth to something. You go through different names and different vibes."[4]

On July 20, 2018, Mario released "Drowning" and the accompanying music video. "This song is about being faced with the reality of having multiple women I love for different reasons," he said in a press statement.[35]

On September 14, 2018, the title track of Mario's fifth album of the same name was released. On October 5, 2018, Dancing Shadows was finally released.

Mario released the single "Closer", on April 24, 2020; it appears on his EP Closer to Mars, which was released on October 16, 2020,[36] while his upcoming sixth album is set to release sometime in 2021.[37] "Mars" was released as the second single from the EP on October 2, 2020, alongside its music video.[38] The third single "Pretty Mouth Magick" was released on October 16, 2020, alongside its music video.[39]

Other ventures[edit]

Acting career[edit]

Mario starred as Miles Darby in Step Up, a dance-themed film released on August 11, 2006. He also appeared in Freedom Writers, which was released on January 5, 2007. Mario did not take acting classes before undertaking the role.[6] Mario has stated that he would like to own his own film production company entitled "Inside Paris Productions" and become a director.[40] On March 5, 2009, Mario said on Twitter that he had made an ABC network testing for a new pilot.[41] As result, he made an announcement to The Electric Company on PBS, with the "Soft G".[42] He starred in One on One as Spirit's date to the dance.

Knightwritaz[edit]

Knightwritaz
Years active2005—2010
Associated actsRaven-Symoné
Members
  • Marsha
  • Sterling Simms
  • Oak Felder
  • Jamila Rose[43]
Past members
  • Mario

Knightwritaz is a production team of which Mario was a part of. The team included Sterling Simms, Warren "Oak" Felder and Marsha of Floetry. Aside from producing songs for Mario's third album Go, the team has written and produced songs for Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown, Jordin Sparks, Usher and Raven-Symoné. Mario claimed to be more of the songwriter in the team.[44] In an interview with Rap-Up, he said that he was no longer a part of the Knightwritaz.[12]

Do Right Foundation[edit]

Mario's Do Right Foundation was established in March 2008 to educate and inspire children who suffer from the drug addictions of their parents.[45] In May, Mario published a notice on the Facebook page of the foundation, saying that he had been in a studio in Miami all night re-recording the song "Do Right" from his 2007 album Go.[46]

New Citizen LLC[edit]

New Citizen LLC
Founded2016 (2016)
FounderMario
StatusActive
Distributor(s)Empire Distribution (former)
The Orchard (current)
Country of originUnited States

Since 2016, Mario founded his independent record label New Citizen LLC, and has signed a partnership deal with EMPIRE for distribution.[47] In 2020, Mario partnered with The Orchard to distribute future music releases after he parted ways from EMPIRE.[48]

Personal life[edit]

MTV aired a special on October 21, 2007, I Won't Love You to Death: The Story of Mario and His Mom, which dealt with his mother's heroin addiction. The documentary is about how the singer strives for help to stop his mother's addiction. While doing this, he seeks help from family and friends.[49] Mario wrote a letter to his mother stating how appreciative he is and begs her to stop her addiction. At the end of the letter he says, "I love you, but I won't love you to death".[50] On the documentary, produced by Gigantic! Productions, he won the 2008's Prism Award for its accurate portrayal of drug abuse.[51] Mario has written a song titled "Do Right" that is dedicated to his mother. This song explains his mother's addiction and how it affected his childhood.[52] The song is featured on his third album Go.

In 2009, Mario endorsed PETA in the campaign against killing animals entitled "Ink, Not Mink". He tells: "Be comfortable in your own skin, and let animals keep theirs".[53] Mario has homes in Baltimore, Atlanta and Los Angeles.[6]

Discography[edit]

Main article: Mario discography
  • Mario (2002)
  • Turning Point (2004)
  • Go (2007)
  • D.N.A. (2009)
  • Dancing Shadows (2018)

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Step UpMiles DarbyLead role
2007Freedom WritersAndre Bryant
2007Uncle PHimselfMinor role
2012Destination FameWizzy

Television[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003One on OneHimselfEpisode: “The Test”
2003Sabrina, the Teenage WitchHimselfEpisode: “What a Witch Wants“(Uncredited)[54]
2005All of UsHimselfEpisode: “Movin’ on Up”
2008Dancing with the StarsHimselfContestant (Eliminated 8th)
2014Love That Girl!TerrenceGuest role
2018–2020EmpireDevonGuest/Recurring role (Season 5),
Main role (Season 6)
2019Rent: LiveBenjamin "Benny" Coffin IIISupporting Role

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External links[edit]

  • Official website
  • Mario at IMDb