Sole Mio
For the Neapolitan song, see ’O sole mio.
Sole Mio | |
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![]() Pene Pati, a member of Sole Mio | |
Background information | |
Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Operatic pop, exotica |
Years active | 2011 | –present
Labels | Universal Music NZ |
Website | Official website |
Members |
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Sole Mio (stylised as SOL3 MIO) is a New Zealand musical trio consisting of brothers Pene Pati and Amitai Pati and their cousin Moses Mackay. Of Samoan descent and classically trained, the Pati brothers are operatic tenors and Mackay is a baritone.[1]
The group's self-titled debut album, featuring an operatic take on a range of traditional and popular songs, was the biggest selling album in New Zealand in 2013, and the second biggest selling album of 2014.[2][3]
Personal life
Pene Pati is engaged to Egyptian-born singer Amina Edris after proposing to her on stage at Christmas in the Vines in December 2014.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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NZ [5] |
AUS [6] |
UK | |||
SOL3 MIO |
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1 | 6 | 44 |
See also
- List of number-one albums in 2013 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one albums in 2014 (New Zealand)
- New Zealand top 50 albums of 2013
References
- ↑ "New Zealand’s Got Talent: Sol3 Mio". New Zealand Woman's Weekly. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sweet-sounding Samoans on top of the tree". The Dominon Post. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Top of the pops: NZ's top selling tunes of 2014". Stuff. Fairfax. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Blackstock, Russell (28 December 2014). "Sol3 Mio's Pene Pati: 'I had no plan B if she said no in front of thousands of people'". Herald on Sunday (APN). Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sol3 Mio in New Zealand Charts". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Discography Sol3 Mio". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Sol3 Mio – Sol3 Mio". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
External links
- SOL3 MIO's channel on YouTube
- Pene Pati's channel on YouTube