Leo Bianchi

Leo Bianchi
Born Leonardo Bianchi
(1974-03-09) March 9, 1974
Ancona, Italy
Residence Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation Singer-songwriter, Chef, TV personality, businessman
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Lucia Andreucci (2004–present)
Children 2 (Nicolo' & Mattia) Twins
Musical career
Genres Pop, R&B
Instruments MC
Years active 2006–present

Leo Bianchi (Bulgarian: Лео Бианки, born 9 March 1974) is an Italian-born Bulgarian singer-songwriter, chef and TV personality. He has released a number of singles at times using the mononym Лео (or Leo) and cooperated with a number of artists, notably Deo, Ingrata amongst many. He took part in the Bulgarian TV reality show Big Brother 2 in 2005 and in Big Brother All Stars 2013, in both of which he finished as runner-up. He also had some cooking shows.[1]

Biography

Bianchi was born in Ancona, Italy. At age of 15, he stopped going to school and started searching for a job. Then he found the profession of cooking to be his passion. He first visited Bulgaria in 1992. Since 1994 he settled in the Bulgarian city of Burgas. In 2005, he participated in Big Brother Bulgaria. He is the first foreigner to be in Big Brother Bulgaria. He stayed in the show till the final, but finished on second position. The show helped him a lot in real life.[2] He became a chef in a Bulgarian cooking show on TV 7.[1] Soon, he met Deo, a Bulgarian singer and rapper, and they sang some duets. He also performed duets with Maria Ilieva. Now he made some musical projects with Deo, Igrata and Raffi.

Bianchi owns two Italian pizza restaurants and an Italian style coffee shop in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, where he now lives. In 2013 Leo participated again in Big Brother All Stars 2013 where he finished second again.[3]

Personal life

Leo lives in Sofia, Bulgaria with his wife Lucia. They have been engaged since 2004. In 2013, 2 weeks before he entered Big Brother All Stars, they had twins, Mattia and Niccolò, born in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4]

Discography

Songs and videos

References

  1. 1 2 "Рецептите на Лео" [The recipes of Leo]. Kulinaria (in Bulgarian).
  2. Zheleva, Olya (February 1, 2008). "Лео от Биг Брадър: За мен българин много прилича на италианци по темперамент" [Leo from Big Brother: For me, a Bulgarian is very much like Italians in temperament]. e-vestnik (in Bulgarian).
  3. Penchev, Rumen (December 17, 2013). "Златка Димитрова спечели Big Brother All Stars 2013" [Zlatka Dimitrova won the Big Brother All Stars 2013]. Standart (in Bulgarian).
  4. "Лео Бианки стана татко на близнаци" [Leo Bianchi became the father of twins]. 24 Chasa (in Bulgarian). October 31, 2013.
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