ALBUMMain One (feat. Tyga) - SingleMario & Lil Wayne
Albums by Mario
ALBUMDancing ShadowsMario
ALBUMD.N.A.Mario
ALBUMGoMario
ALBUMTurning PointMario
ALBUMMarioMario
Mario's Popular Music Videos
Just a Friend 2002 (Edited Version)
Mario
Let Me Love You
Mario
How Do I Breathe
Mario
Crying Out for Me
Mario
Somebody Else (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Mario
Main One (feat. Tyga)
Mario & Lil Wayne
Break Up (feat. Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett)
Mario
How Could You
Mario
Braid My Hair
Mario
Do Right
Mario
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Mario Essentials
Relaxed but with a hip-hop edge, this Baltimore crooner makes street-ready R&B.
Artist Biography
Though only 15 in 2002, when he had his first hit with his playful update of Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend,” Mario already boasted the maturity of a performer far beyond his years. It’s easy to see why he made such an impression on Clive Davis, the music-biz legend who signed him to J Records not long after the teenager—born Mario Dewar Bennett in 1986—first earned attention singing Boyz II Men songs in talent competitions in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Released in 2004, second album Turning Point more than fulfilled all of Mario’s early potential with its smooth and skillful blend of pop and R&B. The album’s first and biggest hit, “Let Me Love You,” also helped launch the career of its writer Ne-Yo. On Mario’s next two albums for J—2007’s Go and 2009’s D.N.A.—he adopted a tougher swagger on match-ups with Rich Boy and Gucci Mane, but that softer side often re-emerged on the gorgeous likes of “Thinkin’ About You” and “I Choose You.” Returning to music after a long hiatus, the former teen star continued to ease into his all-grown-up guise as a first-class balladeer on 2018’s Dancing Shadows, a confident and beautifully emotive set of old-school soul and spacy alt-R&B.