Mario
When: 27th April 2024
Location: O2 Academy
Mario is the GRAMMY-nominated, platinum-selling R&B singer, songwriter. Coming to Glasgow’s O2 Academy on 27th April 2025.
Mario is a GRAMMY-nominated, platinum-selling R&B singer, songwriter and hitmaker hailing from Baltimore, MD. A dominant 2000s run, which began after the church-bred singer was signed by Clive Davis to J Records during his teenage years. Included Top 5 hit “Just A Friend,” and “Let Me Love You,”. The generation-defining serenade that spent nine weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, earning the singer widespread acclaim. Mario’s subsequent album, Turning Point, generated a ‘Best Contemporary R&B Album’ GRAMMY nomination. As well as two Billboard Awards, and is part of a robust catalog that includes four debuts inside the Top 5 of Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. Beginning with his gold-certified debut, Mario.
Mario’s hit-making prowess and status as a superior vocal performer led to a spot on Billboard’s ‘Artist of the Decade’ list. His expanded entertainment profile includes an independent label, New Citizen, launched in 2016. As well as a slew of marquee acting appearances. Including major roles in blockbuster films and shows Step Up, Freedom Writers, and Empire.
