Gioia Bruno
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Gioia Bruno | |
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Gioia Bruno performing in January 2010 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Carmen Gioia Bruno |
Born | 11 June 1963 |
Origin | Bari, Italy |
Genres | Dance-pop, house, Hi-NRG |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, Percussion |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | Arista Records (1986-1996) Koch Entertainment (2003-present) |
Associated acts | Exposé |
Gioia Bruno (born Carmen Gioia Bruno June 11, 1963,[1] sometimes professionally credited as just Gioia) is an Italian-born American popular music singer, most noted as a member of the vocal group Exposé. In September 2006, Bruno temporarily stopped touring as a solo artist.[2]
Personal life[]
Bruno has been married and divorced two times. From her first marriage, to Joseph Pastore, she has a daughter, Brianna Pastore, who was born in 1988. In January 2006, Gioia acknowledged that she is bisexual.[3][4]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Shelter (Lead Vocals, by the group Wet) 1996
- Expose This 2004
- A GIOIAful Christmas 2013
Singles[]
Year | Song | U.S. Club/Dance | U.S. Dance Airplay | U.S. Dance Singles Sales |
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1995 | "Make That Move" (as G-Spot) | 21 | - | - |
2001 | "Free to Be" | 1 | - | - |
2003 | "From the Inside" | 1 | 1 | - |
2004 | "Wrecking My Nerves" | 3 | 8 | - |
"Be Mine" | 34 | - | - | |
2005 | "Dreamin'(again)" | 1 | 1 | - |
References[]
- ^ "Today in History". The Guardian. June 11, 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Here Media, Planet Out | Notes from the CEO Paul Colichman". Planetout.com. May 30, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ [2] Archived 6 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Gioia Bruno at IMDb
Categories:
- 1963 births
- 21st-century American singers
- 20th-century American singers
- American Hi-NRG musicians
- Bisexual musicians
- Bisexual women
- LGBT singers from the United States
- LGBT rights activists from the United States
- Living people
- People from Bari
- Exposé (group) members
- LGBT musicians from Italy
- LGBT songwriters
- American women in electronic music
- 20th-century American women singers
- 21st-century American women singers