Gioia Bruno
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 |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Percussion |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Arista Records (1986-1996) Koch Entertainment (2003-present) |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Shelter (Lead Vocals, by the group Wet) 1996
- Expose This 2004
- A GIOIAful Christmas 2013
Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | U.S. Club/Dance | U.S. Dance Airplay | U.S. Dance Singles Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Today in History". The Guardian. 11 June 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Here Media, Planet Out | Notes from the CEO Paul Colichman". Planetout.com. 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ [2] Archived 6 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gioia Bruno.
- Gioia Bruno at IMDb
Categories:
- 1963 births
- American hi-NRG musicians
- Bisexual singers
- Bisexual songwriters
- Bisexual women musicians
- American LGBTQ singers
- American LGBTQ songwriters
- American LGBTQ rights activists
- Living people
- Musicians from Bari
- Exposé (group) members
- Italian LGBTQ singers
- Italian LGBTQ songwriters
- American women in electronic music
- 20th-century American women singers
- 20th-century American singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singers
- American bisexual women
- American bisexual musicians