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== History ==
== History ==


The group's [[SOL3 MIO (album)|self-titled debut album]], featuring an operatic take on a range of traditional and popular songs, was the biggest selling album in New Zealand in 2013, and the second biggest selling album of 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9545890/Sweet-sounding-Samoans-on-top-of-the-tree |title=Sweet-sounding Samoans on top of the tree |work=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominon Post]]|date=23 November 2013 |accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top of the pops: NZ's top selling tunes of 2014|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=11375908|website=Stuff|publisher=Fairfax|accessdate=20 December 2014}}</ref>
The group's [[SOLE MIO (album)|self-titled debut album]], featuring an operatic take on a range of traditional and popular songs, was the biggest selling album in New Zealand in 2013, and the second biggest selling album of 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9545890/Sweet-sounding-Samoans-on-top-of-the-tree |title=Sweet-sounding Samoans on top of the tree |work=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominon Post]]|date=23 November 2013 |accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top of the pops: NZ's top selling tunes of 2014|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=11375908|website=Stuff|publisher=Fairfax|accessdate=20 December 2014}}</ref>


In 2015 the group released a cover of Ed Sheeran's ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Hobbit]]'' soundtrack song "[[I See Fire]]" in support of New Zealand's participation in the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazing Rugby World Cup song – Ed Sheeran's I See Fire by SOL3 MIO|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/602537/Sol3-Mio-world-cup-song-ed-sheeran-i-see-fire-by-New-Zealand-All-Blacks-Sol3-Mio|website=Express|publisher=Express|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref> The group's second album, ''On Another Note'', was released in October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sole Mio success pays off as they launch their 2nd album|url=http://www.sugamagazineonline.com/sole-mio-success-pays-off-as-they-launch-their-2nd-album/|website=Suga|publisher=Suga Magazine|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref>
In 2015 the group released a cover of Ed Sheeran's ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Hobbit]]'' soundtrack song "[[I See Fire]]" in support of New Zealand's participation in the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazing Rugby World Cup song – Ed Sheeran's I See Fire by SOLE MIO|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/602537/Sol3-Mio-world-cup-song-ed-sheeran-i-see-fire-by-New-Zealand-All-Blacks-Sol3-Mio|website=Express|publisher=Express|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref> The group's second album, ''On Another Note'', was released in October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sole Mio success pays off as they launch their 2nd album|url=http://www.sugamagazineonline.com/sole-mio-success-pays-off-as-they-launch-their-2nd-album/|website=Suga|publisher=Suga Magazine|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref>


In October 2015 they were named Top Group of the Year by the [[Variety Artists Club of New Zealand]].
In October 2015 they were named Top Group of the Year by the [[Variety Artists Club of New Zealand]].
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


Pene Pati is engaged to Egyptian-born singer Amina Edris after proposing to her on stage at Christmas in the Vines in December 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blackstock|first1=Russell|title=Sol3 Mio's Pene Pati: 'I had no plan B if she said no in front of thousands of people'|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11379621|accessdate=28 December 2014|work=Herald on Sunday|publisher=APN|date=28 December 2014}}</ref>
Pene Pati is engaged to Egyptian-born singer Amina Edris after proposing to her on stage at Christmas in the Vines in December 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blackstock|first1=Russell|title=Sole Mio's Pene Pati: 'I had no plan B if she said no in front of thousands of people'|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11379621|accessdate=28 December 2014|work=Herald on Sunday|publisher=APN|date=28 December 2014}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Sol3 Mio in New Zealand Charts|url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sol3+Mio|publisher=Charts.org.nz|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Sole Mio in New Zealand Charts|url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sol3+Mio|publisher=Charts.org.nz|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sol3+Mio |title=Discography Sol3 Mio |publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sol3+Mio |title=Discography Sol3 Mio |publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=7 November 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web|title=SOL3 MIO|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/45579/sol3-mio/|website=Official Charts|publisher=Official Charts|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web|title=SOLE MIO|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/45579/sol3-mio/|website=Official Charts|publisher=Official Charts|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[SOL3 MIO (album)|SOLΞ MIO]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[SOLE MIO (album)|SOLΞ MIO]]''
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* Released: 15 November 2013
* Released: 15 November 2013
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* [[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]]: 8× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Sol3 Mio|title=Sol3 Mio|recent=website|id=2618|accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref>
* [[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]]: 8× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Sole Mio|title=Sole Mio|recent=website|id=2618|accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''On Another Note''
! scope="row"| ''On Another Note''

Revision as of 19:25, 27 April 2017

For the Neapolitan song, see ’O sole mio.
Sole Mio
Pene Pati, a member of Sole Mio
Background information
OriginAuckland, New Zealand
GenresOperatic pop
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelsUniversal Music NZ
Members
  • Pene Pati
  • Amitai Pati
  • Moses Mackay
WebsiteOfficial website

Sole Mio (stylised as SOLΞ MIO) is a New Zealand musical trio consisting of brothers Pene Pati and Amitai Pati and their cousin Moses Mackay. Of Samoan descent and classically trained, the Pati brothers are operatic tenors and Mackay is a baritone.[1]

History

The group's self-titled debut album, featuring an operatic take on a range of traditional and popular songs, was the biggest selling album in New Zealand in 2013, and the second biggest selling album of 2014.[2][3]

In 2015 the group released a cover of Ed Sheeran's The Hobbit soundtrack song "I See Fire" in support of New Zealand's participation in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[4] The group's second album, On Another Note, was released in October 2015.[5]

In October 2015 they were named Top Group of the Year by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand.

Personal life

Pene Pati is engaged to Egyptian-born singer Amina Edris after proposing to her on stage at Christmas in the Vines in December 2014.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
NZ
[7] 		AUS
[8] 		UK
[9]
SOLΞ MIO 1 6 44
On Another Note
  • Released: 9 October 2015
  • Label: Universal Music Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 45 —
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand's Got Talent: Sol3 Mio". New Zealand Woman's Weekly. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Sweet-sounding Samoans on top of the tree". The Dominon Post. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Top of the pops: NZ's top selling tunes of 2014". Stuff. Fairfax. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Amazing Rugby World Cup song – Ed Sheeran's I See Fire by SOLE MIO". Express. Express. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Sole Mio success pays off as they launch their 2nd album". Suga. Suga Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  6. ^ Blackstock, Russell (28 December 2014). "Sole Mio's Pene Pati: 'I had no plan B if she said no in front of thousands of people'". Herald on Sunday. APN. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Sole Mio in New Zealand Charts". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Discography Sol3 Mio". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  9. ^ "SOLE MIO". Official Charts. Official Charts. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  10. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Sole Mio – Sole Mio". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  11. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Sol3 Mio – On Another Note". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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