Origin Auckland, New Zealand Years active 2011 (2011)–present Website Official website | Genres Operatic pop Labels Universal Music NZ | |
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Members Pene Pati
Amitai Pati
Moses Mackay | ||
Sole Mio (stylised as SOL3 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.
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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.
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. The group's second album, On Another Note, was released in October 2015.
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.