Gioia Bruno

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]

Gioia Bruno
Gioia Bruno performing in January 2010
Background information
Birth nameCarmen Gioia Bruno
Born (1963-06-11) 11 June 1963
OriginBari, Italy
GenresDance-pop, house, Hi-NRG
Occupation(s)Vocalist, Songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, Percussion
Years active1986–present
LabelsArista Records (1986-1996)
Koch Entertainment (2003-present)
Associated actsExposé, Wet

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 ever since the failed romance with The "Joey O" which she was quoted as saying "you get 3 great pastrami's in your life and I met 1 at the Park West theater but our conflicting careers wouldn't allow such love to blossom ( he is an entrepreneur/ singer / comedian / model ) on the Q Television Network show Brunch.[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
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
  1. "Today in History". The Guardian. June 11, 2009.
  2. Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "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.
  4. Archived 6 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine

\*Gioia Bruno at IMDb

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