Sol3 Mio

Sol3 Mio are an operatic pop vocal trio from Auckland, Fresh Zealand. Made up of Samoan-descended brothers Pene and Amitai Pati — both tenors — and their baritone cousin Moses Mackay, the group fuses traditional, opera, and pop music having a lively wit and regular nods with their Samoan history. All three are classically qualified and have been going after their own professions when, in 2008, Pene and Moses discovered themselves in the support choir for famed Italian celebrity Andrea Bocelli. The motivation they experienced from that concert remained with them, and in 2011 they united with Amitai for some fundraising concerts that could launch their profession as Sol3 Mio. By 2013 that they had authorized with Common and documented their self-titled debut, a assortment of traditional and well-known songs that instantly topped the brand new Zealand Albums Graph and became the biggest-selling recording in the united states that 12 months. Sol3 Mio’s achievement continuing in 2014 using the release of the four-song EP, any occasion solitary, and appearances all over the world. Their 2015 follow-up recording, On Another Notice, also reached number 1 in New Zealand led from the solitary “I See Open fire,” a cover of Ed Sheeran’s track from your Hobbit soundtrack.