Sol3 Mio

Decca have announced that they've signed the New Zealand stars Sol3 Mio - made up of two Samoan brothers and their cousin.

Funding their training to become fully fledged Opera singers, the boys started an operatic group and have even outsold fellow New Zealander Lorde on their home turf, going five times Platinum in the country in just six weeks.

Their modest and humble beginnings saw their family move from Samoa seeking out a better life, having to make sacrifices in the process but ultimately knowing it was the best decision they could make.

The brothers gave weekly performances as children in rest homes to the delight of the residents living there, recognising that their future was in the entertainment business.

Forming together as a trio officially began when Pene was selected to attend the prestigious Wales International Academy of Voice, as the three guys performed at a farewell gathering in a cafe.

It was down to a member of the audience who suggested they form a group that saw Sol3 Mio be born.

Within a year, all three got tuition in Wales, which came along with a cost of NZ$100,000.

To fund this, a series of events that took them from schools to town halls were put on, where they won rave reviews for their personalities as well as stunning voices and performances.

Breathing new life into classics, they bring something new to an already overwhelming genre, and now hope to take the UK by storm.

Dickon Stainer, President of Decca Records describes them as: "The arrival of the next global superstars in mainstream classical music."

Their debut album is to be released in the UK this April.


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