![Mario](pix/mario_01.jpg) Teen-age R&B newcomer, Mario
Barrett was born in Maryland. Befor3e his
16th birthday, he was hitting the charts with
his reworking of the Biz Markie
80s hit "Just A Friend."
# 46
Singles Artist of the Year
![June](../graphics/june.gif)
Mario released his debut LP Mario.
![June](../graphics/july.gif)
![Mario](pix/mario_lp02.jpg) Mario could be heard on the
soundtrack for Like
Mike with "Put Me On."
Mario hit the Top 40 with "Just A Friend 2002."
![August](../graphics/august.gif)
Mario hit the Top 10 with "Just A Friend 2002."
# 127
Singles Artist of the Year
![January](../graphics/january.gif)
![Mario - "Just A Friend 2002" (Single)](pix/mario_cds02.jpg) Mario hit the Top 40 with "C'mon."
# 102
Singles Artist of the Year
![November](../graphics/november.gif)
Mario hit the Top 40 with "Let Me Love You."
![December](../graphics/december.gif)
![Mario - Turning Point](pix/mario_lp03.jpg) Mario released Turning
Point.
Mario hit the Top 10 with "Let Me Love You."
# 17
Singles Artist of the Year
![January](../graphics/january.gif)
Mario topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart, Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart,
Mainstream Top 40 chart, and Top 40 Tracks
chart with "Let Me Love You."
Mario hit #1 for 5 weeks with
"Let Me Love You."
![February](../graphics/february.gif)
![Mario - "Let Me Love You" (Single)](pix/mario_cds01.jpg) Mario topped the Billboard Pop
100 Airplay chart with "Let Me Love You."
Turning
Point was certified platinum.
The single "Let Me Love You" was certified
gold.
![March](../graphics/march.gif)
The single "Let Me Love You" was certified
platinum.
Mario topped the Billboard Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "Let Me Love You."
Mario hit the Top 40 with "How Could You."
Mario hit the Top 40 with "Here I Go Again."
![October](../graphics/october.gif)
Mario hit the Top 40
with help from Juvenile with
"Boom."
![November](../graphics/november.gif)
The single "Let Me Love You" was certified
platinum.
![December](../graphics/december.gif)
Mario topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts with the Top Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Song and Top Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Song Airplay ("Let Me Love You").
![2006..](../graphics/2006.gif)
![February](../graphics/february.gif)
![48th Grammy Awards](../graphics/grammy.gif) Mario was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("Let Me Love You") and Best Contemporary R&B Album (Turning
Point).
Mario started filming a role in
the movie Smokin'
Aces and co-stared in the film Freedom
Writers.
![2007...](../graphics/2007.gif)
![January](../graphics/january.gif)
Mario could be seen in the films
Smokin'
Aces and Freedom
Writers.
![December](../graphics/december.gif)
Mario released Go.
![2008...](../graphics/2008.gif)
![March](../graphics/march.gif)
Mario could be seen as a
contestant on the ABC show Dancing With
The Stars.
![June](../graphics/july.gif)
The single "Crying
Out For Me" was certified gold.
![2009...](../graphics/2009.gif)
![August](../graphics/august.gif)
Mario topped the Billboard
Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart with help
from Gucci Mane and Sean
Garrett with "Break Up."
![Mario - 'D.N.A.'](pix/mario_lp04.jpg) Mario hit the Top 40 with help
from Gucci Mane and Sean
Garrett with "Break Up."
Mario became a contestant on Dancing
With The Stars.
![October](../graphics/october.gif)
Mario will release D.N.A. (Entertainment
Weekly:
B-) on October 13th.
![Mario](pix/mario_lp02.jpg) |
Mario
Released: July, 2002
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 9
Tracks: "Just A Friend 2002" - "C'mon" -
"Braid My Hair" - "2
Train" - "What Your Name
Is" - "Holla Back" -
"Could U Be" - "Put Me
On" - "Chick Wit Da
Braids" - "Never" -
"Girl In The Picture" |
![Mario - Turning Point](pix/mario_lp03.jpg) |
Turning Point
Released: December, 2004
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 13
Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "18" -
"Let Me Love You" -
"Couldn't Say No" - "Boom" - "How Could You" - "Girl
I Need" - "Call The Cops"
- "Here I Go Again" -
"Nikes Fresh Out Of The Box" -
"Directions" - "Like Me
Real Hard" - "Shake Down"
- "Let Me Love You" (remix) |
![Mario - Go](pix/mario_cds03.jpg) |
Go
Released: December, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 21
Tracks: "Go" -
"Crying Out For Me" -
"Music For Love" -
"Kryptonite" - "No
Definition" - "Why" -
"Lay In My Bed" - "Right
And A Wrong Way" - "Let Me
Watch" - "Do Right" |
![Mario - 'D.N.A.'](pix/mario_lp04.jpg)
![mp3 Available at Amazon.com](../graphics/amazonmp3.jpg) |
D.N.A.
Released: October, 2009
Billboard
peak:
# 9
Tracks: "Break Up" (featuring
Sean Garrett & Gucci Mane) -
"Thinkin' About You" -
"Get Out" - "Soundtrack To
My Broken Heart" -
"Starlight" -
"Stranded" - "Ooh
Baby" - "Before She Said
Hi" (featuring Big Sean) - "I
Choose You" - "Don't Walk
Away" - "I Miss My Friend"
- "The Hardest Moment" |
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