About
A band named for an imaginary individual, England's Matt Bianco have had
numerous members over the years, among them Basia, Danny White, Mark Fisher
and Mark Reilly. The group started as part of the 1980s English retro
sophisti-pop movement, which included acts like Sade, The Style Council,
Everything But the Girl, Swing Out Sister and Simply Red. Matt Bianco had
numerous big club and pop hits across the U.K. and continental Europe, but
they never really broke through in the United States. That didn't stop the
band from plugging away, even after Basia and Danny White left to do their own
thing, bringing Polish vocalist Basia international stardom. Since that
time, Reilly, White and Basia have reformed Matt Bianco and were so
successful in Japan that their 2005 release, Matt's Mood, received
international distribution. It was released in the U.S. in March 2005.
- Nick Dedina
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