Mario Bautista

Mario was born on March 5, 1996, in Mexico City, Mexico. His full name is Mario Alberto Bautista Gil. He was raised by his parents, Gloria Gi,l and Carlos Daniel Bautista. His mother is a famous singer in Mexico. Mario has two brothers: Luis Daniel and Jan Carlo Bautista. Mario has many childhood friends and he is still in touch with most of them. He met Mauricio Hernandez in his elementary school and he went on to become his best friend.

Mario loves to eat pizzas, risotto, and ice cream. Being a Mexican, he is obsessed with hats and owns a large collection. He enjoys watching romantic movies and his all-time favorite is ‘Diaries of Passion.’ Mario has four tattoos on his arms. His tattoos symbolize knights, ‘Triforce,’ an astronaut, and the word ‘integrity.’

Mario was born into a family of musicians. His mother is a popular pop singer in Mexico. Mario started his dance and voice training when he was in his elementary school. His training mainly focused on hip-hop and R&B. By the time he finished his high school, Mario had already started posting videos, where he displayed his expertise in singing and dancing. Around the same time, he started composing raps as well. These videos eventually caught the attention of many and Mario managed to accumulate a decent number of fans in a short period of time.

Next, he tried his hands at comedy. Mario created numerous sketch comedies and Vine compilations and then posted them on his self-titled YouTube channel. He collaborated with many other established Vine stars like Matthew Espinosa, Ryan Hoffman Badui, Juanpa Zurita, and Curtis Lepore. These collaborations escalated his fame and Mario became a YouTube star.

He used his fame to exhibit his skills to a number of people and gradually came up with the idea of releasing music albums. Mario met a few producers at a party and they agreed to produce his debut single ‘Ven a Bailar’ (Come Dance). The song was a big hit, which led Mario and his team to release a few more singles like ‘If You Get Me Your Heart’ and ‘Without Your Love.’ All these singles topped the local music charts and soon, Mario was touring all over Mexico, performing his songs live on stage.

He also went on tours as a supporting artist for singers and bands like Austin Mahone and ‘The Wanted.’ Mario was part of more than 50 shows throughout 2015. Some of the shows that he was part of include ‘The Teatro Metropolitan Tour’ and ‘Preparando El Camino Tour.’ By the age of 20, Mario was already a star in Mexico as he had more than eight million followers across various social media platforms.

In 2015, Mario received four major awards, namely ‘Best North American Act’ at ‘MTV Europe Music Award,’ ‘Kids’ Choice Award,’ and a couple of ‘MTV Millennial Awards.’ He then released his debut album ‘Aqui Estoy’ in 2016. The album was a major hit and Mario made it to the list of Billboard’s ‘Social 50 Chart,’ which had artists like Selena Gomez, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift. After the release of the album, he also received the ‘Kids’ Choice Award’ under the category ‘Estrella Latina Favorita’ (Favorite Artist in Mexico).