Fito Blanko
| Fito Blanko | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Roberto E. Testa |
| Born | Panama City, Panama |
| Origin | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Tropical Urban |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Labels | Crown Loyalty Entertainment, Mr. 305 Inc. |
| Website | fitoblankomusic |
| Notable instruments | |
| Voice | |
Fito Blanko (born Roberto E. Testa) is a Panamanian-Canadian Tropical Urban singer/songwriter from Mississauga, Ontario.
At a young age, Fito Blanko immigrated to Canada from Panama. He went to John Cabot Catholic Secondary School, and by the age of 14, he started writing lyrics in English and Spanish. Fito was discovered outside a bus station at Square One City Centre in Mississauga, by a Woman with a recording studio. Fito was seen and heard rapping his own original words.
Fito Blanko has become a household name across Canada, and the contagious mix of rhythm and personality has slowly made way into countless households in the Western Hemisphere. At the prime age of 27, Fito has established himself as a solo artist and this is only the beginning of his professional career.
Fito’s first album, “Higher Level” (2004), had launched his career in the Latin market. At the young age of 19, Fito was already being featured in magazines such as Urban Latino, Billboard Magazine, and was voted “ the newest Latin sensation” in People (en Espanol) Magazine” in 2005. Fito was also making appearances on television Channels such as Mun2, MTV, HTV, Much Music and received awards for his talent: the Latin Industry Award for “Best Solo Artist” and the Canadian Urban Music Award for “Global Rhythms, International Recording Artist”.
Since the release of his first album, Fito has been on the move. In 2006, Fito traveled to Trinidad and recorded the track "Pretty Girl" with Soca/Chutney superstar "The Hitman". This track became a #1 hit single at Carnival in Trinidad in 2007 winning him an Award for Best Chutney Soca Song of the Year at the annual Soca Awards in Trinidad . His continued success had no end as Luny Tunes' Protégée, El Rookie, then featured Fito on the official remix to his hit “No Te Quiere” and he then jumped on the remix “Corran” by Trebol Clan featuring Franco El Gorila. In addition, Fito integrated his stylistic lyrical rhythm on Rochester’s single “Pull Up” which also featured renowned Canadian artist Kardinall Offishall. Finally, and most notably, Fito collaborated with Daryl Riley and Grammy award winning Reggae artist Beenie Man in the hit single “Tear it up”. The America’s (North, Central, and South) and the Caribbean were all demanding this hot, young, talent. Fito began touring top cities, and has made his way across every major city in Canada. The summer of 2008, and 2010, Fito closed the TLN Latin Fest for the second and third time (the first of which was in 2005).
The single produced by Sensei Musica called "Mambo" features one of the hottest talents in the music business today "DRAKE. His second single WHINE ON YOU feat Omari Ferrari has charted on Canadian Charts and the Official Video is on rotation on MUCH MUSIC across the country.
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