Bautista Mascia Paysée (born 25 November 1996) is a Uruguayan singer, songwriter, former rugby union player and television personality. He is known for being a vocalist and guitarist of the band Toco Para Vos and for winning the eleventh season of the reality television series Gran Hermano.
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| Born | Bautista Mascia Paysée 25 November 1996 Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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Early life
editMascia was born in Montevideo on 25 November 1996 to a Uruguayan mother, María Paysée, and an Argentine father. He is of Italian decent and has three siblings, including professional footballer Juan Cruz Mascia.[1] He was raised in the Carrasco neighborhood and attended Stella Maris College and was part the school's rugby club, Old Christians Club.[2][3] He was the nephew-in-law of Gustavo Zerbino, survivor of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, who was married to his maternal aunt.[4]
Career
editPlaying career
editMascia began playing rugby at a young age, on his school team, Old Christians Club.[5] As a teenager he joined the Uruguay national under-20 rugby union team, playing as a winger.[6] With his country he became champion of the 2015 South American Junior Rugby Championship "A" and participated in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy held in Zimbabwe.[7][8]
Music career
editIn 2013 he formed the cumbia pop band Toco Para Vos with some friends, adding his cousin María "Meri" Deal as lead vocalist.[9] The band, with Mascia as composer, guitarist and vocalist, released the singles "Hasta la luna", "Solo necesito" and "De vez en cuando", which quickly gained success.[10] In 2015 he signed with the Warner Music label,[11] achieved international success and toured in countries in the region such as Argentina and Chile.[12]
In October 2020, Mascia launched his solo career, with the release of "Piloto", an EP composed of six songs combining trap, R&B and acoustic pop.[13] In the following months he released the singles "Tu Chongo de Turno 2.0", "Donald", "Cofee" with Chule Von Wernich and "De ti pa mí".[14] In July 2021 he released his single "Peaky Blinder", along with the music video,[15] and later that year, "Quién Diría", with Argentine singer José Giménez Zapiola. In 2022 his album Estoy bien earned him a Graffiti Award nomination for Best Pop Album.[16]
On December 14, 2023, he released the single "Ya no me duele" featuring DJ Cele Arrabal.[17] In late May 2024, while still isolated in the Gran Hermano house, "Los mejores días," a three-song EP, was released.[18]
Television career
editIn December 2023 he became one of the 22 selected for the eleventh season of the television reality show Gran Hermano Argentina.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Revista del Old Christians Club - No. 28". Revista del Old Christians Club. 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Revista del Old Christian Club - No. 31". Revista del Old Christian Club. 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Quién es Bautista Mascia, el uruguayo que hace historia en "Gran Hermano" y solo quiere enorgullecer a su mamá". 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Bauti Mascia se refirió a su parentesco con Gustavo Zerbino, sobreviviente de los Andes". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Rugby - A Pleno Rugby". www.aplenorugby.com.ar. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Los Teritos con objetivo final". EL PAIS. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Los Teritos campeones sudamericanos". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Redacción. "Los Teritos perdieron la clasificación a la final del Mundial". El Observador. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Clarín, Redacción (22 January 2016). ""Fuimos los primeros"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Grupo 180. "Toco Para Vos triunfa en Spotify". www.180.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Toco para vos firmó con Warner". Telenoche (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Toco Para Vos tocó ante más de 100.000 personas en Chile. Mirá el show completo". Pantallazo (in Spanish). 10 February 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Bauti Mascia lanza su carrera como solista". Caras (in Spanish). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Bauti Mascia habla de su camino solista y del secreto para la permanencia de Toco Para Vos". EL PAIS. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Bauti Mascia estrena su nuevo tema "Peaky Blinder"". Caras (in Spanish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Tabárez, Nicolás. "Premios Graffiti: estos son los nominados para su edición 2022". El Observador. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Redacción (15 December 2023). "Bauti Mascia de GH sacó un nuevo tema estando adentro de la casa: escúchalo acá". Diario Río Negro | Periodismo en la Patagonia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Bautista de Gran Hermano sacó nuevo material y sus videos cantando en la casa se volvieron virales". infobae (in European Spanish). 24 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ ""Soy un Tincho evolucionado"; el último y sorpresivo ingreso de "Gran Hermano" es también uruguayo: conocelo". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.