Bautista Mascia

  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rugby player
  • television personality
Years active2013–presentMusical careerGenres
  • Latin pop
  • cumbia
  • cumbia pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels
  • Sony Latin
Musical artist

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 being a contestant in the eleventh season of the reality television series Gran Hermano.

Early life

Mascia was born in Montevideo on November 25, 1996, and was raised in the Carrasco neighborhood. Coming from a family of Italian descent, he has three siblings, including professional footballer Juan Cruz Mascia.[1] He attended Stella Maris College and was part the school's rugby club, Old Christians Club.[2]

Career

Playing career

Mascia began playing rugby at a young age, on his school team, Old Christians Club.[3] As a teenager he joined the Uruguay national under-20 rugby union team, playing as a winger.[4] 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.[5][6]

Music career

In 2013 he formed the cumbia pop band Toco Para Vos with some friends, adding his cousin María "Meri" Deal as lead vocalist.[7] 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.[8] In 2015 he signed with the Warner Music label,[9] achieved international success and toured in countries in the region such as Argentina and Chile.[10]

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.[11] 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".[12] In July 2021 he released his single "Peaky Blinder", along with the music video,[13] 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.[14]

On December 14, 2023, he released the single "Ya no me duele" featuring DJ Cele Arrabal.[15]

Television career

In December 2023 he became one of the 22 selected for the eleventh season of the television reality show Gran Hermano Argentina.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Revista del Old Christians Club - No. 28". Revista del Old Christians Club.
  2. ^ "Revista del Old Christian Club - No. 31". Revista del Old Christian Club.
  3. ^ "Rugby - A Pleno Rugby". www.aplenorugby.com.ar. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ^ "Los Teritos con objetivo final". EL PAIS. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ^ "Los Teritos campeones sudamericanos". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ^ Redacción. "Los Teritos perdieron la clasificación a la final del Mundial". El Observador. Archived from the original on 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  7. ^ Clarín, Redacción (2016-01-22). ""Fuimos los primeros"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  8. ^ Grupo 180. "Toco Para Vos triunfa en Spotify". www.180.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Toco para vos firmó con Warner". Telenoche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  10. ^ "Toco Para Vos tocó ante más de 100.000 personas en Chile. Mirá el show completo". Pantallazo (in Spanish). 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  11. ^ "Bauti Mascia lanza su carrera como solista". Caras (in Spanish). 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  12. ^ "Bauti Mascia habla de su camino solista y del secreto para la permanencia de Toco Para Vos". EL PAIS. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  13. ^ "Bauti Mascia estrena su nuevo tema "Peaky Blinder"". Caras (in Spanish). 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  14. ^ Tabárez, Nicolás. "Premios Graffiti: estos son los nominados para su edición 2022". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  15. ^ Redacción (2023-12-15). "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 2023-12-30.
  16. ^ ""Soy un Tincho evolucionado"; el último y sorpresivo ingreso de "Gran Hermano" es también uruguayo: conocelo". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-30.