Mario

PROFESSION:R&B star
PARTNER:Karina Smirnoff
BACKGROUND:Twenty-one year-old, multi-platinum selling R&B/Pop singer and actor

Mario is known for such hit singles as "Just a Friend (2002)" and "Let Me Love You." He was the recipient of Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year in 2005 for "Let Me Love You," and has been nominated for a Grammy, BET Award, Vibe Award, MOBO Award and Soul Train Music Award. His latest album, Go, is in stores now. Mario has also appeared in the feature films Step Up and Freedom Writers and his single Crying Out For Me is currently #5 on the Billboard R&B chart.