Leo Bianchi
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Ancona, Italy
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leonardo Bianchi |
| Born | 9 March 1974 Ancona, Italy |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, chef, tv personality, businessman |
| Instrument | Vocalist |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Leo Bianchi (Bulgarian: Лео Бианки; born 9 March 1974) is an Italian-born Bulgarian singer-songwriter, chef and TV personality. He has released a number of singles at times using the mononym Лео (or Leo) and cooperated with a number of artists, notably Deo, Igrata amongst many. He took part in the Bulgarian TV reality show Big Brother 2 in 2005 and in Big Brother All Stars 2013, in both of which he finished as runner-up.
Bianchi was born on 9 March 1974, in Ancona. At age 15, he stopped going to school and started searching for a job. Then he found the profession of cooking to be his passion. He first visited Bulgaria in 1992. Since 1994, he settled in the Bulgarian city of Burgas. In 2005, he participated in Big Brother 2 Bulgaria. He is the first foreigner to be in Big Brother Bulgaria. He stayed in the show till the final, but finished on second position. The show helped him a lot in real life.[1] He became a chef in a Bulgarian cooking show on TV7.[2]
Bianchi owns two Italian pizza restaurants and an Italian style coffee shop in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, where he now lives. In 2013, Leo participated again in Big Brother All Stars 2013 where he again finished second.[3]