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Mike Patton

Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968, in Eureka, California) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and video game voice actor, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Faith No More from 1988 to 1998, which recently reunited in 2009 and will be touring Europe this summer. He has also handled lead vocals and composed music for Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Lovage, Fantômas, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Moonchild Trio and Peeping Tom.

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Mondo Cane

There is more than one artists/albums with this name. 1) Mondo cane is another Mike Patton project. It features Patton, backed with a 40-piece orchestra, a 15-piece band and choir, providing vocals for a collection of covers of Italian pop songs from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. The music is arranged by Mike Patton together with Daniele Luppi, a young and talented Italian film music composer. The album was recorded during a series of performances in Europe, which included a show in an outdoor northern Italian piazza.

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