Tonina is a singer/songwriter, bassist, music journalist, and poet from St. Louis, Missouri, who performs her original music along with her cover arrangements in Spanish, English, and Italian.
Tonina comes from a family of music lovers that exposed her to many musical styles, from funk, soul and jazz to classical music. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri of black and Sicilian origin. All of these components have given him an incomparable musical scope playing many different genres but
making each one yours. His sense of rhythm, melody and his extraordinary voice and interpretation of songs make his performances an exciting experience for all listeners.
 

After graduating from Berklee College of Music and earning two degrees, Tonina has opened for Grammy Award-winning artist Lalah Hathaway in St. Louis and was named one of NPR's Favorite New Artists of 2018 and was later listed as a of NPR's Top 10 Artists of 2018.

Her performance of “Story of a Love” was included on former President Barack Obama's list of top songs of 2018.

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In 2019, he signed with the American record label Empire.

He currently performs with his band in St. Louis and around the world.