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Marc Costanzo (born August 1, 1972) is a record producer, artist, musician and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Costanzo is also the lead vocalist of the pop band Len, of which his older sister Sharon is also a member.
Early life
Born in Montreal, Costanzo relocated with his family to Toronto in the early 1990s.He is of half Italian descent and half British descent.
Career
Costanzo and his sister formed the pop duo Len in the early 1990s, and, with various touring and studio musicians, released several albums and singles over the next few years. The band's third album, You Can't Stop the Bum Rush, was more hip-hop oriented, and Costanzo toured using the stage name Burger Pimp. . Costanzo wrote several hits over the years, including "Steal My Sunshine", which Costanzo also produced and which contains samples of More, More, More by Andrea True. Released as a single, "Steal My Sunshine" became an international hit and was nominated for a Juno Award in 2000.
Costanzo served as Senior Creative at EMI Music Publishing and signed a number of multi-platinum acts and writers, including Deryck Whibley from Sum 41 and Junior Sanchez.
Costanzo has won several awards, including three MMVA awards as a Music video director, two as an artist, a Billboard Music Award, and several ASCAP awards as a songwriter. He was a co-composer of the song "Reckless", which won the 2007 International Songwriting Competition.
In 2012 Costanzo appeared in the last Len video, "It's My Neighbourhood", featuring scenes of Toronto.