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Frank Sinatra |
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Name: Frank Sinatra
| Nee: |
Francis Albert Sinatra |
| Born: |
12 Dec 1915 |
| Died: |
14 May 1998 |
| Origin: |
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States |
| Instruments: |
Vocal |
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| Frank Sinatra was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. In middle age, Sinatra launched a second career as a film actor, and became admired for his gritty onscreen persona.
Frank Sinatra was the son of a quiet father and a talented, tempestuous mother, Sinatra decided to become a singer after hearing Bing Crosby on the radio. He began singing in small clubs in New Jersey and eventually attracted the attention of trumpeter and band-leader Harry James.
After a brief stint with James, he joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in 1940 where he rose to fame as a singer. His vast appeal to the 'bobby soxers', as teenagers were called, revealed a whole new audience for popular music, which had generally appealed mainly to adults up to that time. He was the first teen idol. |
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