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Frankie Valli

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Also known as Francesco Castelluccio

American singer

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Frankie Valli, born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio on May 3, 1934, in Newark, New Jersey, is an American singer, recording artist, actor, and musician. A male vocalist with a falsetto voice, he has worked in the pop music and rock and roll genres since 1951. He is a citizen of the United States and speaks English.

Valli has been associated with Philips Records and received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. His musical works include *Jersey Boys* and *Jersey Boys - Vocal Selections*. He is also credited with acting roles, as indicated by his department in film and television records.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Jersey Boys - Vocal Selections
  • Jersey Boys
  • Definitive (8122735552)

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Film & TV

Acting · Newark, New Jersey, USA

Frankie Valli (birthname:Francesco Stephen Castelluccio; born May 3, 1934), is an American singer and actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the Four Seasons.

Known for

  • Talking Sopranos — Self2020
  • And So It Goes — Club Owner2014
  • Hawaii Five-0 — Leonard Cassano2010
  • Motown at the BBC — Self2009
  • Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - Live in Concert — Himself2007
  • Disco Explosion - Flash Back — Self2007
  • Rock, Rhythm & Doo Wop — Himself - Host2001
  • The Sopranos — Rusty Millio1999
  • Witness to the Mob — Frank LoCascio1998
  • Bee Gees: One Night Only — Self (archive footage)1998

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1934-05-03
aln-shclassic pop and rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,673,813
Total plays
15,295,250

Tags

60sclassic rockoldiesjazzswing

Frankie Valli (born 3 May 1934 in the Italian First Ward of Newark, New Jersey, USA as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is best known as the lead singer of The Four Seasons. The band was one of the biggest music acts of the 1960s. During his tenure with the group Valli released several albums as a solo artist. His best known solo single is 1967's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You." He also enjoyed a string of hit singles during the disco era, including "My Eyes Adored You" (U. <a href="https://www.last.f

via Last.fm · Frankie Valli

Key facts

Born
Francesco Stephen Castelluccio , ( 1934-05-03 ) May 3, 1934 (age 92) , Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
Genres
Rock and roll pop blue-eyed soul
Occupation
Singer
Years active
1951–present
Member of
The Four Seasons
Formerly of
The Four Lovers The Wonder Who?
Website
Official website

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Francesco Stephen Castelluccio (born May 3, 1934), better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the Four Seasons. He is known for his unusually powerful falsetto voice.

Valli scored 29 top-40 hits with the Four Seasons, one top-40 hit under the Four Seasons alias the Wonder Who?, and nine top-40 hits as a solo artist. As a member of the Four Seasons, Valli's number-one hits include "Sherry" (1962), "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1962), "Walk Like a Man" (1963), "Rag Doll" (1964), and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (1975). His recording of the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" reached number two in 1967. As a solo artist, Valli scored number-one hits with the songs "My Eyes Adored You" (1974) and "Grease" (1978).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Frankie Valli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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