Avalon, Frankie

Frankie Avalon ( born Frankie Avalon , born September 18, 1939 ^[1] or September 18, 1940 ^{[2] [3]} ) is an American singer and actor, one of the most talented representatives of the "Philadelphia school" of rock and roll , from 1958 to 1960, the singing idol of adolescents ^[4] .

Frankie Avalon
Franky Avalon, 1963
basic information
Birth name	Francis thomas avallone
Date of Birth	September 18, 1939 or September 18, 1940
Place of Birth	Philadelphia , PA
A country	USA
Professions	singer , actor
Years of activity	1951 - n. at.
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In the late 1950s, Avalon released such popular songs as “Ginger Bread” ^[4] and his biggest hits are Venus (five weeks in the first place of the main American national chart Billboard Hot 100 ) and "Why" (one week in the first place).

In parallel, starting in 1957, the singer began to gradually switch to an acting career. After successful supporting roles in films such as "Guns of the Timberland" and Fort Alamo , by the mid-1960s, he had become the star of cheap but very lucrative beach party comedies at American-International Studios. His partner in these films was Annette Funichello ^[4] . Their couple not only became an icon of youth films, but also gave concerts throughout the country as a singing duet.

In the early 1970s, his star as an actor went down, and he returned to singing, in 1976, shortly starring in the nostalgic pop television program Easy Does It ^[4] with the participation of many artists of past years.

In the late 1980s, Frankie Avalon acted as a co-producer of the movie Back to the Beach (1987), in which the couple Avalon and Funichello reunited in the lead roles ^[4] .