Real name: Nicola Tomaso Lionetti

Effective period / Period of releases: 1954 - 1976

American pop singer-songwriter and actor.
Born September 10, 1929 in North Bergen, New Jersey, USA.
Died September 15, 1979 in Houston, Texas, USA.
Stepfather of actress Kimberly Beck.
He sang spots on various American TV variety shows, as well as occasional acting roles, for years before taking a singing gig in Sydney, Australia in 1966. He had some success on the Australian music charts in the 1950's. He moved there in 1968 with his wife and stepdaughter.