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Profile of Al Martino
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| Name: |
Al Martino |
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Alfred Cini |
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| Date of Birth: |
7th October 1927 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Singer |
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Al Martino (born October 7, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Alfred Cini) is an American singer.
His single "Here In My Heart" was number one in the first UK Singles Chart, published by the New Musical Express in 1952, putting him into the Guinness Book of World Records.
One of the most successful Martino hits was "Spanish Eyes", achieving several gold and platinum awards for sales. In 1965, the song reached number 15 on the British single charts. Even today, this classic by the late composer, Bert Kaempfert, is among the 50 most-played songs worldwide. Another smash hit was the mega-seller, "Volare" (also known as "Nel blu, dipinto di blu"). In 1976, it reached number one on the Italian and Belgium charts, and was in the Top Ten in Spain, Holland and France, as well as in many other European countries.
Apart from singing, Martino has acted in a number of movies, notably, he played the role of 'Johnny Fontane' in the 1972 film The Godfather, as well as singing the film's title score, "The Love Theme From The Godfather". He played the same role in "The Godfather Part III" (1990) and "The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980" (video, 1992).
Most of the information on this page has been garnered from Al Martino's own web site and from the imdb site.
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