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Profile of Tanya Falan
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4th May 1949 |
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Glendale, California, USA |
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Tanya Falan Featured singer from The Lawrence Welk Show was born in Glendale, California on May 7, 1949.
Very versitile and talented from an young age, she made her singing debut on The Gene Norman Show at age five and later as a teenager, had her own band called Tanya and the Thunderbirds which performed at venues such as Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
In addition to singing, she also played a variety of musical instruments such as the cello, double bass, drums and the xylophone.
She joined The Lawrence Welk Show on New Year's Eve 1967 following from a huge recommendation from Mary Lee Schafer, president of Lawrence Welk's fan club. Less than a year later, she married the maestro's son Larry Welk, they will later be the proud parents of two sons, Lawrence the Third (born in 1970 and Kevin (born in 1971).
After ten years of service on the show, she left in 1977 to pursue a solo career. Two years later, her marriage to Larry Welk ended.
Married a second time, to Kenny Roberts since 1980, she now has two more sons and is a proud grandmother as well. She still performs on occasion with her fellow Welk alumni.
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