Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra, , (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and film actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra found unprecedented success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the "bobby soxers", he released his first album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra in 1946. His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity. He signed with Capitol Records in 1953 and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records in 1961 (finding success with albums such as Ring-a-Ding-Ding!, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy.
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Frank Sinatra is nominated for the Singers Hall of Fame
Radio 2 listener Nancy Garcia nominates Frank for Michael Ball's Singers Hall of Fame
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Links
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/FrankSinatra
- Wikipedia article on Frank Sinatra
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0000069
- Last.fm page on Frank Sinatra
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Frank Sinatra
- MusicBrainz entry on Frank Sinatra
Member Of
Labels
- Founded Reprise Records
Collaborated on
Personal Relationships
- Married to Mia Farrow (1966-1968)
- Parent of Frank Sinatra, Jr., Tina Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra
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