Anthony Adams is The One and Only... Frank Sinatra
52 years old

Click here to see Anthony's VT from the first live show.

Anthony has always wanted to pursue a career in music. However, despite some small successes, his full-time job remains that of delivery driver.

Two years ago he booked a recording studio near his home in Poole to record some Sinatra tracks, and set up a band called ‘Simply Sinatra’ in the process.

Anthony’s first performance was for his local church, to raise money for the repair of its roof and now, ‘Simply Sinatra’ perform twice a month around the UK.

However, it was his day job that helped land him this opportunity of a lifetime as it was one of his customers, a café owner, who told him about the show and persuaded him to audition!

His family are shocked that he has got this far, as Anthony admits he doesn’t really sing at home.

When asked what he would have done if he had met the legendary Sinatra, Anthony replies, ‘I would pay homage’, and makes a worshipping motion. ‘I believe he was a very generous man’.

However, more than anything, Anthony says he ‘would like to have been on stage performing with him.’

Anthony lives in Poole, Dorset with his wife, two children and dog, Florie, who barks along to the music when he sings!

Anthony’s favourite Sinatra song is Three Coins in the Fountain.

Check out Anthony before and after he becomes Frank Sinatra here.

Frank Sinatra

‘Ol' Blue Eyes’, Frank Sinatra was perhaps the most iconic American entertainer of the 20th Century. Born in 1915 in New Jersey, it was Frank’s mother who pushed him to join a band called the ‘Hoboken Four’. His first US number one was in 1940 with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in a career that spanned 58 years in all. By the time of his death in 1998, Frank had amassed 34 US gold albums. The first ever teen idol, Frank enjoyed three UK Number Ones and has scored more US Top 10 LPs than any other soloist to date.

The peak of Frank’s career was the 1950s when he toured internationally and was one of the infamous 'Rat Pack'. As well as being a singer, Frank was an award winning actor, and the first recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

UK Number Ones: Three

Best Known Track: ‘My Way’ and ‘New York New York’

Renowned For: HisGolden Globe Award winning performance in 'From Here to Eternity' and 'Pal Joey' and the Oscar he received for 'The House I Live in'.

Did You Know: The phrase ‘The best is yet to come’ is on Frank Sinatra’s tombstone.


Sourced from the Frank Sinatra website and from the book:

D. Roberts ed., British Hit Singles & Albums, Guinness World Records, 19th edn, (Italy, Hit Entertainment Limited Company, 2006) 

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