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Tony Orlando

Tony Orlando

American singer
Major pop star of the '70s, behind a parade of feel-good bubblegum hits recorded with vocal duo Dawn.Wikipedia
BornApril 3, 1944
HometownNew York City, U.S.
Net worth$4 million
SpouseElaine Orlando, Francine Amormino
ChildrenJon Orlando, Jenny Rose
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Singer-Songwriter Tony Orlando?Looks Back on His Remarkable Career and Looks Forward to What's Next

He's a legend, a gentleman, and loved by all who know him in the entertainment industry. After six decades of wowing fans around the globe, singer, songwriter, and master entertainer Tony Orlando has recently hung up his live performance hat. A retirement? Heck no. The icon is just putting the brakes on touring but has big plans in the works to exercise his impeccable writing chops. And you can still hear him on Saturday nights as he currently hosts his own radio show on 77 WABC. The Grammy nominee has sold millions of records, including five that hit #1: 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree,' a timeless anthem for our soldiers, veterans, and any loved one coming home; 'Knock Three Times,' 'Candida,' 'My Sweet Gypsy Rose,' and 'He Don't Love You (Like I Love You).' He has two Platinum and three Gold albums and 15 Top 40 Hits. He was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center last year and was the first vocal pop artist to sign with Epic Records and hit the national music charts in 1961. He's an author, has acted in movies (was hysterical in Adam Sandler's That's My Boy ) and on Broadway, and was a music exec for Clive Davis repping everyone from James Taylor, Laura Nyro, and Blood Sweat & Tears to signing and producing Barry Manilow's first recording. Of course, he also hosted the hugely popular variety show Tony Orlando and Dawn in the 70s. He has been honored several times with lifetime achievement awards for his contributions to the industry, his enormous charitable efforts to support our veterans, and for 33 years served as cohost of the muscular dystrophy telethon helping to raise millions of dollars to find a cure for muscular dystrophy. We were so fortunate to have him grace the LifeMinute Studios last month, just before his 80th birthday, to celebrate a remarkable career, but even more, celebrate a remarkable human being. This is a LifeMinute with the incomparable Tony Orlando.
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Albums

Casablanca Years
Casablanca Years
1996
Best of Tony Orlando & Dawn
Best of Tony Orlando & Dawn
1994
I Got Rhythm
I Got Rhythm
1979
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)
1975
Tony Orlando & Dawn/Greatest Hits
Tony Orlando & Dawn/Greatest Hits
1975
Dawn's New Ragtime Follies
Dawn's New Ragtime Follies
1973
Stereo Singles Collection
Stereo Singles Collection
2022
Timeless the Big Hits
Timeless the Big Hits
2021
Bottom Line Archive Series
Bottom Line Archive Series
2015
Teen Idols: Tony Orlando
Teen Idols: Tony Orlando
2012
Halfway to Paradise: The Complete Epic Masters 1961-1964
Halfway to Paradise: The Complete Epic Masters 1961-1964
2006
Christmas Reunion
Christmas Reunion
2005
Yellow Ribbon Collection
Yellow Ribbon Collection
2005
Legends
Legends
2005
Platinum & Gold Collection
Platinum & Gold Collection
2003
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
2001
Knock Three Times: Encore Collection
Knock Three Times: Encore Collection
1999
Definitive Collection
Definitive Collection
1998
Knock Three Times: 20 Greatest Hits
Knock Three Times: 20 Greatest Hits
1997
Bless You and Seventeen Other Great Hits
Bless You and Seventeen Other Great Hits
1997
Big Hits
Big Hits
1995

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