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Bobby Curtola
Bobby Curtola, born April 17, 1944, in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, is an early Rock and Roll singer and former teen idol.
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Born Robert Allen Curtola, he had several songs on the Canadian music charts beginning with "Hand In Hand With You" in 1960 and his biggest chart-topper came in 1962 with the song, "Fortune Teller."
In 1966 he won a RPM Gold Leaf Award for becoming the first Canadian to have an album go "Gold." Curtola went on to a successful singing career at Las Vegas casino venues and still performs at various clubs today.
In 1998, in recognition of his long service to the Canadian music industry as well as his humanitarian work around the world, he was made a member of the Order of Canada.
Some of Bobby Curtola's hit singles:
- Hand in Hand With You
- Fortune Teller
- Johnny Take Your Time
- Don't Sweetheart Me
- Aladdin
- Three Rows Over
- Hitchhiker
- Makin' Love
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