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| − | Francesco Paolo LoVecchio was born on March 30, 1913 in Chicago. | + | Francesco Paolo LoVecchio was born on March 30, 1913 in [[Chicago]]. |
| | Influenced by famed tenor Enrico Caruso Frankie Laine began | | Influenced by famed tenor Enrico Caruso Frankie Laine began |
| | singing as a teenager but it was not until 1946 that his big break | | singing as a teenager but it was not until 1946 that his big break |
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| | Always exceedingly popular in the UK, he broke attendance records | | Always exceedingly popular in the UK, he broke attendance records |
| | at the London Palladium in 1952 and gave a Command Performance | | at the London Palladium in 1952 and gave a Command Performance |
| − | for Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. | + | for Queen [[Elizabeth II]] in 1954. |
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| | Frankie Laine performed at three Academy Awards ceremonies. | | Frankie Laine performed at three Academy Awards ceremonies. |
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| | Frankie Laine lived in semi-retirement in the Point Loma | | Frankie Laine lived in semi-retirement in the Point Loma |
| − | area of San Diego, California until his death of heart failure | + | area of [[San Diego]], [[California]] until his death of heart failure |
| | at 93 years of age on February 6, 2007. | | at 93 years of age on February 6, 2007. |