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Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis, aka Tony Orlando, was born in New York on April 3, 1944. Born to a Greek father, Leo Cassivitis, and a Puerto Rican mother, Ruth Schroeder, Tony spent his early years in Hell's Kitchen, New York . The family moved to Union City, New Jersey in her teens, and later to Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. Tony Orlando's musical career began in the 1960s as a successful singer, producer and music executive with "Columbia Records". In 1970, while working as a music executive, he was offered the song "Candida", a song that other producers and singers had turned down. Due to a professional conflict of interest with the production companies, Tony Orlando released the single under the name "Dawn". The song was sung by Tony Orlando with vocal support from Cynthia Weil, Linda November, Jay Siegel and Toni Wine, who had written the song. The single "Candida" peaked at #3 on the "Billboard Hot 100" and #1 on the "Cashbox Top 100". He later recorded the single "Knock Three Times", which itself became a smash hit. In 1971, Tony Orlando asked former Motown Records b American singer (born 1944) Tony Orlando Orlando in 2022 Musical artist Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis (born April 3, 1944), known professionally as Tony Orlando, is an American pop/rock[1] singer, songwriter, and music executive whose career spans nearly seven decades. He is best known for his work as part of Tony Orlando and Dawn. In 1993, he opened the Tony Orlando Yellow Ribbon Music Theatre in Branson, Missouri. He ended his act there in 2013 and has since continued to perform many live shows as a headliner, mostly in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2] When his song "Candida" became an international number-one song, he began to use his name in the group becoming "Dawn featuring Tony Orlando" and then "Tony Orlando and Dawn". The group had 19 other top 40 tracks, including "Ti Tony Orlando: 1944—: Singer. 1970s phenomenon Tony Orlando made a name for himself churning out bubble-gum pop songs with a female duo called Dawn, performing such runaway hits as "Knock Three Times" and "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree." The group sold nearly 30 million records, topped the Billboard charts three times, and had their own television variety show that lasted for two seasons. But with their demise and subsequent breakup in the late 1970s, Orlando faced numerous obstacles, including a sluggish career, a cocaine addiction, and a nervous breakdown. Despite these roadblocks, he's managed to entertain audiences for more than forty years and continues to build an impressive resume that includes theater, production, and music. In 2002 he released a memoir of his life titled Halfway to Paradise in which he documents the ups and downs of his show business career. Brief BiographiesBiographies: Grace Napolitano: 1936—: Politician to Richard (Wayne) Peck (1934-) Biography - Career•
Tony Orlando
Birth name Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis Born (1944-04-03) April 3, 1944 (age 80)
New York City, U.S.Genres Pop/Rock Occupations Years active 1958–present Website tonyorlando.com •
Tony Orlando: 1944—: Singer Biography
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