Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer who is considered one

of the finest vocalists of all time

Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time

He was one of the most important popular music figures of the 20th century

• Many critics place him alongside Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley and The Beatles as one of the most important popular music figures of the 20th century

Sinatra launched a second career as a dramatic film actor

and became an American icon

Early life

• He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the only child of a quiet Sicilian fireman father, Anthony Martin Sinatra who migrated from Italy to united states

career

• Frank Sinatra decided to become a singer after hearing Bing Crosby on the radio. He began singing in small clubs in New Jersey and eventually attracted the attention of trumpeter and band-leader Harry James.

• After a brief stint with James, he joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in 1940 where he rose to fame as a singer.

The Sign

• He later signed with Columbia Records as a solo artist with some success, particularly during the musicians' recording strikes. and his good time begins

Appearance in tv show• He also appeared on

a weekly television show on CBS for two years from 1950-1952 (and would try again for one year on ABC from 1957-1958) and this show made him more popular

Successful time

• his album became the best selling album in 1950 and now he was famous and attractive

1952 he was know as the most famous pop star

Movie career

• Sinatra then launched a second career as a full-fledged dramatic actor by playing scrappy Pvt. Angelo Maggio in eve-of-Pearl Harbor drama ''From Here to Eternity'' (1953), for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. This role and performance became legendary at the time as the key comeback moment in Sinatra's career.

• One of his movies a hole in the head made a great affect in American's family a story of a boy and his ambitious father

Sinatra met ava gardner after sharing a role with her in a man with a golden arm and she sang a song for her ‘strangers in night. the night’

Frank & ava

Now he was no.1 in US

Reprise record

• By the early 1960s, he was a big enough star to start his own record label: Reprise Records.

• In the 1950s and 1960s, Sinatra was a popular attraction in Las Vegas

Rat pack

• He was friends with many other entertainers, including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr, actor Peter Lawford, comedian Joey Bishop, and sometimes Shirley MacLaine. They formed the core of the Rat Pack,

duets

• He made some duets with the famous singers of the time like dean martin, sammay davis, luis armstrong, ellaz fitzgerald and more but one the most exciting one was a duet with elvis who became the duet of the century….

Fact &

figures

Fact and figures of frank sinatra

• Every year on Frank's birthday, December 12, the Empire State Building in New York City is lit with blue lights in honor of his nickname, "Ol' Blue Eyes.

Frank and Iran

• Frank Sinatra was the shah most favorite singer he came to Tehran for several times and in Iran his best friend was vigen who learned him to sing a Persian song ‘baroon barooneh’ for shah

World wide best selling records• With between 150-

250 million recordings sold, you might think Sinatra would be slowing down, but Capitol/EMI said its 2002 release, "Classic Sinatra", has sold about 2 million units in the United States alone.

• Because of his wide range of talent and accomplishment, Sinatra was awarded three separate Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for Motion Pictures at 1600 Vine Street, one for Recording at 1737 Vine Street, and one for Television at 6538 Hollywood Boulevard.

Top singers effected by Sinatra

Honorary award

• President Ronald Reagan personally honors an unlikely duo with the Presidential Medal of Freedom: Frank Sinatra and Mother Teresa

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