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The DeFranco Family, featuring Tony DeFranco, was a 1970s pop music group and family from Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. The group, all siblings, consisted of guitarist Benny DeFranco (born 11 July 1953); keyboardist Marisa DeFranco (born 23 July 1954); guitarist Nino DeFranco (born 19 October 1955); drummer Merlina DeFranco (born 20 July 1957 ...
Feb 25, 2015 · But until a young Stratford, Ontario, boy named Justin Bieber sang his way into the hearts of pop fans everywhere (and subsequently smirked and pissed his way back out of them again), The DeFranco Family were small town Canada’s biggest — and maybe only — overnight success story.
Origins. The five members of “The DeFranco Family” pop group – Benny, Marisa, Nino, Merlina, and Tony – came from Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. Port Colborne is located less than a half hour’s drive from Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. DeFranco, Antonio (“Tony Sr.”) and Maria (nee Finelli,) had emigrated to Canada from picturesque ...
Aug 17, 2022 · A sensation of the '70s was 'Heartbeat' singers Tony DeFranco and The DeFranco Family, and now Tony remembers his incredible journey.
- Ed Gross
Apr 11, 2022 · They were now The DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco. The title track, a Motown hit for The Drifters, hit #18 in Canada, and they were back in business. The band’s schedule across the continent was highlighted by a 3-month tour, followed later by a jaunt around Japan before year’s end.
The DeFranco Family, featuring Tony DeFranco, was a 1970s pop music group and family from Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. The group, all siblings, consisted of guitarist Benny DeFranco (born 11 July 1953); keyboardist Marisa DeFranco (born 23 July 1954); guitarist Nino DeFranco (born 19 October 1955); drummer Merlina DeFranco (born 20 July 1957 ...
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The DeFranco Family became a successful pop music act in the mid-1970s, following a trail blazed by The Osmonds and The Jackson 5. Their debut single, Heartbeat, It’s a Lovebeat (1973) – featuring the lead vocals of 13-year-old Tony DeFranco – reached #1 on WLS for five straight weeks, #2 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the ...
