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Jun 27, 2019 · Frank Sinatra was arguably the first big teen idol back in the '40s, but the craze really kicked off in the '50s due to the sheer power of the teen magazine industry, the increased presence...
A teen idol is a celebrity with a large teenage fan base. Teen idols are generally young but are not necessarily teenagers themselves. An idol's popularity may be limited to teens, or may extend to all age groups.
- Frank Sinatra – 1942. In December of 1942 Frank Sinatra was booked for a series of shows at the Paramount Theater in New York City. The 27-year-old singer had recently parted ways with Tommy Dorsey and was unsure if he'd make it on his own.
- Johnnie Ray – 1952. History has not been kind to Johnnie Ray. In the early 1950s the pop singer became one of the first teen idols with huge hits like "Cry" and "The Little White Cloud That Cried" – even though he was partially deaf.
- Elvis Presley – 1956. America had never seen anything like Elvis Presley when he burst onto the scene in the mid-1950s. His dance moves were so sexually suggestive that he was filmed from the hips up during his debut appearance on the Tonight Show.
- Ricky Nelson – 1957. Many parents found Elvis too sexually charged for their children, but they had no problem with Ricky Nelson. America watched Nelson grow up on television as the younger brother on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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- Runaway – Del Shannon, Big Top (1961) Whilst he’s now considered one of the more reputable amongst their ranks, former carpet salesman Del Shannon was nonetheless very much situated within the teen idol camp at the time.
- Take Good Care Of My Baby – Bobby Vee, Liberty (1961) Bobby Vee first made his mark in awkward circumstances having occupied the undesirable position as replacement singer on the Winter Dance Party Tour after its stars – Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens – tragically perished in that infamous plane crash.
- Sixteen Reasons – Connie Stevens, Warner Bros (1960) Aligning nicely with the stock teen lament, here backing harmonists count their way up to sweet sixteen as Connie lists the cutesy reasons for her affections towards her lover.
- A Thousand Stars – Billy Fury, Decca (1960) Billy Fury is, of course, well-respected as one of the UK’s finest rock’n’roll singers and a hyper-talented songwriter at that, but nonetheless this blond-haired, blue-eyed boy’s chiselled good looks were inescapable, as was his inevitable teen idol status.
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11 hours ago · And then there was the extremely fraught relationship between Nick and his late brother, Aaron Carter, who became famous in his own right as a teen-pop singer in the early 2000s but died in 2022 ...
Mar 1, 2019 · From Leif Garrett to Will Smith, here are 12 of the most iconic teen idols in history, and what they're doing in 2019.
