Perry Como

Pierino (Perry) Como ( Canonsburg ( Pennsylvania ), May 18 1912 - Jupiter Inlet Colony ( Florida ), May 12 2001 ) was an American singer . Of his records have been sold over 60 million copies in total.

Although he always liked to sing, his greatest desire hairdresser to be. After graduating from high school he opened a barber shop. In 1933 he married his childhood sweetheart, Roselle Belline. They remained married until she died.

Como was in 1933 singing with the band of Freddy Carlone in Ohio . Three years later, he worked with Ted Weems' Orchestra which he also for the first plates recorded. The first song called You Can not Pull the Wool on My Eyes, and was recorded at Decca Records .

Weems in 1942 when his band was lifted Como to CBS where he continued to record without much success for several years. Around this time, the former hairdresser decided to return to Canonsburg, his family and his barber shop. Just as he was about his singing career there to indicate definitively, took two producers of NBC him to go over to theNBC Supper Club performance. Then he garnered more success in theaters and nightclubs .

In 1943 he signed an exclusive contract with RCA Victor, and stayed nearly 50 years at that company.

In 1945 he took over the pop ballad "Til the End of Time on a song based on Chopin's Polonaise in As, and that proved to be the beginning of a very successful career. Como was the first artist of 10 plates each managed to sell over a million copies. Also pulled his television shows more viewers than any other singer. In 2010 used postal company TNT Post, the song called Magic Moments of Como in the Christmas commercial for the company.

In a list of Joel Whitburn are fourteen of his songs first place in the American charts have achieved:


 * Till The End Of Time (1945)
 * Prisoner Of Love (1946)
 * Surrender (1946)
 * Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (1947)
 * A - You're Adorable (1949)
 * Some Enchanted Evening (1949)
 * Hoop-De-Doo (1950)
 * If (1951)
 * Do not Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes (1952)
 * No Other Love (1953)
 * Wanted (1954)
 * Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Tree) (1956)
 * Round And Round (1957)
 * Catch A Falling Star (1958)

On March 14, 1958 Como's Catch a Falling Star was hit by the RIAA for her first gold record awarded. His last hit was a cover of Don McLean And I Love You So, incorporated in 1973.