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DeFranco Family

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The Resume

    (1972-1978)
    Born in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
    Tony DeFranco (born 1959, lead vocal)
    Benny DeFranco (born 1953, guitar)
    Nino DeFranco (born 1955, guitar)
    Marisa DeFranco (born 1954, keyboards)
    Merlina DeFranco (born 1957, drums)
    Singles include ‘Heartbeat (It’s a Lovebeat),’ ‘Abra-Ca-Dabra’ and ‘Save the Last Dance for Me’

Why they might be annoying:

    Like the Jackson Five, professionals tended to write for them.
    They are a three-hit wonder.
    When another song (‘Write Me a Letter’) failed to crack the Hot 100, they were promptly paired with a producer who wanted them to perform the‘leftover songs’ of his previous charges.
    Unable to convince other labels to take them on after that disastrous pairing, they tried their hand in Vegas.
    Seriously, you think Justin Bieber gets mobbed wherever he goes? Tony’s situation was way worse!

Why they might not be annoying:

    They managed to make the rounds of almost every teen magazine of the mid-1970s — including a few appearances on American Bandstand.
    They were called the Italian Osmonds and the Canadian Jackson Five.
    ‘Heartbeat (It’s a Lovebeat)’ made it to #3 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and their Canadian counterpart RPM 100 (RIAA Gold Disc, 1973).
    Tony went on to become a highly successful Westlake Village realtor.
    They all relocated to California and found housing within an hour’s drive of each other.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying