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American singer (1927–2009)

Musical artist

Jasper Cini (October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009), known professionally as Al Martino, was an American traditional pop and jazz singer.

Spanish eyes karaoke al martino biography

He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American popcrooners",^[1] and became known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in The Godfather.

Early life

Jasper Cini was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,^[2] to Gasparino (also anglicised as "Jasper"; 1905–1958) and Carmela M. Cini (née Grilli; 1905–1998), one of five siblings – the others being Pasquale, Rita, Frances and Frank.

His father and maternal grandfather were immigrants from Nereto, in the Italian region of Abruzzo.^[3][4] He aspired to become a singer, emulating artists such as Al Jolson and Perry Como, and by the success of a family friend, Alfredo Cocozza,