Fabiano Anthony Forte, who performed as Fabian, was born
February 6, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fabian was discovered
in 1957 by Bob Marcucci and Peter DeAngelis, owners of Chancellor
Records. At the time, record producers were looking to the South
Philadelphia neighborhoods in search of teenage talents with good looks,
and Frankie Avalon, also of South Philly, suggested Fabian as a
possibility. Fabian was sitting on the front steps of his house crying
because he had just seen his father taken away in an ambulance. He was
spotted and, due to his good looks, Marcucci and DeAngelis asked him if
he wanted to get into the record business. With songwriters Doc Pomus
and Mort Shuman, Fabian released a series of hit singles for Chancellor
Records including "I'm a Man", "Hound Dog Man", "Turn
Me Loose" and his biggest hit, "Tiger". His career in
music basically ended with the payola scandal of the 1960s, when it was
revealed that his records were doctored significantly to improve his
voice. Recently he has been appearing with Frankie Avalon and Bobby
Rydell to perform concerts as The Golden Boys
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