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The DeFranco Family was an early- and mid-1970spop music group from Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. Consisting of Benny, Marisa, Merlina, Nino, and lead singer Tony, this group had a number of hits between 1972 and 1977, including "Abra-Ca-Dabra" and their biggest hit, "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat." The DeFranco Family appeared in almost every issue of a number of the teen magazines of this period, such as Tiger Beat and Flip. By the late 1970s, the group had faded from the pop scene; Tony DeFranco is now a real estate agent. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than being of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Tiger Beat, published by Laufer Media, Inc. ... Look up flip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The five DeFrancos - Benny, Marisa, Nino, Merlina and Tony - were born and raised in Port Colborne and Welland, Ontario, by Italian immigrant parents Antonio and Maria, the DeFranco children all experimented with musical instruments at an early age.
DeFranco, who knew her son Tony had a fine singing voice, asked him to sing onstage at a large banquet in Toronto.
In recent years The DeFrancoFamily have reunited including an appearance at Rhino Records' annual RetroFest and on April 13, 2000 at B.B. King's nightclub in Los Angeles to coincide with a long overdue CD re-issue of their best material on a K-Tel Records 'best of' CD.
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