Bernadette Carroll (singer)
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Bernadette Carroll | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bernadette Dalia |
| Born | June 21, 1945 Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States |
| Origin | Linden, New Jersey |
| Died | October 5, 2018 Florida |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1959 - 1970 |
Bernadette Dalia (born June 21, 1945 - October 5, 2018), better known by her stage name Bernadette Carroll, was an American pop singer of the 1960s. In Linden, New Jersey, in 1959, she collaborated with singers Barbara Allbut, Jiggs Allbut and Lynda Malzone to form a group called The Starlets but later on formed another group called The Angels. In 1964 she gained popularity for her hit single Party Girl, however her songs Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) and Care a Little gained recent popularity when they were featured on the soundtrack of the 2017 dark comedy-drama The End of the F***ing World.
Career[edit]
Carroll's first preformance was when she was only seven, acting in a school play. Soon after her family moved to Linden, New Jersey, she became somewhat of a reckless teenager, sneaking out late at night to go to local recording studios with her friends, which is how the Starlets formed. Members Barbara and Jiggs Allbut met Tom DeCillis, who had branched out into songwriting after moving to NJ. He then found two more members, Bernadette Carroll and Lynda Malzone to form the Starlets. Soon after they recorded "P.S. I Love You" in 1961 on the Astro label. DeCillis signed Carroll as a solo artist under the Cleopatra and Julia labels after he saw her potential.[1]
After The Starlets disbanded, Carroll made her first solo recording for the Julia label, My Heart Stood Still. She then joined with Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi of The Four Seasons to record the song "Nicky", written by Massi and Bob Gaudio, which was Carroll's first single for the Laurie label. Carroll's second single under the label was "Party Girl," produced and co-written by Ernie Maresca, which became a national hit. She teamed up with Denise Ferri and Peggy Santiglia to be backup singers for Connie Francis, Patty Duke, Bobby Hebb and Frankie Valli (one of which is featured in the hit musical Jersey Boys). The trio did background vocals for Lou Christie's #1 song "Lightning Strikes" and the follow-up Rhapsody in the Rain. In 1968, Carroll became the lead singer of The Angels and recorded four songs for RCA Records, including "The Boy With The Green Eyes", written by Neil Diamond. She toured with them for one year.[2]
Death[edit]
Carroll passed away October 5, 2018 in her Florida residence at the age of 74 after a brief battle against cancer.
Songs[edit]
- My Heart Stood Still (1962)
- Nicky (1964)
- Party Girl (1964)
- I Don't Wanna Know (1964)
- Happy Birthday (1964)
- Laughing on the Outside (1964)
- Care a Little (1965)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Tribute to Tom DeCillis". Jersey Girls Sing. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ [1], Anderson, 7 May 2020. This article contains text from this source, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
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