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Kept his marriage to wife Dolly a secret for years. The record companies thought he would sell better if he was single. This is why, even to this very day, he has never worn his wedding ring.

His song "There I've Said It Again" was the last song to hit #1 in the US before the "British Invasion".

Vinton credited his mother Dorothy, who also sang and danced in some of his acts, for inspiring his writing his hit song "My Melody of Love" - with Polish words in the song. This hit record led the way for The Bobby Vinton Show (1975) and for he and his family to be invited to the White House. Vinton traveled to Poland to perform.

Went by his first name of Stanley until age 16, when he followed in his father's footsteps and joined his first band. He decided to use Bobby so he wouldn't be confused with his father.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6916 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Currently resides in Englewood, Florida (December 2018).

Vinton has three daughters and two sons: Robert, Kristin, Christopher, Jennifer (who later changed her name to Hannah), and Rebecca. Robbie Vinton, plays Bobby Vinton in GoodFellas - Drei Jahrzehnte in der Mafia (1990).

Attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA as a music performance major. Instrument: clarinet.

Shares his hometown of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, with fellow singers Perry Como and Joey Powers.

Son of Stanley Robert Vintula, Sr. (professional name: Stan Vinton) and Dorothy Vintula. His paternal grandparents were from Lithuania and his maternal grandparents hailed from Warsaw and Lipno (Poland).

Co-host, with June Chandler, of an infomercial for TimeLife's "Lifetime of Romance" music collection. (2006)