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Como, Perry (1912–2001)| US popular singer. He recorded many hit records in the 1940s and 1950s, including ‘Till the End of Time’ (1945), ‘Magic Moments’ (1957), and ‘Catch a Falling Star’ (1958). Known for his smooth baritone crooning, he was one of the most commercially successful singers of his era. |
| He was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and worked as a barber as a young man. He sang with the Ted Weems Orchestra 1936–42. His popular television series The Perry Como Show ran from 1948 to 1963 and his Christmas specials from 1948 to 1994. |
| Como was awarded a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. |
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