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'''The [=DeFranco=] Family''' was an Italian-Canadian TeenPop BandOfRelatives from the mid-1970s, best known for their hit, "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat".
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'''The [=DeFranco=] Family''' was an Italian-Canadian TeenPop Music/{{Bubblegum}} BandOfRelatives from the mid-1970s, best known for their hit, "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat".
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[[caption-width-right:350:Guess which one was the TeenIdol.]]
->''Oh a heartbeat, it's a love beat\\
And when we meet, it's a good sensation.''
'''The [=DeFranco=] Family''' was an Italian-Canadian TeenPop BandOfRelatives from the mid-1970s, best known for their hit, "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat".
The [=DeFranco=] Family band consisted of five siblings: guitarist Benny, keyboardist Marisa, guitarist Nino, drummer Merlina, and lead singer Tony. They were discovered by the editor of ''Tiger Beat'', a popular teen magazine of the day, who arranged for them to fly to Hollywood for an audition. Family quintet bands were hot at the time, with Music/TheJacksonFive and The Osmonds being at their peaks of popularity; in addition, as a Canadian band, they gained a lot of airplay from the new Canadian content rules for Canadian radio.
Their first single, "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat", reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973, when Benny was 19 and Tony was only 13. They were popular {{Teen Idol}}s of the day, especially youngest sibling Tony. Tony (and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the siblings) were commonly shown in ''Tiger Beat'' and similar teen magazines. They also showed up frequently on shows like ''Series/AmericanBandstand'' and ''[[Creator/DinahShore Dinah!]]''.
Their star came down as quickly as it had risen, as Tony's voice changed and family quintets were replaced on the charts by {{Disco}}. They ceased performing in 1978, except for a reunion concert in 2000.
!!Tropes found in the [=DeFranco=] Family's works include:
* BandOfRelatives: Five siblings, born from 1953 to 1959.
* ChildPopstar: Three of the band members were under 18 when they had their first hit; Tony was only 13.
* CoverVersion: Their third and final hit was a cover of "Save the Last Dance for Me", which was also the title track of their second album. It peaked at #18 on the Hot 100.
* SillyLoveSongs: Their hits all fall into this category, being about teen love.
* SpotlightStealingTitle: The band's music was all released as "The [=DeFranco=] Family, Featuring Tony [=DeFranco=]". The cover of their first album is a picture of Tony taking up almost the entire cover, with a smaller picture of the five siblings at bottom center.
* TeenIdol: Tony especially was a frequent subject of teen magazines of the day.
* TeenPop: Their songs land quite solidly in this genre as it existed at the time, focusing largely on teen relationships.
[[caption-width-right:350:Guess which one was the TeenIdol.]]
->''Oh a heartbeat, it's a love beat\\
And when we meet, it's a good sensation.''
'''The [=DeFranco=] Family''' was an Italian-Canadian TeenPop BandOfRelatives from the mid-1970s, best known for their hit, "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat".
The [=DeFranco=] Family band consisted of five siblings: guitarist Benny, keyboardist Marisa, guitarist Nino, drummer Merlina, and lead singer Tony. They were discovered by the editor of ''Tiger Beat'', a popular teen magazine of the day, who arranged for them to fly to Hollywood for an audition. Family quintet bands were hot at the time, with Music/TheJacksonFive and The Osmonds being at their peaks of popularity; in addition, as a Canadian band, they gained a lot of airplay from the new Canadian content rules for Canadian radio.
Their first single, "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat", reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973, when Benny was 19 and Tony was only 13. They were popular {{Teen Idol}}s of the day, especially youngest sibling Tony. Tony (and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the siblings) were commonly shown in ''Tiger Beat'' and similar teen magazines. They also showed up frequently on shows like ''Series/AmericanBandstand'' and ''[[Creator/DinahShore Dinah!]]''.
Their star came down as quickly as it had risen, as Tony's voice changed and family quintets were replaced on the charts by {{Disco}}. They ceased performing in 1978, except for a reunion concert in 2000.
!!Tropes found in the [=DeFranco=] Family's works include:
* BandOfRelatives: Five siblings, born from 1953 to 1959.
* ChildPopstar: Three of the band members were under 18 when they had their first hit; Tony was only 13.
* CoverVersion: Their third and final hit was a cover of "Save the Last Dance for Me", which was also the title track of their second album. It peaked at #18 on the Hot 100.
* SillyLoveSongs: Their hits all fall into this category, being about teen love.
* SpotlightStealingTitle: The band's music was all released as "The [=DeFranco=] Family, Featuring Tony [=DeFranco=]". The cover of their first album is a picture of Tony taking up almost the entire cover, with a smaller picture of the five siblings at bottom center.
* TeenIdol: Tony especially was a frequent subject of teen magazines of the day.
* TeenPop: Their songs land quite solidly in this genre as it existed at the time, focusing largely on teen relationships.
