Al Martino

Al Martino is one of those figures who deserves way more credit than the casual music fan gives him. Born Jasper Cini in South Philly, he climbed out of a working-class Italian-American neighborhood and became the very first artist to hit number one on the UK Singles Chart with "Here in My Heart" back in 1952 — that's a piece of pop history most people don't even know. His voice was this warm, buttery baritone that sat perfectly in the tradition of the great Italian-American crooners, and "Spanish Eyes" alone should earn him a permanent spot in any easy-listening hall of fame. Then there's his turn as Johnny Fontane in The Godfather, which was small but unforgettable — the scene where he weeps to the Don captures something real about old-world pride and vulnerability. He passed in 2009, and the world lost a genuinely underrated voice.

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Name (English)

Al Martino

Name (Japanese)

アル・マルティーノ

Reading

ある・まるてぃーの

Born

October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rabbit

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

singer / jazz musician / film actor / actor / musician

• Official sitehttps://www.almartino.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Martino
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380872

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• singer
• jazz musician
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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