Perry Como

What strikes me about Perry Como is the discipline behind the ease. A career of more than fifty years, four decades loyal to one label, over a hundred million records sold, and yet the defining quality of his voice is effortless calm. In an era that rewards volume and spectacle, he proved that warmth and restraint could outlast almost anyone. He also helped invent the weekly TV variety show, which makes him a quiet architect of modern entertainment. I admire performers who never strain for attention yet never fade from memory, and Como is the purest example of that I can think of.

Name (English)

Perry Como

Name (Japanese)

ペリー・コモ

Reading

ぺりー・こも

Born

May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

Origin

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

singer / jazz musician / radio personality / television personality / actor

Awards & achievements

• Peabody Awards
• Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
• 2002 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
• Kennedy Center Honors
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• American Music Award of Merit
• Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• Official sitehttp://www.perrycomo.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry%20Como
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333405

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• singer
• jazz musician
• radio personality

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.