Perry Como

Perry Como, born Pierino Ronald Como (May 18 1912 – May 12 2001) was an Italian American crooner during the latter half of the 20th century. His exclusive recording contract with RCA Victor in 1943 began an association that would last for almost fifty years. He sold around sixty million records in his long career.

A farewell concert from Ireland

In January 1994, Como travelled to Dublin, Ireland, for what would be an auspicious moment in his long career of more than sixty years. 1993 would have marked his fiftieth anniversary with the RCA Victor label, now owned and controlled by Bertelsmann and operated under the BMG logo, as well as his forty-fifth year of television specials celebrating Christmas and its importance throughout the world to people of all faiths. Como's Irish Christmas was produced for the American PBS public television system and has been re-broadcast annually since 1994.

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Dublin - 1993 - Bertelsmann - BMG - PBS

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Como died on May 12 2001 at his home in Jupiter, Florida, six days before his eighty-ninth birthday.

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May 12 - 2001 - Jupiter, Florida

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