Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (12 Desember 1915 – 14 Mei 1998) adalah seorang penyanyi dan aktor Amerika. Memulai karir musiknya di era swing bersama Harry James dan Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra menjadi artis solo yang sukses di awal hingga pertengahan tahun 1940-an, menjadi idola para "bobby soxers". Karir profesionalnya terhenti pada tahun 1950-an, namun terlahir kembali pada tahun 1954 setelah ia memenangkan Academy Award untuk Aktor Pendukung Terbaik (untuk penampilannya dalam From Here to Eternity). Dia menandatangani kontrak dengan Capitol Records dan merilis beberapa album yang mendapat pujian kritis (seperti In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely dan Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra meninggalkan Capitol untuk mendirikan label rekamannya sendiri, Reprise Records (menemukan kesuksesan dengan album seperti Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Sinatra at the Sands dan Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), melakukan tur internasional, menjadi anggota pendiri Rat Pack dan berteman dengan selebriti dan negarawan, termasuk John F. Kennedy. Sinatra berusia 50 tahun pada tahun 1965, merekam retrospektif September of My Years, membintangi acara spesial televisi pemenang Emmy Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, dan mencetak hits dengan "Strangers in the Night" dan "My Way". Dengan penjualan musiknya yang menyusut dan setelah tampil di beberapa film yang mendapat sambutan buruk, Sinatra pensiun untuk pertama kalinya pada tahun 1971. Namun, dua tahun kemudian, ia keluar dari masa pensiunnya dan pada tahun 1973 merekam beberapa album, mencetak hit Top 40 dengan "(Tema Dari) New York, New York" pada tahun 1980. Menggunakan pertunjukannya di Las Vegas sebagai markas, ia melakukan tur baik di Amerika Serikat maupun internasional, hingga beberapa saat sebelum kematiannya pada tahun 1980. 1998. Sinatra juga menempa karir yang sukses sebagai aktor film, memenangkan Academy Award untuk Aktor Pendukung Terbaik atas penampilannya dalam From Here to Eternity, nominasi Aktor Terbaik untuk The Man with the Golden Arm, dan pujian kritis atas penampilannya dalam The Manchurian Candidate. Dia juga membintangi musikal seperti High Society, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls dan On the Town. Sinatra mendapat penghargaan di Kennedy Center Honors pada tahun 1983 dan dianugerahi Presidential Medal of Freedom oleh Ronald Reagan pada tahun 1985 dan Medali Emas Kongres pada tahun 1997. Sinatra juga merupakan penerima sebelas Grammy Awards, termasuk Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award, dan Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers". His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his performance in From Here to Eternity). He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records (finding success with albums such as Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy. Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several albums, scoring a Top 40 hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally, until a short time before his death in 1998. Sinatra also forged a successful career as a film actor, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity, a nomination for Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm, and critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate. He also starred in such musicals as High Society, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls and On the Town. Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.