Former Canadian teen idol singer Bobby Curtola dies

TORONTO – Former Canadian teen idol Bobby Curtola has died. He was 73.

His death was announced in a statement from his children, who called Curtola “an amazing man who did so much for the people in this world.”

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A teen idol in Canada during the early ’60s, Curtola also made his mark internationally in 1962 with the hits “Fortune Teller” and “Aladdin.”

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