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Frankie Stevens (born Francis Donald McKechnie Stevenson), MNZM, is a New Zealand entertainer and singer. He was a judge for all three seasons on the reality series ''New Zealand Idol''. He is the brother of singer Jon Stevens. ==Early career== He got his start singing in a band while at Heretaunga College.〔http://www.sergent.com.au/music/frankiestevens.html〕 He began his career at the age of 16, when he moved to Sydney, Australia to join a group called "Peter Nelson and the Castaways". After several years of touring and recording with the group, he went solo. As a solo artist, his first record "My Elusive Dreams" in 1969 was a major hit in New Zealand.〔(Frankie Stevens ) profile.〕 The next year, he moved to London where he won the talent show ''Opportunity Knocks'' six times in a row, sang at both The Palladium and Albert Hall, represented Great Britain in several song contests, winning the Silver Prize in the Second Tokyo Music Festival, the Bronze Medal in Caracas Venezuela, and the Gold Medal at the Golden Orpheus Song Festival in Bulgaria.〔 Through the 1970s, he toured extensively, working with many major acts including Olivia Newton-John, Shirley Bassey, Milton Berle, and Sammy Davis Jr.〔 and acting in ''Hawaii Five-O''.〔(IMDb: Hawaii Five-O Season 12, Episode 2 ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frankie Stevens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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