About Joe Dolce
Joseph Dolce (, originally; born October 13, 1947) is an American and Australian singer, songwriter, poet and essayist. Dolce achieved international recognition with his multi-million-selling novelty song "Shaddap You Face", released worldwide under the name of his one-man show, Joe Dolce Music Theatre, in 1980–1981. The single reached number one in 15 countries. It has sold more than 450,000 copies in Australia and continues to be the most successful Australian-produced single worldwide, selling an estimated six million copies. It reached No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart for eight weeks from November 1980. In 2018, the first Russian-language version was released by two of Moscow's most popular singers, Kristina Orbakaite and Philipp Kirkorov. In 2010, he won the 25th Launceston Poetry Cup at the Tasmanian Poetry Festival.
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