The Resume

(January 7, 1899-April 17, 1941)
Born in Mozambique
Sang ‘Blue Moon,’ ‘Easy to Love,’ ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin' and ‘My Melancholy Baby’

Why he might be annoying:

He would sometimes get emotional during songs, and had to step away from the microphone because he would start crying.
It is possible he lied about his age to make himself one year younger.
He is buried in a mass grave with other victims of the London Blitz.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first solo singer to be given a solo spot, when most singers were overshadowed by the bandleader.
He delivered lyrics with sincerity.
He was killed when a German bomb exploded outside his apartment during the London Blitz.
Two weeks before his death, he sang ‘When That Man Is Dead and Gone,’ which poked fun at Adolf Hitler.

Credit: Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1071899)
• Crooners
• I Died in 1941 (Ranked: 42)
• Jack Magic's Profiles [Series 05]
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 26501-26750 (Ranked: 26518)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying