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Bobby Bloom

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American singer-songwriter

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1946-01-15
Active to
1974-02-28

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Listeners
16,373
Total plays
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Bobby Bloom (1946 - February 28, 1974) was an American singer-songwriter. He is known best for being a one-hit wonder with the 1970 song "Montego Bay," which was co-written and produced by Jeff Barry. In the early 1960s, Bloom had been a member of the doo-wop group, The Imaginations. He received a big break in 1969 when he was awarded a contract to write and record a jingle for Pepsi, paving the way for his later success with "Montego Bay." He also played a role as a songwriter for the Kama Su

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
United States
Place of death
Hollywood
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Record label
Polydor
Image
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date of death
1974-02-28
date of birth
1946-01-15
start of work period
1974-00-00
name in native language
Bobby Bloom
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
birth name
Robert Bloom
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