Joe Dolce

Joseph Dolce (born 13 October 1947) is an American-born Australian singer-songwriter, poet and essayist. He had international fame with the 1980 hit song "Shaddap You Face". The song sold millions worldwide was released under the name of his one-man show called Joe Dolce Music Theatre. "Shaddap You Face" was charted at No. 1 in many countries including Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It is Australia's most successful single in terms of sales (450,000 units as of 2013).^[1]

Dolce in 2003

Dolce was born in Painesville, Ohio. His parents were Italian-Americans. He moved to Melbourne, Victoria in 1978.

Related pages

• List of poets from Oceania
• List of poets from North America