Biography
Tony Ferrino is a spoof Portugese crooner portrayed by UK actor & comedian Steve Coogan.
Ferrino was launched to the public by the release of the single "Help Yourself" (a Tom Jones cover) in November 1996. The B-side was the amusingly titled "Bigamy At Christmas". 2 spoof TV shows were shown in the UK at the start of '97. Shortly afterwards, the Tony Ferrino album "Phenomenon" was released on BMG.
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Due to Coogan's high profile, it was expected to be a huge seller but limped to around 1000 units sold. The album featured a specially recorded duet with Bjork on the track "Short Term Affair" and some of the set was co-written by Steve's brother, Martin (formerly of baggy Manchester band, The Mock Turtles).
Commercially and critically, the creation was a Coogan failure and he has not performed any Ferrino routine for many years.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.