Carol Connors (singer)
| Carol Connors | |
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Carol Connors performing live on November 17, 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Annette Kleinbard |
| Born |
November 13, 1940 New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Rock and roll, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Labels | Dore Records |
| Associated acts | The Teddy Bears |
Carol Connors (born November 13, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter. She is perhaps best known as the lead vocalist on The Teddy Bears' single, "To Know Him Is To Love Him", which was written by her bandmate Phil Spector.
Connors was born Annette Kleinbard on November 13, 1940 in New Brunswick. Her parents were Polish Jews. She lost many relatives in The Holocaust. She attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California.
She was the lead singer of the pop vocal trio known as the Teddy Bears, which also included Phil Spector. The Teddy Bears' only major hit, "To Know Him Is To Love Him", which Spector wrote specifically to showcase Connors' singing voice, reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1958. After their initial hit, the trio disbanded because of the failure of their follow-up singles, and the fact that Spector preferred working behind the scenes to performing.
Some years later she legally changed her name to Carol Connors. She co-wrote (with Ayn Robbins and Bill Conti) "Gonna Fly Now", the theme song from the film Rocky, which earned her an Academy Award nomination. Carol Connors sang the theme to the film Orca, called "We Are One."
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