Peggy Santiglia
| Peggy Santiglia | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Margaret Santiglia |
| Born | May 4, 1944 |
| Origin | Belleville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | Roulette, Unart, Mercury-Smash, Polygram, Tiki, Tollie, DynoVoice, United Artists |
| Associated acts | The Delicates, The Angels, Dusk, Jessica James and the Outlaws, The Serendipity Singers |
| Website | The Angels Official Website |
Peggy Santiglia (born Margaret Santiglia; May 4, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter of the "girl group era". She is perhaps best known for her 1963 pop hit "My Boyfriend's Back" with The Angels, which she recorded at the age of 19.
Santiglia was born in Belleville, New Jersey, United States where she was raised in a musical Italian family with two older siblings.
In 1958 she and childhood friends Denise Ferri and Arleen Lanzotti formed The Delicates. Starting out at the Brill Building in New York City under the management of Ted Eddy (Louis Prima's manager), they recorded for Tender, Unart, United Artists and Roulette.
The Delicates were most famous for writing the Murray The K theme song, The Submarine Race Watchers Theme and appearing at many Murray the K concerts including several at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre.
In 1959 they released a song that they wrote called "Black and White Thunderbird" on the Unart label. The record was produced by Don Costa. It became a significant hit on the East Coast, which afforded The Delicates a guest spot on American Bandstand on March 8, 1960.
Santiglia was then asked to join sisters Phyllis ("Jiggs") and Barbara ("Bibs") Allbut, replacing Linda Jansen as lead singer in The Angels in 1962 when a senior at Belleville High School (Belleville, New Jersey) in live performances and then to record on their new label, Smash with producers FGG. "My Boyfriend's Back" became a #1 hit. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Two albums followed the single. Peggy was also in the chorus backing Lou Christie's "Lightnin' Strikes".
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