Matt Monro

Matt Monro (1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer who became one of the most popular entertainers on the international music scene during the 1960s. Throughout his 30-year career, he filled cabarets, nightclubs, music halls, and stadiums in Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. He sold more than 100 million records during his lifetime. "The Singer's Singer", a new... more

Date of birth:

  • Dec 1, 1930

Date of death:

  • Feb 7, 1985 (age 54 years)

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Also known as:

  • Matt Monroe,
  • From Russia with love - Matt Monro,
  • Matt Munro
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Height:

  • 1.676 m (5.499 ft )
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