Tony Orlando
Orlando was also hired to sing on songwriter demos , and singles released with Orlando as a solo artist began to hit the charts in the US and the UK beginning in 1961 with "Halfway to Paradise" and "Bless You" when he was 16 . 
<triplet> Halfway to Paradise <subj> 1961 <obj> publication date <triplet> Bless You <subj> 1961 <obj> publication date