# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/andy-russell
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:27:02.727Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/andy-russell"
name: "Andy Russell"
slug: "andy-russell"
description: "Andy Russell was an American popular singer, actor, and entertainer. He specialized in traditional pop and Latin music. He sold 8 million records in the 1940s wherein he sang bilingually in English and Spanish. His most successful songs included \"Bésame Mucho\", \"Amor\", and \"What a Diff'rence a Day Made\". He made appearances and performed on radio programs, most notably Your Hit Parade, in several movies, and on television."
tagline: "American singer (1919-1992)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait_of_Andy_Russell%2C_Eddie_Condon's%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._Aug._1947_William_P_Gottlieb_graphic.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1919-09-16"
deathDate: "1992-04-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.63
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.840356
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750991/"
    handle:    "nm0750991"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/640555"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Russell_(sanger)"
    title: "Andy Russell (sanger)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84_(%D9%85%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%89)"
    title: "اندى راسيل (مغنى)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Russell"
    title: "Andy Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C_%DA%95%DB%95%D8%B2%DA%B5"
    title: "ئاندی ڕەزڵ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Russell_(singer)"
    title: "Andy Russell (singer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Russell"
    title: "Andy Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Russell_(chanteur)"
    title: "Andy Russell (chanteur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Russell"
    title: "Andy Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1ac1deee-861c-49f2-8cec-32d8da31ef18"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944152"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/137908"
    title: "Andy Russell"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump