# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dion-dimucci
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:12:31.214Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dion-dimucci"
name: "Dion DiMucci"
slug: "dion-dimucci"
description: "Dion Francis DiMucci, better known mononymously as Dion, is an American singer and songwriter. His music incorporates elements of doo-wop, pop, rock, R&B, folk and blues. Initially the lead singer of the vocal group Dion and the Belmonts, Dion embarked on a solo career, and was one of the most prominent rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era. He had 39 Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a solo performer, or with the Belmonts and the Del-Satins. He is best remembered for his signature hit songs \"Runaround Sue\", \"The Wanderer\", \"Ruby Baby\" and \"Lovers Who Wander\", among others."
tagline: "American singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DionDiMucci.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: "1939-07-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           54.83
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.06408266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDion"
    handle:    "OfficialDion"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227488/"
    handle:    "nm0227488"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/15FyiY3ChN0QRspHIQYq0W"
    handle:    "15FyiY3ChN0QRspHIQYq0W"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.diondimucci.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%89"
    title: "ديون ديموكسى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3_(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)"
    title: "ディオン (歌手)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%94%94%EC%98%A8_%EB%94%94%EB%AC%B4%EC%B9%98"
    title: "디온 디무치"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion"
    title: "Dion"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86)"
    title: "Дион (певец)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci"
    title: "Dion DiMucci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion"
    title: "Dion"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/89efeadd-8080-4cf9-af33-2e68a173df02"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1226921"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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