# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mel-torme
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:10:05.107Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mel-torme"
name: "Mel Tormé"
slug: "mel-torme"
description: "Melvin Howard Tormé, nicknamed \"The Velvet Fog\", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for \"The Christmas Song\" and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 14 times."
tagline: "American recording artist (1925–1999)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mel_Torm%C3%A9_(1979).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1925-09-13"
deathDate: "1999-06-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.737542394990868
  historical:           22.55919333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868123/"
    handle:    "nm0868123"
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    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4X8QFzZ1HqwPfwDfyjtwXC"
    handle:    "4X8QFzZ1HqwPfwDfyjtwXC"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.meltorme.com/"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "ميل تورم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mel Tormé"
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    title: "Mel Tormé"
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    title: "Mel Tormé"
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    title: "Mel Tormé"
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    title: "メル・トーメ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "멜 토메"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mel Tormé"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%B9%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%92"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump