December '07 Entertainment—Tony Sacca Column

A Refreshing Musical Attraction to Las Vegas

‘Las Vegas Tenors’ are four very talented singers who currently have successful careers outside the group. Individually, they are Bill Fayne, Teddy Davey, Mark Giovi and Bobby Black.

The definition of a tenor singer described by Webster states, “a male voice between baritone and alto, ranging approximately from one octave below middle C to one octave above it.” There are two categories of a tenor, first tenor and second tenor; second tenor having a lower voice range.

The Las Vegas Tenors began in 2005 when Bill Fayne was asked to put together a group of singers to perform a concert of eclectic music from various genres. Bill, a classically trained singer, loves Opera and Broadway. Bobby and Mark are more contemporary singers who are comfortable singing Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, R & B, as well as the classics. Teddy Davey has experience in theater, pop and classical Italian songs. It seemed like a good idea, but no one could have predicted the incredible response to their shows.

Individually:

Bill Fayne, has achieved Las Vegas notoriety during his almost eight year run here in Las Vegas as musical conductor, arranger, singer and performer with Las Vegas headliner Clint Holmes His musical association with Clint Holmes spans 24 years. They have a friendship that goes back to their college days, where they first met. The pair has traveled the world making music, creating shows, and sharing some very wonderful experiences. Bill has been musical director of more than 50 musical theater productions, operas, and television shows over the past 30 years. He has appeared as a guest conductor with the Atlanta, Columbus, Delaware, and even his hometown, Buffalo's symphony orchestras. As an arranger, Bill has worked with artists such as, Suzanne Sommers, Gloria Loring, Ann Jillian, Hal Linden, Mickey Rooney, and Kathie Lee Gifford. . In the past few years, Bill has written theme songs for television shows, including the NBC series "Jennifer Slept Here" and "Ann Jillian". Bill currently resides in Las Vegas.

Bobby Black, an internationally acclaimed vocalist, makes his way around the world sharing his talents and charm to millions. From his humble, small hometown of Donalsonville, Georgia to the mighty outback of Australia and across 4 continents, Bobby Black celebrates a lifetime of passion and pride with his one true love, music.

In April 2000, Bobby was hired to be the lead pop soloist for the grand theatrical productions onboard the Celebrity Cruises, GTS Millennium. The Millennium was the first ship to brag of such a state-of-the-art theatrical facility; 1000 seat auditorium with three tiered seating, Broadway scale fly space, multiple hydraulic lift stages and a cast of some of the world’s greatest singers and dancers showcased Bobby Black as a star.

Bobby was so successful at the production shows, that the cruise line asked him to perform his own one-man show where he received standing ovations every night and extremely high passenger ratings. Now his one-man show can be seen all over the world on a variety of ships including Celebrity Cruises and Holland America. Bobby chose Las Vegas to be his home.

Mark Giovi, was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey where he started singing at a very early age. In 1994 he moved to Los Angeles and founded a band, playing the clubs on the strip and opening for some major acts. While singing in Los Angeles, a woman he knew started working for a recording act (Aaron Carter). She asked he to come aboard and be his vocal coach. He then became Aaron Carter’s Tour Manager and sang back up traveling all over the world and opening for NSYNC, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. Mark has also appeared on national television many times including Wayne Brady, Regis and Kathy Lee, the Today Show, United Cerebral Palsy Telethon and Your Big Break. Mark currently sings lead in the show Bite at the Stratosphere and is now a Las Vegas resident with his wife and daughter and a child on way.

Teddy Davey, is a critically acclaimed singer born in St. Louis – (Alton, IL.) He recently finished a successful run swingin' and croonin' your favorite classic songs made popular by; Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole and many others at Maggiano’s Little Italy at the Fashion Show Mall. He began singing solos at the young age of four years old. He studied at Northwestern University and is classically trained in voice and theatre at Milliken University – Decatur, IL. He received B.F.A (Acting/Performance) from the University of Texas-Austin. Teddy has performed all over the world including work with Princess Cruise ships –Mediterranean circuit and visited several ports of call including Italy, U.K., Spain, Portugal, France, Greece and Turkey. For two and a half years, Teddy was lead player in “BA DA BING!” at the Stardust, Aladdin, Orleans. He was also Original Gondolier at the Venetian for 18 months and is the front man for “The KOKOMO Show” for the last18 months at Harrah’s in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Tenors have been so successful since inception that thy have been invited back to appear every Monday for the month of November at the Suncoast.