Gerry Polci

Gerry Polci is a singer and musician who was a member of the American rock and pop band The Four Seasons.

Polci played and sang in the band variously between 1973 and 1990. He sang and played drums on a number of their major hits, including the 1976 worldwide hit, December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night).[1]

Polci also married, Toni Valli, the daughter of the most celebrated member of The Four Seasons Frankie Valli.[1][2] Their daughter, Olivia Valli, is now a musical theatre performer, including taking the role of her own grandmother in the musical Jersey Boys that dramatizes the early days of the band The Four Seasons.[3][4]

Polci and Toni later divorced and Polci remarried to Rhea.[5]

Interspersed with performing with the Four Seasons, Polci arranged for Barry Manilow for his television specials and did other musical work. After leaving the Four Seasons, he became a music teacher but also performed with the band 'The Hit Men' — fellow members included his former band mates in The Four Seasons, Lee Shapiro and Don Ciccone.[1][2][6]

References
  1. James, Gary (2015). "Gary James' Interview With Gerry Polci Of The Four Seasons". classicbands.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Klausner, Howard (5 February 1995). "A Four Seasons Singer Is Back in the Limelight". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Olivia Valli of Jersey Boys". Broadway.com. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. Mirrione, Joe (8 December 2014). "Frankie Valli's Granddaughter to Make Debut This Thursday at Bergen PAC". Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. Ritchie, Cameron (22 December 2017). "Oh, What A Night singer Gerry Polci parties in Haddington". East Lothian Courier. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. Zizzi, Alexa (7 October 2014). "Classic musicians unite to form 'The Hit Men'". The Temple News. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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