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Lola Dee is an American singer and recording artist with Mercury Records and Columbia Records labels in the 1950s and 1960s. At the age of 14, she was heard in an amateur contest and asked to audition for a network teen-aged show called “Junior Junction“. At 16 she was signed to a recording contract. She recorded over 40 sides, including the half million best seller “Only You“ in 1955. Her popularity as a recording artist gave her the opportunity to tour with such stars as Bob Hope, Johnnie Ray and Jimmy Durante in the late 1950s and 1960s. Lola Dee changed her given name to the performance name Lola Ameche in honor of her mother's maiden name on signing the Wing (Mercury Records) label contract, then to Lola Dee on the same label. Over time she also worked under contract with Columbia Records as Lola Dee, and recorded over 60 sides in total. Her biggest selling record was “Only You“. Her Billboard chart hits include “Pretty Eyed Baby“ and “Hitsity Hotsi
