Tony Monopoly (3 December 1944 â€" 21 March 1995) was an
Australian-born cabaret singer and actor who enjoyed success in the
United Kingdom. Born Antonio Rosario Monopoli in Adelaide, he was a
regular on the national radio show, Kangaroos on Parade at the age of
nine as a boy soprano.At the age of sixteen he became a Carmelite monk
and remained in the order for five years. During the 1960s he
regularly performed with Edwin Duff and Norm Erskine, as a trio of
singers, on In Melbourne Tonight and Tonight with Don Lane.In 1975 he
was appearing at Caesar's Palace in Luton when he auditioned for
Opportunity Knocks, a British television talent show, for a run of six
appearances. In June 1976, his self-titled album peaked at No. 25 in
the UK Albums Chart.In a national pre-selection to choose the song
that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 9 March 1977 at
the New London Theatre, Monopoly earned 66 points and placed ninth
with the tune "Leave a Little Love." By the early 1980s Monopoly
performed aboard cruise liners, "I lived on one yacht for a year," he
said. "I went to 56 countries. I had champagne for breakfast. But I
hated it". When fulfilling his increasingly rare engagements on dry
land, he divided his time between Australia and the UK. Tony Monopoly Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter