page_title: Tommy Sands (American singer)
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Tommy Sands (American singer) / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Nancy Sinatra and her husband at the time. Tommy Sands, from an appearance on the game show Stump the Stars.
context_page_description: Thomas Adrian Sands is an American pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as early as 1949, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on Kraft Television Theater in January 1957 as "The Singin' Idol". The song from the show, "Teen-Age Crush", reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Cashbox.
context_section_description: Tommy Sands and singer Nancy Sinatra married in 1960 and divorced in 1965. His career had declined significantly by 1965, triggering speculation that Frank Sinatra had him "blacklisted" in the entertainment industry after their divorce. Such reports were denied by both Sands and Sinatra. In 1974, Sands married Sheila Wallace, a secretary, in Honolulu, where he had relocated in an attempt to revive his career. He continues to make occasional public singing appearances.
caption: Nancy Sinatra and Tommy Sands, 1962
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