Given the question: Facts: - instrument: vocals - website: -lsb- http://www.vicdamone.com www.vicdamone.com -rsb- - years active: 1947 - present - caption: damone in 1959 - birth name: vito rocco farinola - label: mercury rca victor crown records records columbia records capitol records warner bros. records - genre: traditional pop , big band - birth date: 12 june 1928 - name: vic damone - image size: 220px - background: solo_singer - image: vic damone 1959.jpg - birth place: brooklyn , new york , u.s. - occupation: singer songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of vic damone .
The answer is:
vic damone -lrb- born vito rocco farinola ; june 12 , 1928 -rrb- is an american singer and entertainer , of italian descent .