April Stevens born Caroline Vincinette LoTempio was an American Grammy award-winning singer of traditional pop, best known for her hit single Deep Purple with her younger brother, Nino Tempo, which became a chart-topping single in 1963 and won a Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Recording. Stevens began her career in 1951 at age 21. She had a few hit songs to her name with the most popular solo recording being I'm in Love Again which peaked at number 6 on the pop charts in 1951. It was followe... moreApril Stevens born Caroline Vincinette LoTempio was an American Grammy award-winning singer of traditional pop, best known for her hit single Deep Purple with her younger brother, Nino Tempo, which became a chart-topping single in 1963 and won a Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Recording. Stevens began her career in 1951 at age 21. She had a few hit songs to her name with the most popular solo recording being I'm in Love Again which peaked at number 6 on the pop charts in 1951. It was followed by Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?", made it to number 10 later that year, and her next release, "And So to Sleep Again", hit #27. The record Deep Purple which she released with her brother reached number 1 on the Hot 100 selling over one million copies and was certified Gold. The duo enjoyed a 1964 follow-up hit in the US with the standard "Whispering" which reached number 11 on the Hot 100 singles chart. In addition Stevens was also an author, she published her autobiography titled Teach Me Tiger where she talked about shaving years of her actually age due to the competitiveness of the music industry.
