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Maria Dallas
Musical artist
Maria Dallas (born Marina Devcich, 1946) was discovered at a talent contest in small town of Morrinsville, New Zealand.[1]
Her first single "Tumblin' Down", written by Jay Epae, released in 1966 and made it to #11 in the charts.[2] It also won her a Loxene Golden Disc award.[3] She released several albums and singles and starred in the New Zealand television series Golden Girl[4] before moving on to Australia in 1967. Her single "Ambush", which charted #20 in Australia, was recorded in Nashville, produced by Felton Jarvis.[5] She returned to New Zealand in 1970 and scored a #1 hit with the song "Pinocchio".[6][7] The song spent six weeks at number one during the autumn of the year. In total, Dallas produced at least 10 albums and 25 singles.[8] "Pinocchio" peaked at number 96 in Australia in March 1971.[9]