Background
Santiglia was born in Belleville, New Jersey, United States where she was raised in a musical Italian family with two older siblings.
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She is perhaps best known for her 1963 popular hit "My Boyfriend"s Back" with The Angels, which she recorded at the age of 19. Starting out at the Brill Building in New York City under the management of Ted Eddy (Louis Prima"s manager), they recorded for Tender, Unart, United Artists and Roulette. The Delicates were most famous for writing the Murray The K theme song, The Submarine Race Watchers Theme and appearing at many Murray the K concerts including several at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre.
In 1959 they released a song that they wrote called "Black and White Thunderbird" on the Unart label.
The record was produced by Don Costa. lieutenant became a significant hit on the East Coast, which afforded The Delicates a guest spot on American Bandstand on March 8, 1960.
Santiglia was then asked to join sisters Phyllis ("Jiggs") and Barbara ("Bibs") Allbut, replacing Linda Jansen as lead singer in The Angels in 1962 when a senior at Belleville High School (Belleville, New Jersey) in live performances and then to record on their new label, Smash with producers FGG. "My Boyfriend"s Back" became a #1 hit. lieutenant sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.
Two albums followed the single.
In the early "70s Santiglia was the lead vocalist for Dusk, a girl group formed by Bell Records producers Hank Medress and Dave Appell in an effort to continue the success they had with the group Tony Orlando and Dawn. The group released three singles: "Angel Baby", "I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing" and "Treat Maine Like a Good Piece of Candy". None of them rose above #53 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, and the effort was abandoned.
A dance record called "Sweet, Sweet City Rhythm" was produced in 1978 by Billy Terrell under her real name Peggy Santiglia for Tiki Records.
Santiglia has continued to perform in live concerts with The Angels and on television throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. In 2008, she recorded her first album of new material with The Angels since the late 1970s (Love, The Angels).
The Editor Sullivan Show
American Bandstand
The Mike Douglas Show
The Andy Williams Show
Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Shindig! Hullabaloo
Sha Na Na
Dinah Shore
The Midnight Special
The Buddy Deane Show (Baltimore, Doctor of Medicine).
Membership
Santiglia was offered a position as one of the touring members of Dawn behind Tony Orlando, but declined.
