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"Weird Al" Yankovic
Of Serbian, Italian and English descent, Al Yankovic grew up in California and
was propelled towards music after being given accordion lessons when he was six.
Whilst studying for a degree in Architecture, he took to playing his accordion
at amateur music nights and was labelled "Weird Al" due to his eccentric
performances and his habit of writing and singing parodies of the day's hits.
One of them, My Bologna - a send-up of The Knack's My Sharona - was heard by
Knack singer Doug Fieger, who arranged for it to be released as a single and
Weird Al's career as an offbeat rock comed...
