Frankee
{{short description|American singer}}
{{for|the drum and bass producer|RAM Records}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=April 2008}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Frankee
|birth_name = Nicole Francine Aiello
|birth_date =
|birth_place = Staten Island, New York, U.S.
|years_active = 2003–2006
|occupation = Model, singer
|label = Big Management, Marro Records
|website =
}}
Nicole Francine Spinelli, known by her stage name Frankee, is a former American model and R&B singer mainly known for her 2004 single "F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)". In 2016, Spinelli joined the New York City Police Department.{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Tina|date=2025-05-17|url=https://nypost.com/2025/05/17/us-news/furb-singer-frankee-who-had-a-no-1-hit-now-quietly-works-as-an-nypd-cop-in-staten-island/|title=Chart-topping singer vanished after hit single — now she's a cop in gritty Staten Island|website=New York Post|accessdate=2025-05-17}} Spinelli has two daughters with her husband John Spinelli, who died in May 2025.
Career
"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" topped the charts in the United Kingdom in May 2004, and Australia in June 2004. While Eamon initially said that he selected Frankee to record the song at an audition, he later stated that his only involvement was in clearing the use of the music with the following statement:
{{Blockquote|"I was not involved with 'F.U.R.B.' I have never met Frankee and she is definitely not my girlfriend or ex-girlfriend. The only way I was associated with it was when I was asked for licensing permission by Frankee's representatives, which makes me a writer on her song by copyright law. But I really didn't expect all this to come out of it, they are having fun with it, it's cool but in the end they are paying me for their 15 minutes of fame and I welcome her to my world of Ho-Wop!"{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1485731/eamon-distances-himself-from-frankee-track-welcomes-her-to-ho-wop-world/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019013437/http://www.mtv.com/news/1485731/eamon-distances-himself-from-frankee-track-welcomes-her-to-ho-wop-world/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2014|title=Eamon Distances Himself From Frankee Track, Welcomes Her To Ho-Wop World|date=March 12, 2004|publisher=MTV News|access-date=March 21, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theslicedpan.com/culture/12-years-on-we-reflect-on-the-feud-which-shook-the-world-of-music-to-its-core/317141|title=12 Years On, We Reflect On The Feud Which Shook The World Of Music To Its Core|last=Casey|first=Gavin|date=November 24, 2015|publisher=The Sliced Pan|access-date=March 21, 2018}}|Eamon}}
After leaving Marro Records in 2006, she signed with Big Management[http://music.yahoo.com/release/33623143 "Frankee – Watch Me download on Yahoo! Music – which shows record label"]. yahoo.com. Retrieved July 2, 2008. immediately afterwards to record a new album.[http://music.yahoo.com/release/33623143 "Frankee's official Myspace which features 4 songs from her album in the audio player"]. music.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 2, 2008. A single, "Watch Me", was released as a digital download in 2006.[http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fs%253D143441%2526i%253D153660026%2526id%253D153660023%2526partnerId%253D30%2526partnerId%253D30%2526siteID%253Du2tSxCulKtw-dH2d60puyGdG8xzDQ4PCAg "Frankee – Watch Me CD Single on the iTunes Store"] itunes.com. Retrieved July 2, 2008. This song failed to chart, and Frankee was dropped from Big Entertainment.
In May 2025, the New York Post reported that Spinelli was a police officer in Staten Island raising two daughters.
Discography
=Albums=
- The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (2004)
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2004-03-27/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of March 27, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 18, 2025}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| US R&B/HH ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| DEN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| NZ ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| NOR ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| UK |
|---|
| scope="row"| "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)"
| rowspan="2"| 2004 | 63 || 71 || 1 || 5 || 22 || 20 || 14 || 2 || 33 || 1 | rowspan="2"|The Good, the Bad, the Ugly |
| scope="row"| "How You Do"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Watch Me"
| 2006 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | {{Non-album single}} |
References
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:American contemporary R&B singers
Category:American dance musicians
Category:American female models
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American soul singers
Category:Singers from New York (state)