Jill Colucci

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Jill Colucci is an American songwriter and vocalist. She initially rose to prominence in 1988, singing the main scores to the hit film Mystic Pizza. She sang the ABC promo campaigns Something's Happening (the 1988 version with Bill Champlin and the 1989 edition solo) and America's Watching ABC (1990 version only). She was also the performer for "The Funny Things You Do" ,which was the theme song for America's Funniest Home Videos, for the first seven seasons. Colucci's prolific credits even extended to Toyota, where she was the original vocalist of the auto maker's "I love what you do for me" campaign in 1989. The following year, as she continued to sing for ABC, she sang for The Disney Channel's Celebrate Me Home promotions. In 1993, she won Billboard Song of the Year for the song No One Else on Earth by Wynonna.

[edit] Career Beginnings

A lot can be said about Jill's career. Colucci first entered into the music industry at age 5, when she was still with her family singing along to Brenda Lee albums. While acting with her brother, she sang and her brother was playing the accordion. By age 7, Jill was the winner televised talent competition on The Gene Carroll Show.