Meet Joey Chiarenza
Born May 3, 1956 in Boston's North End — also known as Little Italy — Joey Chiarenza fell in love
with the music of Frank Sinatra as a child. While his siblings and friends were listening to the
Beatles and Led Zeppelin, Joey was immersing himself in Sinatra records.
As Joey grew up, he began singing at family affairs. In countless memories, he hears his mother say,
"Get up and sing my song." Her song was "My Way" — and to this day it means more to him than
any other Sinatra song.
"Get up and sing my song."
In 2012, after a lot of encouragement from family and friends, Joey took a chance and did his first
public performance in Stoneham, MA. Over 200 people bought tickets, and from there his professional
singing career took off, and he has performed all over New England since.
Joey and his wife of over four decades, Gina, moved from the North End in 2005. Today they live in
Salem, MA and spend all of their free time with their sons and grandchildren.