Editing 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.
|genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[Soul music|soul]]
|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 [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer mainly known for her 2004 single "[[F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)|F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)]]". In 2016, Spinelli joined the [[NYPD|New York City Police Department]].<ref name="NYPD">{{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}}</ref> 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,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> and Australia in June 2004. While [[Eamon (singer)|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!"<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>|Eamon}}

After leaving Marro Records in 2006, she signed with Big Management<ref name="yahoo">[http://music.yahoo.com/release/33623143 "Frankee – Watch Me download on Yahoo! Music – which shows record label"]. ''yahoo.com''. Retrieved July 2, 2008.</ref> immediately afterwards to record a new album.<ref name="music.yahoo.com">[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.</ref> A single, "Watch Me", was released as a digital download in 2006.<ref name="itunes">[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.</ref> This song failed to chart, and Frankee was dropped from Big Entertainment.

Later, she worked as a model.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Woodward|first=Ellie|title=You'll Never Guess What These '00s Stars Are Doing Now|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/youll-never-guess-what-these-00s-stars-are-doing-now|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=BuzzFeed|date=April 15, 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2025, the ''[[New York Post]]'' reported that Spinelli was a police officer in Staten Island raising two daughters.<ref name="NYPD"/>

==Discography==

===Albums===
* ''[[The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Frankee album)|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%"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2004-03-27/|title=''Billboard'' Hot 100: Week of March 27, 2004|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B/HH]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2004-04-10/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of April 10, 2004|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="charts">[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Frankee&titel=F%2EU%2ER%2EB%2E+%28F+U+Right+Back%29&cat=s Dutch Charts – Frankee Chart discography in various countries]</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Hitlisten|DEN]]<br /><ref name="charts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br /><ref name="charts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="charts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Official Aotearoa Music Charts|NZ]]<br /><ref name="charts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="charts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="charts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 212}}</ref>
|- 
! 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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{{Eamon}}
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