Joseph "Joe" Dolce (pronounced /ˈdoʊl.tʃeɪ/, originally /ˈdoʊlts/; born 1947 in Painesville, Ohio) is an American-born, Australian singer/songwriter who achieved fame as a one hit wonder with his multi-million-selling novelty song, "Shaddap You Face", recorded with his group, Joe Dolce Music Theatre, and released in 1980. The single reached number one in 15 countries, it has sold more than 300,000 copies in Australia and an estimated six million worldwide. It reached No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart for eight weeks from November 1980. The track famously kept Ultravox's "Vienna" off the number one singles spot in the United Kingdom.