Don Costa
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Don Costa was an American arranger, composer, and record producer best known for his work with artists like Frank Sinatra and Paul Anka during the mid-20th century pop era.
All labels observed (1)
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| Don Costa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12815961 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don Costa Context triple: [Go Away Little Girl (Steve Lawrence hit), producer, Don Costa]
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A.
John Duarte
John Duarte is a Republican politician and businessman serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 13th congressional district.
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B.
Matt Costa
Matt Costa is an American singer-songwriter and musician known for his melodic indie folk and surf-influenced acoustic rock.
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C.
Adolfo Quinones
Adolfo Quinones, better known as Shabba-Doo, was an American dancer, choreographer, and actor famed as a pioneering figure in street dance and for his role in the "Breakin'" films.
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D.
Andy LaPlegua
Andy LaPlegua is a Norwegian musician and producer best known as the founder and frontman of the industrial/electronic band Combichrist.
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E.
Andrew Molera
Andrew Molera was a California landowner and conservation-minded rancher whose family’s property in Big Sur later became Andrew Molera State Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don Costa Target entity description: Don Costa was an American arranger, composer, and record producer best known for his work with artists like Frank Sinatra and Paul Anka during the mid-20th century pop era.
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A.
John Duarte
John Duarte is a Republican politician and businessman serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 13th congressional district.
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B.
Matt Costa
Matt Costa is an American singer-songwriter and musician known for his melodic indie folk and surf-influenced acoustic rock.
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C.
Adolfo Quinones
Adolfo Quinones, better known as Shabba-Doo, was an American dancer, choreographer, and actor famed as a pioneering figure in street dance and for his role in the "Breakin'" films.
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D.
Andy LaPlegua
Andy LaPlegua is a Norwegian musician and producer best known as the founder and frontman of the industrial/electronic band Combichrist.
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E.
Andrew Molera
Andrew Molera was a California landowner and conservation-minded rancher whose family’s property in Big Sur later became Andrew Molera State Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arranger
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| birthName | Dominick P. Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music arrangement
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record production ⓘ songwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
easy listening
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pop music ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| givenName | Dominick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| name | Don Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | became one of the leading pop arrangers of the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album “Don Costa Plays the Beatles”
NERFINISHED
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album “The Sound of Don Costa” ⓘ arrangements for Frank Sinatra ⓘ arrangements for Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” ⓘ arrangements for Frank Sinatra’s “Theme from New York, New York” ⓘ arrangements for Johnny Mathis ⓘ arrangements for Paul Anka ⓘ arrangements for Paul Anka’s “(You’re) Having My Baby” ⓘ arrangements for Perry Como ⓘ arrangements for Sammy Davis Jr. ⓘ arrangements for Sarah Vaughan ⓘ arrangements for Steve and Eydie ⓘ arrangements for Tony Bennett ⓘ co-writing the song “Never My Love” (arrangement contribution) ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Eydie Gormé
NERFINISHED
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Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Mathis NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Anka NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Davis Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don Costa Description of subject: Don Costa was an American arranger, composer, and record producer best known for his work with artists like Frank Sinatra and Paul Anka during the mid-20th century pop era.
Referenced by (4)
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