Robert Allen Curtola, CM (April 17, 1943 – June 4, 2016)[1][2] was a Canadian rock and roll singer and teen idol.

[2] He began performing at age 15 with a band called Bobby and the Bobcats, singing at high school assemblies.

[5] Curtola went on to record hits such as "Indian Giver", "Aladdin" and his biggest chart topper, "Fortuneteller" in 1962, which was also successful internationally, selling 2.5 million copies.

[7] In 1998, in recognition of his long service to the Canadian music industry as well as his humanitarian work, particularly with children's charities,[11] he was made a member of the Order of Canada.

[14] In addition to his musical work, Curtola was a business entrepreneur, marketing a brand of tomato clam Caesar cocktail called SeaCzar for three years.

[15] Curtola founded companies that acquired hotel and truck stops throughout Canada, and in 1991 bid for ownership of the Ottawa Rough Riders.