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name: "Franke Previte"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/franke-previte"
fi1m_id: "franke-previte"
tmdb_id: 3997579
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "2 May 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T03:24:10.700502+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Franke Previte

## Identity

Franke Previte

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/franke-previte
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** franke-previte
- **TMDB ID:** 3997579
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3997579

Composer. Born 2 May 1946 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 2 May 1946, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3997579

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Dirty Dancing*](https://film.one/film/dirty-dancing.md) (79)

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## Biography

Franke Previte is an American singer, songwriter and composer. He was the lead singer of the 1980s band Franke and the Knockouts, which had several US Top 40 hits including 'Sweetheart' in 1981.

Previte co-wrote the song '(I've Had) The Time of My Life' for the 1987 film *Dirty Dancing*, with John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz. The track, performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as a Golden Globe. He also co-wrote 'Hungry Eyes' for the same soundtrack. His other film credits include music for *Mystic Pizza* (1988) and *Get Out* (2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dirty Dancing* (1987), Fi1m 79, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/dirty-dancing.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *St. Patrick's Day* (1998), Music Supervisor
- *Dirty Dancing* (1987), Music — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/dirty-dancing.md)

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