How did Frank Sinatra earn the nickname “The Voice”?

Frank Sinatra earned the nickname "The Voice" during his rapid rise to fame in the early 1940s. After leaving the Tommy Dorsey band in late 1942 to pursue a solo career, Sinatra quickly became a cultural phenomenon.

His appearances at New York’s Paramount theater in January 1943 drew massive crowds of screaming young female fans, known as "bobby-soxers," a level of hysteria not seen since the era of silent film star Rudolph Valentino. During this period of intense popularity, he was dubbed with several monikers, including "Frankieboy," "The Sultan of Swoon," and, most popularly, "The Voice."1