The story of how an underachieving bunch of singers from the mean streets of New Jersey rose from several years in obscurity to international stardom. The centrepiece of the tale is the extraordinary relationship between lead singer Frankie Valli and the writer of many of their classics, Bob Gaudio, which began in the late 1950s and continues to this day. Presented by Paul Sexton. 1/4. Valli confides that as a young man he never wanted to be a pop singer.