Nick Traina

Nicholas John Steel Traina (May 1, 1978 – September 20, 1997) was an American singer, who was lead singer for the punk band Link 80. The son of the famous American romance writer Danielle Steel, Nick Traina's last name comes from his adoptive father, John Traina. He was raised in San Francisco where he attended Town School but owing to his mother's enormous success in writing numerous romance novels, the family also maintained an estate in the south of France. His biological father was Steel's third husband, William Toth, a burglar and heroin addict whom his mother later divorced. He started his first band, Shanker, at age thirteen with Max Leavitt. He joined Link 80 at age sixteen and played with them for three years, touring...