Melonie Dodaro Finds Her Father After 46 Years -- And He's An Elvis Impersonator

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Melonie Dodaro Finds Her Father After 46 Years -- And He's An Elvis Impersonator

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Melonie Dodaro is a social media marketer but she kept her decades-long search for her biological father mostly private — until this week when she finally decided to share her personal plight on Facebook.

Within 72 hours of her video post, she found him.

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Dodaro, who lives in Kelowna, B.C., sent out her online request for help on Saturday.

"I've never met my biological father and quite often am overwhelmed with curiosity who he is and if I have any siblings," she wrote. "Please watch this video and help me spread the word."

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HELP, I need your assistance in locating my biological father.Social media is a great tool for spreading a message and I need your help in spreading my personal message.I've never met my biological father and quite often am overwhelmed with curiosity who he is and if I have any other siblings.Please watch this video and help me spread the word, my hope is with your help and the power of social media that I will solve this mystery that's plagued my life, all of my life!His name is Cees de Jong, born March 2, 1946/47 (or maybe even 1948). Born I think in Zwolle, Netherlands. Was in Canada early 1968, then left to go to Sydney Australia. I'm not sure what country he currently lives in.For more details please read: http://topdogsocialmedia.com/find-my-dad-Cees-Dejong/

Posted by Melonie Dodaro on Saturday, May 30, 2015

Dodaro also created a blog post that included the facts she knew about her father, a Dutch man named Cees de Jong who visited Toronto in 1968.

He was working as a painter when he met Dodaro's mother, Jennifer, at a dance in Brampton, Ont.

Dodaro acknowledged it would be a long shot since the name Cees de Jong is as common in the Netherlands as John Smith is in North America.

But a Dutch journalist with De Stentor newspaper saw Dodaro's post and began investigating. Facebook users in the Netherlands also shared the request.

By Monday, Dodaro was speaking to her father, Colin de Jong, on the phone. It turns out he's now an Elvis impersonator who lives in Thailand with his family.

Dodaro learned that de Jong couldn't find her in the past because her mother had changed her maiden name, according to Global News.

"You make me the most happy dad in the world," de Jong wrote on his Facebook page. "[I] want to give you all my love and attention in the future as I missed you so much and wondering where you are."

De Jong, who performs as Colin Young, has two children named Elvis and Priscilla.

Dodaro said she plans to visit Thailand with her husband and children, where de Jong promises to throw "a great welcome party."

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