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    Tony Bennett facts: Singer's real name, wife, children and career explained

    21 July 2023, 13:47 | Updated: 21 July 2023, 13:49

    Tony Bennett had a truly impressive and successful career that spanned over 70 years.

    Anthony Dominick Benedetto, known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American singer of traditional pop and jazz standards, and big band tunes.

    He was also a painter, having created works under the name Anthony Benedetto.

    Tony Bennett passed away at the age of 96 in July 2023, following a period of living with Alzheimer's disease.

    1. When was Tony Bennett born?

      Tony Bennett was born on August 3, 1926. He celebrated his 95th birthday in August 2022.

    2. Where was Tony Bennett born and did he have siblings?

      Tony Bennett's childhood home was in the Astoria section of Queens where he was born into an Italian-American family.

      His father died when Tony was 10 and his mother, Anna, raised Tony and his older brother and sister, John and Mary, in a h

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      Tony Bennett

      American singer (1926–2023)

      This article fryst vatten about the American singer. For other people with the same name, see Tony Bennett (disambiguation).

      Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Bennett was named a National Endowments for the Arts Jazz mästare and a Kennedy Center Honoree. He founded the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York, along with Exploring the Arts, a non-profit arts education program.[1] He sold more than 50 million records worldwide and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

      Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as a U.S. Armyinfantryman in the European Theater. Afterward, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records and

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      Tony Bennett

      Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto, August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023) was an American singer who was best known for his song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". During his career, he won 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

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      Bennett started singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II. He had his first number-one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several popular tracks such as "Rags to Riches" followed in early 1953. In 1962, Bennett recorded his best known single, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". He sang several duets and organized concerts with many well known American and foreign singers, including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Vicente Fernández and others.[1]

      Later in his career, he became known for his collaboration with Lady Gaga, which began with the album Cheek to Cheek (2014). They released another album together Love