Tony Bennett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

8/3/1926

Place of Birth

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Tony Bennet Anthony Dominick Benedetto Joe Bari

Tony Bennett

Biography

Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz. Raised in New York City, Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to Riches" followed in the early 1950s. Bennett then further refined his...

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