Tony Bennett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tony Bennett

American singer

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1926

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: actor, singer, painter, jazz musician, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Tony Bennett

  • Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz.
  • He is also a painter, having created works under the name Anthony Benedetto that are on permanent public display in several institutions.
  • He is the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York.Born and raised in Astoria to an Italian-American family, Bennett began singing at an early age.
  • He fought in the final stages of World War II as a U.S.
  • Army infantryman in the European Theater.
  • Afterward, 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 early 1953.
  • He then refined his approach to encompass jazz singing.
  • He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings.
  • In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco".
  • His career and personal life experienced an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era. Bennett staged a comeback in the late 1980s and 1990s, putting out gold record albums again and expanding his reach to the MTV generation while keeping his musical style intact.
  • He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2010s.
  • He has won 19 Grammy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented in 2001) and two Emmy Awards, and was named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree.
  • Bennett has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

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