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Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

Acting
03 Aug 1926
21 Jul 2023
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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. Sev...

Also Known As

Tony Bennet , Anthony Dominick Benedetto , Joe Bari

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