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Anthony Dominick Benedetto 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 His Birth Name 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. 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 Tracks 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. Bennett Continued To Create Popular And Critically Praised Work Into The 21st Century. He Attracted Acclaim For His Collaborations With Lady Gaga Which Began With The Album Cheek To Cheek 2014 The Two Performers Toured Together To Promote The Album Throughout 2014 And 2015. With The Release Of The Duo's Second Album Love For Sale 2021 Bennett Broke The Individual Record For The Longest Span Of Top-10 Albums On The Billboard 200 Chart For Any Living Artist His First Top-10 Record Was I Left My Heart In San Francisco In 1962. Bennett Also Broke The Guinness World Record For The Oldest Person To Release An Album Of New Material At The Age Of 95 Years And 60 Days. Bennett Has Amassed Numerous Accolades Throughout His Career Including 19 Grammy Awards And Two Primetime Emmy Awards. He Was Named An NEA Jazz Master And A Kennedy Center Honoree. Bennett Has Sold Over 50 Million Records Worldwide. In February 2021 It Was Revealed That Bennett Was Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Disease In 2016. Due To The Slow Progression Of His Illness He Continued To Record Tour And Perform Until His Retirement From Concert Performances In August 2021 Due To Physical Challenges. Bennett Died In New York City On Friday July 21 2023 At The Age Of 96. His Death Was Announced By His Publicist.
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Anthony Dominick Benedetto 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 His Birth Name 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. 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 Tracks 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. Bennett Continued To Create Popular And Critically Praised Work Into The 21st Century. He Attracted Acclaim For His Collaborations With Lady Gaga Which Began With The Album Cheek To Cheek 2014 The Two Performers Toured Together To Promote The Album Throughout 2014 And 2015. With The Release Of The Duo's Second Album Love For Sale 2021 Bennett Broke The Individual Record For The Longest Span Of Top-10 Albums On The Billboard 200 Chart For Any Living Artist His First Top-10 Record Was I Left My Heart In San Francisco In 1962. Bennett Also Broke The Guinness World Record For The Oldest Person To Release An Album Of New Material At The Age Of 95 Years And 60 Days. Bennett Has Amassed Numerous Accolades Throughout His Career Including 19 Grammy Awards And Two Primetime Emmy Awards. He Was Named An NEA Jazz Master And A Kennedy Center Honoree. Bennett Has Sold Over 50 Million Records Worldwide. In February 2021 It Was Revealed That Bennett Was Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Disease In 2016. Due To The Slow Progression Of His Illness He Continued To Record Tour And Perform Until His Retirement From Concert Performances In August 2021 Due To Physical Challenges. Bennett Died In New York City On Friday July 21 2023 At The Age Of 96. His Death Was Announced By His Publicist.
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Cheek To Cheek Is A Collaborative Album By American Singers Tony Bennett And Lady Gaga. It Was Released On September 19 2014 By Interscope Records And Columbia Records. In 2011 Bennett And Gaga First Met At The Robin Hood Foundation Gala In New York City. After These Two Later Recorded A Rendition Of "The Lady Is A Tramp" They Began Discussing Plans For Working On A Jazz Project. Cheek To Cheek Consists Of Jazz Standards By Popular Jazz Composers Such As George Gershwin Cole Porter Jerome Kern And Irving Berlin. The Album Was Inspired By Bennett And Gaga's Desire To Introduce The Songs To A Younger Generation Since They Believed That These Tracks Had Universal Appeal. In January 2013 It Was Announced By Both Artists And Started Recording After Gaga Recovered From Her Hip Surgery. The Album Was Recorded In New York City Where Bennett And Gaga Were Accompanied By A Live Band And Jazz Musicians Associated With Both Artists. Gaga Deviated From Her Previous Contemporary Pop Albums While Wanting Instead To Create A Jazz Record. The Release Date Of The Album Was Delayed Multiple Times And The Final Date Was Announced By Bennett And Gaga On The Today Show. The Full-Length Track Listing And The Cover Artwork Was Released Thereafter Including The Track Lists For Many Alternate Editions. The Artists Promoted Cheek To Cheek Through Multiple Performances In And Around New York A "behind The Scenes" Program Detailing The Recording Of The Album On Home Shopping Network HSN And A Televised Concert Titled Tony Bennett And Lady Gaga Cheek To Cheek Live! Which Aired On PBS In October 2014. The Album Was Preceded By The Release Of Two Singles "Anything Goes" And "I Can't Give You Anything But Love". They Both Reached Number One On Billboard's Jazz Digital Songs Chart. Cheek To Cheek Received Generally Positive Reviews Upon Release With Critics Praising Gaga's Vocals. At The 57th Annual Grammy Awards The Album Won A Grammy For Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Cheek To Cheek Debuted At Number One On The US Billboard 200 With 131 000 Copies Sold In Its First Week According To Nielsen SoundScan And Has Since Sold 717 000 Copies In The US. The Album Became Bennett's Second Number-One Album And Gaga's Third Consecutive Number-One Album In The US Gaga Became The First Female Artist In The 2010 Decade To Have Three Number-One Albums While Bennett Extended His Record As The Oldest Person To Achieve A Number-One Album On The Chart. The Album Also Reached The Top Ten In Greece The United Kingdom Canada Japan And Australia.