TONY BENNETT
Name: Tony Bennett
Birth name: Anthony Dominick Benedetto
Born: 3 August 1926 Astoria, Queens, New York City, United States
Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3, 1926) is an American
singer of popular music, standards and jazz. After having achieved artistic and
commercial success in the 1950s and early 1960s, his career suffered an extended
downturn during the height of the rock music era. Bennett staged a remarkable
comeback, however, in the late 1980s and 1990s, expanding his audience to a
younger generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular
and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s.
Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter.
Name: Tony Bennett
Birth name: Anthony Dominick Benedetto
Born: 3 August 1926 Astoria, Queens, New York City, United States
Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3, 1926) is an American
singer of popular music, standards and jazz. After having achieved artistic and
commercial success in the 1950s and early 1960s, his career suffered an extended
downturn during the height of the rock music era. Bennett staged a remarkable
comeback, however, in the late 1980s and 1990s, expanding his audience to a
younger generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular
and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s.
Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter.