Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; Août 3, 1926) is an American singer of popular music, de normes, de show tunes and jazz. Raised in New York City, Bennett a commencé singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World war II as à infantryman with the U. S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his de chant technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" en 1951. Several top hits, such as "Rags to Riches" followed in the early 1950s. Bennett then further refined his approach to encompass de jazz, de chant. He reached à artistic peak in the late 1950s with album, such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. En 1962, Bennett recorded his signature chanson, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career and his personal life then suffered à extended downturn during the height of the rock music era. Bennett staged a remarkable retour dans the late 1980s and 1990s, putting out or record album again and expanding his audience to the MTV Génération while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s. Bennett has won fifteen Grammy Awards, deux Emmy Awards, been named NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. He has sold over 50 millions de records worldwide. Bennett is a serious and accomplished painter, creating works under the name Benedetto that are on en permanence l'affichage public dans plusieurs institutions. He is also the founder of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts à Astoria, dans le Queens.