Tony Bennett Dies at 96… “Cheek to Cheek” with Lady Gaga

Last Updated on 07/22/2023 by てんしょく飯

In 2015, “Cheek to Cheek,” which he put out with Lady Gaga, won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

Tony Bennett, a major American singer, died on July 21 in New York, U.S. He was 96. He was 96 years old, several U.S. media reported.

Born in New York, he had a big hit with “Records of You” in 1951 and won a Grammy Award with “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” in 1962. She had a long and distinguished career, boasting a rich voice and a delicate emotional expression.

Since 2000, his duet albums with various singers have become popular, and in 2015, “Cheek to Cheek” with Lady Gaga was selected for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. 2021. After announcing that she had Alzheimer’s disease, the two performed together.

They have many fans in Japan and performed at a music event in Tokyo in 2013.