Lady Gaga honoured her late friend and collaborator Tony Bennett on what would have been his 97th birthday.
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Tony Bennett‘s wife Susan Benedetto has shared the legendary singer’s final words before his death.The legendary American singer died on July 21 in his hometown of New York, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was aged 96.In a new interview on the TODAY programme, Benedetto revealed that Bennett’s last words were “that he loved me”.She added: “He would wake up every day and still say that. He woke up happy every day.
Even if he had had a bad day or night, he didn’t remember it.“That was the only blessing. He woke up happy. And he’s just like, ‘Susan.
You’re the best thing that ever happened to me.’ And he would say that to me all the time.”Among those to have paid tribute to Bennett on social media is Nile Rodgers who wrote: “My most heartfelt condolences go out to Tony Bennett’s family and friends. They’re also my emotional family and friends.”Sir Elton John also shared an image of himself with Bennett along with the message: “So sad to hear of Tony’s passing. Without doubt the classiest singer, man, and performer you will ever see.Lady Gaga also penned an emotional tribute to Bennett, who she collaborated with on the albums ‘Cheek To Cheek’ and ‘Love For Sale’.“I will miss my friend forever,” she wrote.
“I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together.”“With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp. Tony & I had this magical power. We transported ourselves to another era, modernised the music together, & gave it all new life as a singing duo.
Lady Gaga honoured her late friend and collaborator Tony Bennett on what would have been his 97th birthday.
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Tony Bennett’s son, Danny Benedetto, is emotionally revisiting his final moments with his late father.
Tony Bennett's son and widow shared the singer's final words to each of them during their first interview since the legendary musician passed away. Bennett died July 21 at the age of 96, according to a post shared on the singer's Instagram page. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2016, but no official cause of death has been given.
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the late music legend’s last words to him were, “Thank you.”The pop, jazz and big-band vocalist died July 21 at the age of 96 in his hometown of New York, his publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed to The Post.Tony Bennett’s wife, Susan Benedetto, whom he wed in 2007, and Danny Bennett sat for their first joint interview since the singer’s death.“Can’t say it better than that,” Bennett told Hoda Kotb on Aug. 3’s episode of the TODAY show.The singer’s eldest child, from Tony Bennett’s 20-year marriage with ex-wife Patricia Beech, remembered his late father as a “man of the people.”“And so we experienced that as kids,” said Bennett, mentioning that he and his family “never took that for granted … It was an amazing journey.”The father-and-son duo worked together closely.
Tony Bennett's widow, Susan Benedetto, is honoring her late husband on what would have been his 97th birthday, Aug. 3, speaking out on his life and legacy in an interview on Bennett died on July 21 in his hometown of New York City. While no specific cause of death has been announced, the music legend had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016, sharing the news with the public in 2021.In a sit-down chat with Hoda Kotb on Thursday, Susan was joined by one of Tony's four children, Danny, and revealed the moving final words that he said to her.
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Lady GaGa is paying tribute to her friend and collaborator Tony Bennett.
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett first met at the Robin Hood Foundation gala in New York City where she had performed a version of Nat King Cole’s “Orange Colored Sky.” Bennett asked Gaga to sing a duet with him on his next album 2011’s Duets II, which was timed to his 85th birthday. Their performance of “The Lady Is a Tramp” would be the first collaboration between the two and the beginning of an enduring friendship that lasted throughout Bennett’s final years.
Lady Gaga is speaking out after her friend and collaborator Tony Bennett died on July 21.
Lady Gaga paid a heartfelt tribute to her friend Tony Bennett in a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday.
Lady Gaga has shared a heartfelt tribute to music icon and friend Tony Bennett, following news of his death.The legendary American singer died on July 21 in his hometown of New York, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was aged 96.Since sharing his debut album ‘Because Of You’ in 1952, the vocalist went on to release more than 70 albums, won 20 Grammy awards and collaborated with some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Sir Paul McCartney and Aretha Franklin.His final studio recording was titled ‘Love For Sale’, a collaborative collection with Lady Gaga which was released in 2021. The two had previously joined forces for the 2014 release ‘Cheek To Cheek’.Now, following his death earlier this month, Lady Gaga has spoken out on the loss publicly for the first time, and shared a touching tribute to the musician and “true friend”.Alongside an image of them both embracing, shared yesterday (July 30), the caption read: “I will miss my friend forever.
Lady Gaga is remembering her friend, Tony Bennett, in a touching tribute.
People.Bennett died on Friday, at the age of 96.“Tony, naturally, loved visiting his ancestral homeland, and we spent many summers in Italy over the years,” Benedetto, 56, told a reporter. “It was always a special time for us to be together, just the two of us,” she fondly recalled.“Tony would paint all day, and then we would eat pasta, which was his favorite meal…Everyone knows Tony had heart, but he also was a wonderful soul,” she said of the “Cheek to Cheek” singer.She noted that her surname, Benedetto, is Bennett’s original family name — and that it means “the blessed one” in his mother tongue, Italian.
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Tony Bennett's fans are keeping his legacy alive!Since the announcement that the legendary musician died on Friday, at the age of 96, the «Love For Sale» singer has been celebrated in tributes across the country.In New York City, fans adorned a park bench with flowers in Central Park. The seat in his home city was where Bennett famously posed for a picture with his dog.
Tony Bennett‘s wife Susan Benedetto paid tribute to the late singer after he died Friday in New York. He was 96.
Tony Bennett's wife Susan Benedetto paid tribute to the late singer after he died Friday in New York. He was 96.Susan took to Bennett's verified Instagram account and posted a moving message to the fans, friends and colleagues «who celebrated his life and humanity and shared their love of him and his musical legacy.»She added, «And as sad as today has been for all of us we can find joy in Tony's legacy forever.» The sweet message was signed by Susan and the couple's son, Danny.