Tony Bennett

Spotted by comedy legend Bob Hope singing in a Greenwich Village (New York) review, Anthony Benedetto took the comedian’s advice to change his name as a prelude to a long and highly successful career as an easy-listening singer. With hit albums and concert success across a staggering seven decades—the 1950s to the 2020s—and an inspiring list of collaborators—from jazz pianist Bill Evans to Lady Gaga—Tony Bennett is one of the most loved performers of popular song. Honoured and awarded by almost every musical institution, the 1965 tribute by Frank Sinatra (Life Magazine) says it all:

"For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He's the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more."