Profile
Famous as :
Jazz singerBirth Name :
Anthony Dominick BenedettoBirth Date :
August 03, 1926Birth Place :
Astoria, Queens, NYCSpouse :
Patricia Beech (11-Feb-52 - Dec 1971), Sandra Grant (actress, 29-Dec-71 - 1980), Susan Crow (former educator, since 21-Jun-07)Claim to fame :
Single "Because of You" (1951)
ASCAP Pop Music Awards
2002
Won ASCAP Pied Piper Awardcategory (for His Unparalleled Contributions to Popular Music)
Billboard Music Awards
2006
Won Billboard Century AwardCableACE Awards
1996
Won CableACEcategory Performance in a Music Special or Series for Tony Bennett Live by Request: A Valentine's Special (1996) (TV)
Emmy Awards
2007
Won Emmycategory Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006) (TV)
1996
Won Emmycategory Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for Tony Bennett Live by Request: A Valentine's Special (1996) (TV)
GLAAD Media Awards
2003
Won GLAAD Media Awardcategory Outstanding Music Album for "A Wonderful World"
shared with k.d. lang
Grammy Awards
2008
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Steppin' Out"
shared with Christina Aguilera
2007
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Duets: An American Classic"
2007
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "For Once in My Life"
shared with Stevie Wonder
2006
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "The Art of Romance"
2004
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "A Wonderful World"
shared with k.d. lang
2004
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "La Vie En Rose"
shared with k.d. lang
2003
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues"
2003
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "What a Wonderful World"
shared with k.d. lang
2002
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "New York State of Mind"
shared with Billy Joel
2001
Won Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards2000
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance for "Bennett Sings Ellington - Hot & Cool"
1999
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Musical Album for Children for "The Playground"
1998
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "On Holiday"
1998
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "God Bless the Child"
shared with Billie Holiday
1997
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Here's to the Ladies"
1995
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance for "MTV Unplugged"
1995
Won Grammy Awardcategory Album of the Year for "MTV Unplugged"
1995
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Moonglow"
shared with k.d. lang
1994
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance for "Steppin' Out"
1993
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance for "Perfectly Frank"
1991
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Male for "Astoria: Portrait of the Artist"
1991
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Male for "Astoria: Portrait of the Artist"
1966
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Record of the Year for "The Shadow of Your Smile"
1966
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Vocal Performance, Male for "The Shadow of Your Smile"
1965
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Vocal Performance, Male for "Who Can I Turn To?"
1964
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Vocal Performance, Male for "I Wanna Be Around"
1964
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Record of the Year for "I Wanna Be Around"
1963
Won Grammy Awardcategory Record of the Year for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
1963
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Vocal Performance, Male for "I Left My Heart In San Francisco"
1963
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Album of the Year for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
Laurel Awards
1966
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory New Faces, Male (15th place)
MTV Video Music Awards
1994
Got nomination for MTV Video Music Awardcategory Best Male Video for "Steppin' Out With My Baby"
