Tony Bennett has died at 96.
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00:00Legendary pop and jazz singer Tony Bennett has died at 96.
00:04I left my heart
00:09in San Francisco
00:17The American showman, whose career spanned eight decades with a number one album at the age of 85,
00:22died on Friday morning in his hometown of New York. No specific cause was given.
00:27In 2021, Bennett revealed that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease five years earlier,
00:32but continued to perform and record into the later years of his life.
00:36His last public appearance was in 2021 with Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall,
00:41two months before his final album release, Love for Sale,
00:44a sequel to the two's first collaborative project, Cheek to Cheek.
00:47Lady Gaga reflected on that final performance with Tony Bennett,
00:50explaining the importance of music in his life and the effect it had during his Alzheimer's battle.
00:54When jazz begins, this man lights up in a way that is such magic. It just reminded me that
01:03anybody that has a family member or somebody that they love that's suffering from Alzheimer's or
01:08dementia, music is... music is magic. As the winner of 19 Grammy Awards,
01:18two Emmy Awards, a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, and more,
01:23many can agree with the late Frank Sinatra, who once called Bennett,
01:26the greatest popular singer in the world.