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Who are Tony Bennett’s children?
Tony Bennett is survived by his four children; his two sons Danny and Dae, as well as his two daughters Antonia and and Joanna.
Tony also leaves behind seven grandchildren who he calls his "greatest accomplishment."
While Danny and Dae are products of his first marriage to Patricia Beech, Antonia and Joanna are from his marriage to Sandra Grant.
"Personally my four children and seven grandchildren are what make me proud but for my singing career there have been so many highlights," the Cheek to Cheek singer told Forbes.
"In the end, it's sometimes the very personal things that happen to you as an entertainer that take on great meaning."
A potted history of Tony Bennett's illustrious career
The iconic singer, who served during the final stages of World War II, was considered one of the greatest performers of the 20th century.
He began his career as a crooner of commercial pop tunes and eventually signed with Columbia Records.
His first smash hit came in 1951 with Because of You, which gained popularity on jukeboxes, then reached number one on the pop charts, selling over a million copies.
Bennett's career continued to skyrocket during the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Wings, Bennett Sings.
His career took a hit during the mid-1960s with the evaluation of the rock music genre, however, he bounced back in the late 1980s when he expanded his reach to a younger hip audience.
Frank Sinatra once called Bennett 'the greatest popular singer in the world'
Tony Bennett's peer Frank Sinatra once called him the greatest popular singer in the world.
The late star won 20 Grammys and sold over 50million records worldwide during his impressive career.
Tony once called Frank Sinatra his 'best friend' - despite not meeting him very often
Tony Bennett called Frank Sinatra his best friend, role model and hero, even though they did not meet that often.
Both grew up in Italian families in the shadow of the Manhattan they later conquered - Sinatra in Hoboken, New Jersey, Bennett in the New York City borough of Queens.
Both rose to fame singing what Bennett called "The Great American Songbook" of popular song.
Legendary music icon dies just weeks before 97th birthday
Legendary music icon Tony Bennett has died at age 96.
A cause of death has not been determined.
Bennett was two weeks shy of his 97th birthday.
Who collaborated with Tony Bennett over the years?
Tony performed and recorded with some of music's most famous names in a glittering career that spanned over SEVEN decades.
Paul McCartney, John Legend, Christina Aguilera and Michael Bublé are just some of the megastars to have collaborated with the 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco star'.
His 2011 duet with Amy Winehouse, Body And Soul, was the last song the British pop sensation recorded before her death.
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