Tony Bennett's Life in Photos The storied singer died on July 21, 2023, at 96 years old By Kate Hogan Kate Hogan Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE, as well as the editor of Stories to Make You Smile. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2008. People Editorial Guidelines and Michael Calcagno Michael Calcagno Michael Calcagno is a former photo editor at PEOPLE. He left PEOPLE in 2021. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 21, 2023 08:58AM EDT Tony Bennett was born on Aug. 3, 1926, in Astoria, New York, and beginning in the 1950s dropped hit after hit that had audiences swooning and crooning. Over the course of his iconic decades-long career, Bennett amassed 20 Grammy Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, and welcomed four children along the way. As news breaks that the icon died on July 21, 2023, at age 96, take a look back at his long life in photos. 01 of 17 Tony Bennett's Early Years Tony Bennett. Bettmann/Getty Tony Bennett — born on Aug. 3, 1926, in New York City — pictured as a teen. 02 of 17 Tony Bennett in 1952 Hulton Archive/Getty The singer performing in Cleveland in 1952. 03 of 17 Tony Bennett and Wife Patricia Beech Bettmann/Getty With wife Patricia Beech leaving St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City following their Feb. 12, 1952, wedding. The two parted ways in 1971. 04 of 17 Tony Bennett in 1959 NBCU Photo Bank/Getty On The Dinah Shore Chevy Show in 1959. 05 of 17 Tony Bennett and Bob Hope Everett Collection Joking around with Bob Hope during a 1967 visit to his show. 06 of 17 Tony Bennett and Wife Sandra Grant Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty With second wife Sandra Grant Bennett at the ABC Cinema in London for the 1973 premiere of Lady Sings the Blues. The couple split in 2007. 07 of 17 Tony Bennett in 1979 Lederhan Dler/AP/Shutterstock During a 1979 interview in New York City. 08 of 17 Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra Michael Ochs Archives/Getty With friend and collaborator Frank Sinatra in Reno, Nevada, in 1980. 09 of 17 Tony Bennett's Grammys AFP via Getty Winning a Grammy for best traditional pop vocal performance at the 1993 awards in Los Angeles. The singer has 20 Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award. 10 of 17 Tony Bennett at the Kennedy Center Honors Eric Draper/WireImage President George W. Bush congratulates the 2005 Kennedy Center honorees — who include Bennett, far left — on Dec. 4 of that year. Also recognized that year: dancer Suzanne Farrell, actress Julie Harris, actor Robert Redford and singer Tina Turner. 11 of 17 Tony Bennett's Daughters Patrick McMullan via Getty With his daughters Antonia and Joanna Bennett at his 80th birthday party in New York City in 2006. 12 of 17 Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse Dave M. Benett/Getty With singer Amy Winehouse in 2010; together, the two won a Grammy for best pop performance by a duo or group for a duet following Winehouse's tragic death in June of 2011. When accepting the award, Bennett invited Winehouse's parents on stage and let them say a few words. 13 of 17 Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Ethan Miller/WireImage Performing with friend Lady Gaga on New Year's Eve 2014 in Las Vegas. In 2021, the pair returned to the stage in N.Y.C. for two concerts in honor of his 95th birthday. 14 of 17 Tony Bennett Turns 90 Eric Risberg/AP/Shutterstock Receiving a heart-shaped birthday cake in San Francisco in 2016 in honor of his 90th birthday and his famed song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," with current wife Susan Crow by his side. The two wed in 2007. 15 of 17 Tony Bennett and His Sons Michael Loccisano/Getty Posing with sons Danny and Dae while picking up more Grammys at the 2018 awards in N.Y.C. 16 of 17 Tony Bennett's Alzheimer's Diagnosis Tony Bennett. Noam Galai/Getty At one of his last public outings before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, at The Art Students League's 2019 Gala in New York City on Nov. 4, 2019. In early 2021, Bennett's family revealed to AARP The Magazine that the singer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. "Life is a gift — even with Alzheimer's," read a note from Bennett's Twitter account the same day. "Thank you to Susan and my family for their support, and @AARP The Magazine for telling my story." 17 of 17 Tony Bennett Dies Above: Tony Bennett performing at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Hot Pink Party: The Pink Standard at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 30, 2015 in New York. Kevin Mazur / Getty Images On July 21, 2023, news broke that Bennett had died at age 96. The singer left behind an incomparable legacy filled with hits that changed music. Bennett is survived by wife Susan and his four children. Read more: Celebrity Celebrity Deaths Celebrity Death News Close