In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022

The satellite is mourning the nonaccomplishment of a philharmonic icon.
 
Tony Bennett, the chart-topping vocalist who shattered records with his astir 70-year career, has died astatine the property of 96. The musician's longtime publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett's decease to The Associated Press July 21. Details connected his origin of decease are chartless astatine this time, but helium had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's illness successful 2016.

Born successful Queens, New York successful 1926, Bennett was drafted into the U.S. Army successful 1944 and returned to the U.S. successful 1946. Following his discharge, Bennett embarked on what would become an astounding philharmonic career, which helium began arsenic an opening enactment for singer Pearl Bailey in 1949.
 
Bennett's vocation took disconnected with his 1951 hit, "Because of You," and skyrocketed from there, with the instrumentalist releasing implicit 70 albums passim his career.
 
In summation to winning 19 Grammy Awards, including an honorary Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award presented successful 2001, Bennett was besides the recipient of 2 Primetime Emmy Awards (for performances successful 1996 and 2007, respectively). He besides helmed his ain Saturday-night tv assortment amusement connected NBC called The Tony Bennett Show successful 1956.