U-Anthony Dominic Benedetto, owaziwa kangcono njengoTony Bennett, wazalwa ngo-August 3, 1926 eNew York. Umndeni wawungahlali ngokunethezeka - ubaba wayesebenza njengegrosa, futhi umama wayezibophezele ekukhuliseni izingane.
Ubuntwana bukaTony Bennett
Lapho uTony eneminyaka eyi-10, uyise washona. Ukulahlekelwa wukuphela komondli kwanyakazisa izinhlanhla zomndeni wakwaBenedetto. Umama ka-Anthony waya emsebenzini njengomthungi.
Ngalesi sikhathi esinzima, u-Anthony waqala umsebenzi wakhe womculo. Umalume uTony ubesebenza njengomdansi ompompi e-vaudeville. Wasiza lo mfana ukuthi "angene" ezinhlwini zabaculi ezindaweni zokucima ukoma zendawo.
Izwi elimnandi nomdlandla kwavumela uTony osemusha ukuba azuze. Uze wacula emcimbini wokuvulwa kwebhuloho elisha. U-Anthony wema eduze kwemeya yedolobha.
Uthando lomculo seluhlale lubusa endlini. Umfowabo ka-Anthony omdala wacula ekwayeni edumile, futhi abazali bakhe bafaka amarekhodi ansuku zonke kaFrank Sinatra, u-Al Jolson, u-Eddie Cantor, uJudy Garland no-Bing Crosby.
Ukuzilibazisa kwensizwa
Ngaphezu kokucula, uTony Bennett wayethanda ukudweba. Kwakuyilolu hlobo lobuciko alukhetha njengephrofayili yokuqeqeshwa. Umfana wangena e-Higher School of Applied Arts, lapho afunda khona iminyaka emibili kuphela. Wabona ukuthi ubizo lwakhe kwakungelona i-easel, kodwa isiteji.
U-Bennett wayeka isikole, kodwa hhayi nje ngenxa yesifiso sokucula, kodwa nangenxa yomndeni. Wathatha umsebenzi wokuba uweta endaweni yokudlela yase-Italy ukuze ondle unina. Ngesikhathi sakhe sokuphumula, uTony Bennett wenza imibukiso yomculo we-amateur.
Indlela Yabaculi eya Edumeni Lomculo
U-Anthony wakhulela ngemuva kweMpi Yezwe II. UTony wayehlukaniswa ngemibono ye-pacifist, ukuchithwa kwegazi kwakungasondeli nhlobo kuye. Nokho, wayewazi umsebenzi wakhe, ngakho ngo-1944, lapho eneminyaka engu-18 ubudala, wagqoka iyunifomu yezempi futhi waya phambili. UTony wangena eqenjini labahamba ngezinyawo. Le nsizwa yalwa eFrance naseJalimane. Ngaphambili, uBennett wathola umsebenzi eqenjini lezempi, lapho akwazi khona ukukhombisa amakhono akhe.
Ngo-1946, lapho u-Anthony ebuyela ekhaya, wayezimisele ukuthuthukisa umsebenzi womculo. Wangena esikoleni samazwi ochwepheshe e-American Theatre Wing.
Indawo yokuqala yokusebenza njengomculi kwakuyikhefi ehhotela lase-Astoria. Lapha wayekhokhelwa kancane, ngakho umfana naye wasebenza njengomqhubi we-elevator esikhungweni.
U-Anthony waqonda ukuthi umculi udinga igama elinamandla nelikhumbulekayo. Wakhetha igama-mbumbulu elithi Joe Bari. Naye, wenza esiteji, waya ezinhlelweni ze-TV, waze wacula ku-duet nabadlali abadumile. Umsebenzi ka-Anthony uthuthukile. Ekupheleni kwawo-1940, wayesezizwa eqiniseka njengomculi, waze waqasha nomphathi wakhe.
Isipho sokudalelwa kwaba ukwazana kuka-Anthony nosomahlaya u-Bob Hope. Umlingisi odumile wabona ikhono likaTony kwenye yemidlalo yakhe yokuvula uPearl Bailey. U-Bob umeme u-Tony embukisweni wakhe ohlukahlukene. Ngokufaka kwakhe isicelo ngo-1950, u-Anthony washintsha igama lakhe elingelona iqiniso waba nguTony Bennett.
Ngaphansi kwaleli gama, uqophe inguqulo yedemo ye-Boulevard of Broken Dreams futhi wayinika umqondisi we-Columbia Records. Waqala ukukhulula amahithi. Ibhola lakhe elithi Because of You liphezulu kumashadi ase-US.
Kwehliswe ukuthandwa kukaTony Bennett
Ukuphela kweminyaka yawo-1960 kwabonakala ngokushintsha kwenkathi yomculo. Abaculi be-rock baqala ukuthatha izikhundla ezihola phambili kuwo wonke amashadi. Ngo-1968, i-albhamu yakhe ethi Snowfall / The Tony Bennett Christmas Album yafinyelela inombolo ye-10 okokugcina.
UTony Bennett, ngemvume yabaphathi besitudiyo sokuqopha, wazizama ohlotsheni olusha. Uqophe i-contemporary pop rock. Nokho, ukuhlola akuzange kuphumelele. U-Tony Ucula Amahithi Amnandi Anamuhla! shaya kuphela ama-albhamu e-pop ayikhulu lesibili.
Ngo-1972, uTony Bennett washiya ilebula yaseColumbia. Isipiliyoni esingaphumeleli sokubambisana nabanye abakhiqizi kwaphoqa uTony ukuthi avule inkampani yakhe yokuqopha i-Improv. Le nkampani yahlala isikhathi esingaphansi kweminyaka emi-5, ivala ngenxa yezinkinga zezimali.
Ngalesi sikhathi, umculi oneminyaka engu-50 ubudala wayengadingi singeniso. Uqoqe amahholo agcwele "abalandeli" ngaphandle kokushaya iziteshi zomsakazo eziphezulu. Ngalesi sikhathi, uBennett wabuyela ekuthandweni kwakhe kobusha - ukudweba. Ngo-1977, uBennett wavula umbukiso wakhe wokuqala wezobuciko e-Chicago, futhi eminyakeni emibili kamuva eLondon.
Umzuliswano omusha emsebenzini kaTony Bennett
Ngawo-1980, inani lokukhishwa okusha lehla kakhulu. Abalaleli baqale ukubuyela emculweni omuhle we-pop wakudala onezici ze-jazz. Ngo-1986, u-Bennett wavuselela ukusebenzisana kwakhe nelebula yase-Columbia futhi wakhiqiza i-albhamu yamazinga e-pop ethi The Art of Excellence.
Izingoma zakhe uzinikele kumculi we-jazz uMabel Mercer. Ngokokuqala ngqa eminyakeni eyi-10, uTony Bennett waphinda washaya amashadi. U-Anthony waqala ukwenza ama-albhamu futhi.
Ngo-1994, u-Bennett uthole izindondo ezimbili kuma-Grammy Awards we-albhamu Yonyaka kanye ne-Best Traditional Pop Vocalist. Kulo mkhakha kumaGrammy Awards, uBennett uwine ezinye izikhathi ezine.
UTony Bennett: impilo yomndeni
U-Anthony Benedetto useshade izikhathi ezintathu. Unkosikazi wakhe wokuqala kwakunguPatricia Beach ngo-1952. Izithandani zahlangana ekhonsathini ekilabhini. Laba bashadikazi bawudlale umshado ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbili behlangane. Umbhangqwana wahlala ndawonye iminyaka engu-19, wakhulisa amadodana amabili: Dae futhi Danny.
Umshado wahlukana ngenxa yothando olusha lukaTony. Ngokushesha ngemva kokuhlukanisa kwakhe noPatricia, uBennett washada noSandra Grant. Bahlala kwaze kwaba ngu-2007. USandra wazala amadodakazi kaTony: u-Antonia noJoanna. UTony wangena emshadweni omusha nowayenguthisha wezifundo zenhlalo uSusan Crow. Basahlala ndawonye kodwa abanabantwana.
UTony Bennett engxoxweni uthe impilo eyodwa ayanele ukuthi afeze wonke amaphupho akhe. Kusele kuphela ukulinda izinto ezintsha zokudala zomculi.
