Lady Gaga paid tribute to her long-time friend and collaborator, Tony Bennett, one year after his death.
The Joker actress shared a moving message to honor the late crooner on the first anniversary of his passing. Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016 and passed on July 21, 2023. He was 96.
“It’s been one year since Tony passed away,” Gaga wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of herself with Bennett. “This picture says it all. I’m so grateful for my continued friendship with his wife Susan — the legacy of jazz music he left — and for the community of jazz musicians I still work with who all knew and loved Tony. We’re gonna keep on swingin’. Miss you … life is a beautiful thing.”
Cheek To Cheek was released in 2014 and went on to receive a Grammy and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Their second album Love For Sale released in 2021 and would be their final project together. That same year, the iconic singer announced that he was retiring from touring and performing after one last show with Gaga at Radio City Music Hall, titled One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.
