Tony Bennet, the man who gave the world "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", has now been one of the world's top singing stars for almost half a century. His popularity and appeal spans all generations, won over by a musical style that is timeless in its appeal. Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto, the son of an italian immigrant, in Queens, New York, in 1926, he became Tony Bennett in 1949 after comedian Bob Hope saw him singing in a club and suggested a change of name.