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Happy 90th birthday Tony Bennett. Watch 'Stranger In Paradise' vid with Andrea Bocelli / CLASSIC fm

Tony Bennett turns 90 today – August 3. Born Anthony Benedetto, he went back to his Italian roots in 2011 when he took a trip to opera star Andrea Bocelli's home to record this classic duet: a unique version of Stranger in Paradise from the musical Kismet , set to the music of Borodin. Apart from being Italian, Bennett has a curious connection with opera. Not only did he initially consider being an opera singer, his biggest hit, I left my heart in San Francisco, was originally written in the early 1950s for Metropolitan Opera star contralto Claramae Turner. Not a lot of people know that.

Watch 'Stranger In Paradise' vid with Andrea Bocelli