Lady Gaga remembers one year after Tony Bennett’s death: “Life is a beautiful thing”

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Lady Gaga remembers jazz legend Tony Bennett one year after his death at the age of 96.

“It’s been a year since Tony passed away. This picture says it all,” Gaga wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday, accompanied by a black-and-white photo of her and Bennett. In the photo, Gaga has one hand on her chest while Bennett writes in a notebook.

“I am so grateful for my ongoing friendship with his wife Susan – the legacy of jazz music he left behind – and for the community of jazz musicians with whom I still work, all of whom knew and loved Tony,” she wrote.

Gaga and Bennett collaborated frequently and released two albums together: “Cheek to Cheek” in 2014 and “Love For Sale” in 2021.

“We will keep swinging. I miss you 🖤 life is a beautiful thing 💋,” Gaga wrote.

Last year, after Bennett’s death in July, Gaga celebrated his 97th birthday.

“I will celebrate you every time I stand on stage singing jazz music, every time I am with your family, every time I walk the streets of New York, I will look around and remember everything you have done for this city and the entire world. 😘,” she wrote on Instagram.

Bennett announced in 2021 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. Following his death, statements and tributes poured in from the biggest names in music, from Billy Joel to Elton John.