In 2014 Lady Gaga began a close friendship with Tony Bennett when the two singers worked together on the album "Cheek to Cheek." In 2021, the pair did their final performance together for a TV special, "One Last Time." Gayatri Devi, M.D., Bennett's neurologist, recommended he keep singing to benefit his brain health. Bennett's singing also helped Susan Benedetto cope as a caregiver. "There's a lot about him that I miss," she explained to AARP in 2021. "But when he sings, he's the old Tony."
Both Benedetto and Gaga were mutually grateful for each other's support while Bennett continued singing. "Gaga is wonderful," Benedetto informed "CBS Mornings" in 2021, noting that her husband was still able to remember the singing sensation. When Bennett and Gaga's special debuted on TV, Gaga posted a tribute to Benedetto. "The real 'Lady' of the hour is Susan Benedetto, Tony's remarkable wife. Thank you, Susan, for how you love @itstonybennett," she wrote on Instagram. "I love you and Tony and the whole family so much."
Benedetto and Gaga also shared common ground in their caregiving for Tony during his Alzheimer's diagnosis. In 2018, when she was concerned that her husband might not be able to record a new album with Gaga, Benedetto was committed to giving it a shot. Gaga helped by encouraging Bennett throughout the process. "[Gaga] watches his back all the time," Bennett's son Danny told AARP.
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