Antonia Bennett (born April 7, 1974) is an American singer of

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, standards, and

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. She is the daughter of singer

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and actress Sandra Grant.

Biography

Bennett trained as an actor at the

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in New York. She then became an alumna of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Beginning in the mid-2000s, she began to appear as an opening act or guest at her father's shows. In 2013 she was married to Ronen Helmann, an Israeli; around the same time, she converted to Judaism. In 2002, ''

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'' Stephen Holden compared Bennett's voice to that of

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, and Betty Boop. A ''

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'' profile from 2010 said that her voice does not resemble her father's and instead compared her to

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and

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. Bennett's debut album ''Embrace Me'', a treatment of standards from the

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, was released on

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in 2014. It followed the release of EP in 2010 called ''Natural'' and a digital-only album in 2012.

Discography

* ''Natural'' (Mesa/Bluemoon, 2010) * ''Embrace Me'' (

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, 2014)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Antonia Living people American jazz singers American women jazz singers American people of Italian descent Traditional pop music singers 1974 births Berklee College of Music alumni Converts to Judaism 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Place of birth missing (living people) Jewish jazz musicians