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- Birth nameAntoinette Ardizzone
- Starting out as a band singer (most notably with Al Trace) in the early 1940s, Toni became a solo act in the late 40s and through the 50s cut over twenty singles, only one of which went gold, "Padre" (1958). However, she was well known as a reliable singer of standards and pop ballads. She appeared in a number of films and television shows including The Ed Sullivan show and the Dinah Shore Show, and living in Southern Florida, still performs regularly.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jane Margaret Laight
- Father sang with the Metropolitan Opera.
- Toni Arden, was an American traditional pop music singer.
- After her appearance on the early television talent series Doorway to Fame, Arden signed her first solo recording contract with a major record label, Columbia Records, in 1949 (Arden was arguably the only performer out of 20,000 over Doorway to Fame's two-year run on air to become relatively famous); at Columbia, she had several hits including "I Can Dream, Can't I?" (which reached No. 7 on the Billboard charts), "Too Young" (which reached No. 15), "Kiss of Fire" (which reached No. 14) and "I'm Yours" (which reached No. 24).
- She sang in both Italian and English.
- She started recording as a soloist in 1946 for the minor National Records company.
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