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Also known as Benjamin Ruben Armand Mardones

American singer-songwriter

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Vinony files it under 1946 births, 2020 deaths and 20th-century American male singers.

Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.

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Benny Mardones (born Ruben Armand Mardones in Cleveland, Ohio, on 9 November 1946; died 29 June 2020) was an American pop singer and songwriter known for his hit single "Into the Night," which hit the Top 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 and again in 1989. The story behind "Into the Night" charting twice is this: In 1989, KZZP, a radio station in Arizona, ran a segment titled "Where Are They Now?" The most popular question was <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Benny+Mardones

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Instance of
human
Given name
Armand
Family name
Smith
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Cleveland
Place of death
Menifee
Occupation
songwriter
Instrument
voice
Record label
Polydor
Image
Benny Mardones 2010 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
1
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date of birth
1946-11-09
start of work period
1978-00-00
date of death
2020-06-29
cause of death
Parkinson's disease
medical condition
Parkinson's disease
pseudonym
Benny
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Ruben Armand Mardones Smith
social media followers
1985
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