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Once the nation\u2019s hottest singer and a teenage heartthrob, Johnny Mathis is preparing for a bittersweet farewell after enchanting audiences for over six decades.<\/p>\n
Now 89, the legendary crooner behind hits like Misty<\/em> and Chances Are<\/em> has announced his retirement due to age and memory decline. He\u2019ll conclude his Voice of Romance<\/em> tour this spring, with a final show on May 18 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in New Jersey. All concerts after June 2025 have been canceled.<\/p>\n Born in 1935 in Texas and raised in San Francisco, Mathis began singing professionally at 13, mentored by his vaudeville musician father. Influenced by jazz legends like Duke Ellington, he rose to fame in 1957 with Chances Are<\/em> and It\u2019s Not for Me to Say<\/em>, and his Johnny\u2019s Greatest Hits<\/em> album made Billboard history.<\/p>\n With over 70 albums and 350 million records sold, Mathis earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a place in the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame. Known as The Voice of Romance<\/em>, his music remains a timeless soundtrack of love and nostalgia.<\/p>\n Refunds for canceled shows will be available at the original point of purchase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Once the nation\u2019s hottest singer and a teenage heartthrob, Johnny Mathis is preparing for a bittersweet farewell after enchanting audiences for over six decades. Now 89, the legendary crooner behind hits like Misty and Chances Are has announced his retirement due to age and memory decline. He\u2019ll conclude his Voice of Romance tour this spring,…<\/p>\n