Tony Bennett introduces Lady Gaga ahead of her Grammys performance Lady Gaga found a touching way to honor Bennett, who retired from performing last year.

Lady Gaga on Sunday night made a triumphant return to the Grammys stage as a performer for the first time since 2019.

The singer received a warm introduction in a prerecorded video from her collaborator and friend Tony Bennett,

who retired from performing last year per doctors' orders."Hi, everyone, please welcome Lady Gaga," the 95-year-old legend said in the video before blowing a kiss to the camera.

Lady Gaga immediately burst into an energetic performance of "Love for Sale" from her Grammy-nominated collaborative album with

Bennett of the same name. The singer, who donned a stunning satin strapless Tiffany blue dress, soon transitioned into the crooning track "Do I Love You."

As she sang, a montage video with touching footage of Lady Gaga and Bennett that depicted their close friendship and partnership

Lady Gaga ended her performance on a heartfelt note, saying, "I love you, Tony, we miss you."through the years played out on a large screen behind her.

Last year, Bennett’s family revealed that he has Alzheimer’s disease. His final performances took place during two sold-out shows at New

At the 2015 Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga and Bennett performed a stunning duet of the title track of their first collaborative album, “Cheek to Cheek.”