- 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.
- In the mid-1950s she moved to Decca Records, where her biggest selling record (her only million-seller) was "Padre" in 1958, which peaked at No. 13.
- Arden appeared on The Music of George Gershwin, This Is Show Business, The Dick Clark Show, and The Jimmy Dean Show.
- Her brother, Jan Arden, was also a singer. The siblings teamed up for night club performances in the late 1950s.
- Arden became a big band singer in the 1940s, singing with Al Trace, Joe Reichman, Ray Bloch and Shep Fields.
- In 1954, Arden recorded 13 radio programs for the US Marine Corps via electrical transcription. The Toni Arden Show was broadcast on participating local stations.
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