Toni Arden

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Toni Arden is an American traditional pop music singer.

Born Antoinette Ardizzone, Toni Arden became a big band singer in the 1940s, singing with Al Trace, Joe Reichman, Ray Bloch and Shep Fields. She started recording as a soloist in 1946 for the minor National Records company, and signed her first solo contract with a major record company, Columbia Records, in 1949, where she had several low-charting hits. Charting hits on the Columbia Records label include "I Can Dream, Can't I?" (which reached #7 on the Billboard charts), "Too Young" (which reached #15), "Kiss of Fire" (which reached #14) and "I'm Yours" (which reached #24).

In the mid-1950s she moved to Decca Records. She also recorded for RCA Victor Records briefly.

Her biggest selling record (her only million-seller) was "Padre" in 1958.

As of 2006, Toni Arden lives in Florida (near her brother and sometimes co-performer Jan Arden, born Frank Ardizzone) and still performs occasionally.