John Amirante

{{Short description|American singer (1934–2018)}}

{{infobox person

|name=John Amirante

|birth_date= {{Birth date|1934|5|12}}

|birth_place= The Bronx, New York City, New York

|death_date= {{Death date and age|2018|4|17|1934|5|12}}

|death_place=New York City

|known_for= Anthem singer for the New York Rangers

|years_active= c.1979–2018

}}

John Amirante (May 12, 1934 – April 17, 2018) was an American singer who was the anthem singer of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden from 1980 until his retirement in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/rangers/john-amirante-sings-final-national-anthem-for-rangers-saturday-before-game-2-vs-pittsburgh-penguins-1.10294534|title=Amirante sings final anthem for Rangers|publisher=|accessdate=17 April 2018}} He also sang the anthem for the New York Yankees and New York Mets. He was born in The Bronx, New York.{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/sports/2009/10/john_amirante_on_performing_th.html|title=John Amirante on Performing the National Anthem at Rangers Games and Being Wooed by the Devils|first=Joe|last=DeLessio|publisher=|accessdate=17 April 2018}}

Amirante died on April 17, 2018, at the age of 83.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/rangers/john-amirante-dead-national-anthem-singer-1.18110282|title=Rangers anthem singer Amirante dies at age 83|publisher=|accessdate=17 April 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/sports/hockey/john-amirante-rangers-dies.html|title = John Amirante, Longtime Anthem Singer for the Rangers, Dies at 83|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 17 April 2018}}