Ruben Armand "Benny" Mardones (November 9, 1946 – June 29, 2020) was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter who was best known for his hit single "Into the Night", which hit the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 (#11) and again in 1989 (#20). == Early life and career == Ruben Armand Mardones was born on November 9, 1946, His father, Ruben Sr., who was originally from Santiago, Chile, left the family when Benny was... [more on Wikipedia]