Andrea bocelli - wikipedia

7 March 2023, 09:12 | Updated: 30 January 2024, 12:19

The world’s most popular living tenor and a best-selling classical crossover artist – Andrea Bocelli is one of the finest artists of our generation. But how much do you know about the great Italian singer?

Operatic tenor Andrea Bocelli is one of classical music’s biggest-selling living artists. The beloved Italian singer, best known for his crossover hit ‘Time to Say Goodbye’ with Sarah Brightman, has recorded everything from popular Neapolitan songs, to complete operas.

From his best-known songs, to his wife and children, to his age, find out all you need to know about this legendary tenor.

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1. How old is Andrea Bocelli?

   Andrea Angel Bocelli was born on 22 September 1958 in Laiatico, Pisa in the Italian region of Tuscany. In September 2022, he turned 64 years old.

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   Recognized around the world as an icon of the great Italian vocal tradition, Andrea Bocelli has sold over 90 million records to date. He honed his vocal skills under the guidance of his mentor, Franco Corelli, becoming famous after winning the Sanremo Music Festival in 1994. His dazzling career began soon after – performing masterpieces from the opera repertoire on stage, conducted by Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa and Zubin Mehta. The more recent recordings of the Tuscan tenor include Manon Lescaut conducted by Plácido Domingo, Turandot and – released in 2016 – Aida conducted by Zubin Mehta. In 2017, Bocelli recorded La forza del destino and in 2018 he recorded – and performed in theater – Lucia di Lammermoor.

   Andrea Bocelli is a record-breaking artist whose concerts are attended by huge crowds. His countless acknowledgments include a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which he was honored with in 2010. Throughout his career, Bocelli has received 6 Grammy Award nominations and 6 Latin Grammy Award nominations. He has performed f

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   Operatic tenor Andrea Bocelli is classical music's biggest-selling living artist with record sales of over 80 million units and is the world's most popular crossover artist. He has recorded complete operas, popular Neapolitan songs and countless arias, and has duetted with the likes of Celine Dion and, famously, Sarah Brightman.

   Andrea Bocelli was born on September 22nd 1958 in Tuscany, Italy. He was born with congenital glaucoma, and was blinded at the age of 12 by a brain hemorrhage, which he suffered when hit on the head playing football.
   
   As a child he played the church organ and at the age of 12 he won his first award - the Margherita d'Oro in Viareggio - singing 'O Sole Mio'.
   
   In the years following his breakthrough success, Andrea performed at Paris, Bologna, Torre del Lago, the Vatican and the White House.
   
   Bocelli is best-known for his performance with Sarah Brightman on the song 'Con Te Partirò' ('Time to Say Goodbye), the classical pop duet which broke sales records and topped charts across Europe for months in 1996.
   
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