Andrea bocelli children

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.

Read more: Who are Andrea Bocelli’s children and what do they do?

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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   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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2. Andrea Bocelli's sight: When did he go blind?

   Andrea Bocelli was diagnosed with glaucoma early on and tragically lost his sight after a football accident when he was just 12 years old.

   Despite this setback, Andrea has gone on to become one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.

3. How old is Andrea Bocelli?

   Andrea Angel Bocelli was born on September 22nd, 1958, in the small village of La Stera in Tuscany.

   He celebrated his 65th birthday in 2023.

4. Andrea Bocelli's wife and children: How big is his family?

   Bocelli lives in a former hotel in Forte dei Marmi in Tuscany with his wife and manager Veronica Berti, who he married in 2014.

   They also live there with his three children - Matteo, Amos and Virginia. Andrea duets with his son Matteo on his new album Sì.

   Bocelli was previously married to Enrica Cenzatti, whom he met while singing at piano bars early in his career. They were married in 1992, and had two children (Amos and Matteo). Ho