Bocelli has also done 'Vivo Per Lei,' which means 'I Live For Her'.

Perhaps his best-known hit is 'Con Te Partirò ', a duet with Brightman. Andrea has worked with the likes of Luciano Pavarotti and Sarah Brightman, and has sung for the Pope. That was the beginning of a spectacular career, which saw him team with some of the best voices in the business. In 1993 he was signed to a record contract after a scout heard him sing during a party.

Before then he earned a law degree from the University of Pisa. Andrea did not begin his singing career until the late 1980s, when he began performing in piano bars throughout Italy. He has been blind since age 12, owing to congenital glaucoma and a blow to the head while tending goal during a soccer game. In a separate email interview from Italy, the 24-year-old singer cited his dad’s rigor and determination as inspirations for his own career.Andrea Bocelli, as born in Lajatico, Italy, in 1958, is one of the greatest singing talents in the world today. I can say that a few words - sincerity, simplicity and intellectual honesty - evoke more than others my way of being and operating, in music and in life.”īocelli’s youngest son, Matteo, will be a special guest artist on the U.S. I always aimed to woo beauty, both in the classic and pop spheres, without compromising with the diktats of trends and novelty. I didn’t make up my style at the drawing board. “I think I am fortunate because my musical taste, (which) is reflected in my artistic work, almost always coincides with that of the general public. I am serene and accept with gratitude every critique, even negative or very negative, as long as it’s made with intellectual honesty. But if I were truly worried about reviews, I would have opted for other professions. “Early in my career, I must admit that a few criticisms - those that were not constructive or were poisoned with prejudgment - had at times upset me.

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