Andrea Bocelli

Italian tenor and singer-songwriter

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Born:September 22, 1958

Age:68

Zodiac Sign:Virgo

Children:3

Born in:Lajatico, Italy

Languages:German, Italian, Portuguese

Songwriter Saxophonist Singer Trumpeter Guitarist Record Producer Composer Opera Singer Pianist Singer-songwriter Musician Lawyer

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Notable Work

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Movies & TV

Celine: Through the Eyes of the WorldA Night in TuscanyCredo: John Paul IIMy Christmas SpecialTuscan Skies

Songs & Albums

Con te partiròFuniculì, FuniculàPlaisir d'amourConcert for DianaVivo per lei

Awards

Echo Klassik – Classical Music without Borders (2016)Honorary degree of the University of Macerata (2016)Crystal Award (2015)Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2010)

Andrea Bocelli

Italian tenor and singer-songwriter

Biography

Andrea Bocelli (Italian: [anˈdrɛːa boˈtʃɛlli]; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing "Il mare calmo della sera". Since 1994, Bocelli has recorded 15 solo studio albums of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 90 million records worldwide. He has had success as a crossover performer, bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts. Bocelli's album Romanza is one of the best-selling albums of all time, while Sacred Arias is the biggest selling classical album by any solo artist in history. My Christmas was the best-selling holiday album of 2009 and one of the best-selling holiday albums in the United States. The 2019 album Sì debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and US Billboard 200, becoming Bocelli's first number-one album in both countries. His song "Con te partirò", a duet with Sarah Brightman taken from his second album Bocelli, is one of the best-selling singles of all time. In 1998, Bocelli was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. He duetted with Celine Dion on the song "The Prayer" for the animated film Quest for Camelot, which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 1999, Bocelli was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards. He captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records with the release of his classical album Sacred Arias, as he simultaneously held the top three positions on the US Classical Albums charts. Bocelli was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006, and was later elevated to Knight Grand Cross in 2025. He was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 2 March 2010 for his contribution to Live Theater, and Bocelli was awarded a gold medal for Merit in Serbia in 2022. Singer Celine Dion has said that "if God had a singing voice, it would sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli", and record producer David Foster has often described Bocelli's voice as the most beautiful in the world.

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Quotes

“I have always found poetry and beauty in the church attributing central stage to a female presence who works on our behalf. I am a devotee of the Virgin to whom I always dedicate part of my prayers.”

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President Donald Trump meets with Andrea Bocelli in the Oval Office, Friday, October 17, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Koncert Andrei Bocellego na Stadionie Poznań, fot. Jakub Janecki

El presidente de la Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, ha asistido hoy en el Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Sevilla a la gala de los Latin GRAMMY a la que van a asistir cerca de 5.000 personas entre invitados, artistas productores y miembros de la industria musical. Moreno se ha mostrado muy orgulloso porque Sevilla y Andalucía hayan acogido estos Premios y porque esta tierra esté siendo durante estos días la capital de la música latina, a la vez que ha destacado el impacto que todo ello tiene en la promoción y en la Marca Andalucía. Este evento, que está previsto que tenga una audiencia potencial mundial que alcanzará los 100 millones de telespectadores y un impacto económico importante para Sevilla y Andalucía, cuenta con la presencia de los nominados andaluces en distintas categorías entre los que se encuentran Manuel Carrasco, Pablo Alborán, Vanesa Martín, Zahara, Diego Guerrero, Niña Pastori y Juanfe Pérez. Andalucía es cuna de grandes talentos como Camarón, Paco de Lucía, Carmen Linares, Niña Pastori, Alejandro Sanz o Pablo Alborán, entre otros, y cuenta con un enorme elenco de artistas que han sido y son los mejores embajadores de la Marca Andalucía en todo el mundo. La comunidad andaluza escribe estos días una página muy especial y única en su historia y en su cultura, demostrando que es un destino de excelencia y que está preparada para acoger con éxito acontecimientos de referencia y de gran repercusión como es al caso de los Latin GRAMMY. La cultura y la tradición andaluza tendrán un protagonismo especial en esta gala que coincide con la celebración del Día Internacional del Flamenco y que contará con dos premios especiales, el Premio a la Excelencia Musical 2023 que recae en Carmen Linares y el Premio de la Presidencia que será para Antonio Banderas y “Estamos muy orgullosos de que Sevilla y Andalucía sean estos días parte del universo latino con todo este talento que estamos viendo”, ha agregado.

Andrea Bocelli "Cinema World Tour" 2017 @Cluj-Napoca

President Donald Trump meets with Andrea Bocelli in the Oval Office, Friday, October 17, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Song Zuying, Andrea Bocelli and Lang Lang (at the piano) performing Time to Say Goodbye at the East Meets West concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in June 2012.