fbpx
Wikipedia

Andrea Bocelli

February 15, 2024

"Bocelli" redirects here. For his second album, see Bocelli (album).

Andrea Bocelli OMRI OMDSM (Italian: [anˈdrɛːa boˈtʃɛlli]; born 22 September 1958)[1] is an Italian tenor. After performing evenings in piano bars and competing in local singing contests, Bocelli signed his first recording contract with Sugar Music. He rose to fame in 1994, winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing "Il mare calmo della sera".[2]

Andrea Bocelli
OMRI OMDSM
Bocelli in 2019
Background information
Born (1958-09-22) 22 September 1958 (age 65)
Lajatico, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer (tenor)
Years active1992−present
Signature

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 75 million records worldwide.[3] He has had success as a crossover performer, bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts.[4][5][6] His 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.[7] My Christmas was the best-selling holiday album of 2009[8][9][10] and one of the best-selling holiday albums in the United States.[11] 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", included on his second album Bocelli, is one of the best-selling singles of all time.[12] The track was licensed to feature in a series of television commercials for TIM[13] in the late 1990s, which eventually became very popular in Italy.[14]

In 1998, Bocelli was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.[15] 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.[4] In 1999, he 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.[4]

Bocelli was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006, and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 2 March 2010 for his contribution to Live Theater, and he was awarded a gold medal for Merit in Serbia in 2022. Singer Celine Dion has said that "if God would have a singing voice, he must sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli",[4][16] and record producer David Foster has often described Bocelli's voice as the most beautiful in the world.[17][18]

Early life edit

Bocelli was born with impaired sight to Alessandro and Edi Bocelli on 22 September 1958.[19][20] He was born with congenital glaucoma. He stated that his mother's decision to give birth to him and overrule the doctor's advice was the inspiration for him to oppose abortion.[20]

Bocelli grew up on his family's farm where they sold farm machinery and made wine in the small village of La Sterza, a frazione of Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy, about 40 km (25 mi) south of Pisa.[21] His mother and younger brother Alberto still live in the family home; his father died in 2000.[22]

Bocelli showed a great passion for music as a young boy. His mother has said that music was the only thing that would comfort him. He started piano lessons at age 6 and later learned to play the flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, and drums.[19] His nanny Oriana gave him the first record of Franco Corelli, and he began to show interest in pursuing the career of a tenor.[23] By age 7, he was able to recognize the famous voices of the time and tried to emulate the great singers.[23]

At age 12, Bocelli lost his vision completely after being hit in the eyes with a soccer ball.[15][24] Doctors resorted to leeches in a last-ditch effort to save his sight, but they were unsuccessful and he remained blind.[25]

Bocelli also spent time singing during his childhood.[26] He gave his first concert in a small village not far from where he was born.[23] He won his first song competition at age 14 with "'O sole mio" at the Margherita d'Oro in Viareggio.[26] He finished secondary school in 1980, and then studied law at the University of Pisa.[27][19] To earn money, he performed evenings in piano bars, and it was there that he met his future wife Enrica in 1987.[19] He completed law school and spent one year as a court-appointed lawyer.[28]

Career edit

1992–1994: Sanremo and Il mare calmo della sera edit

In 1992, Italian rock star Zucchero held auditions for tenors to make a demo tape of his song "Miserere", to send to Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti. After hearing Bocelli on tape, Pavarotti urged Zucchero to use Bocelli instead of him. Zucchero eventually persuaded Pavarotti to record the song with Bocelli, and it became a hit throughout Europe. In Zucchero's European concert tour in 1993, Bocelli accompanied him to sing the duet, and he was also given solo sets in the concerts, singing "Nessun dorma" from Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot.[29] Bocelli signed with the Sugar Music label in Milan after Caterina Caselli heard him sing "Miserere" and "Nessun Dorma" at a birthday party for Zucchero.

In December, Bocelli entered the preliminary round of the Sanremo Music Festival in the category of Giovani, performing "Miserere". He won the preliminary competition with the highest marks ever recorded in the newcomers section. On 28 December, he debuted in the classical world in a concert at the Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia.[29] In February 1994, he entered the main Sanremo Festival competition with "Il mare calmo della sera", and he won the newcomers section, again with a record score. Following his win, Bocelli released his debut album of the same name in April, and it entered the Italian Top Ten, being certified platinum within weeks.[29]

In May 1994, he toured with pop singer Gerardina Trovato.[29] In September, he sang at Pavarotti's annual Charity Gala concert, Pavarotti International in Modena, where he sang Ruggiero Leoncavallo's "Mattinata" and sang a duet with Pavarotti, Maurizio Morante's "Notte e Piscatore".[29] In September, he made his opera debut as Macduff in Verdi's Macbeth at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa.[30] Bocelli had been an agnostic, but around 1994, partly as a result of immersing himself in the works of Russian author Leo Tolstoy, he returned to the practice of the Catholic faith.[31] He performed the hymn "Adeste Fideles" in Rome before Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at Christmas.[29]

1995–1997: Bocelli and Romanza edit

As winner of the newcomers section at the 1994 Sanremo Festival, Bocelli was invited to return the following year. He entered the main competition with "Con te partirò" and finished in fourth place.[32] The song was included on his second album, Bocelli, produced by Mauro Malavasi and released in November 1995. In Belgium, "Con te partirò" became the best-selling single of all time.[33]

His third album, Viaggio Italiano, was released in Italy in 1996.[32] He was invited to sing a duet with English soprano Sarah Brightman at the final bout of German boxer Henry Maske. Brightman approached Bocelli after she heard him singing "Con te partirò" while she was dining in a restaurant. Changing the title lyric of the song to "Time to Say Goodbye", they re-recorded it as a duet with members of the London Symphony Orchestra and sang it as a farewell for Maske.[34] The single debuted atop the German charts, where it stayed for fourteen weeks. With sales nearing three million copies, and a sextuple platinum award, "Time to Say Goodbye" eclipsed the previous best-selling single by more than one million copies.[32] In 1996 he topped the Spanish singles chart with a duet with Marta Sánchez, "Vivo por ella", the Spanish version of "Vivo per lei", recorded with Giorgia for his 1997 compilation album, Romanza. He also recorded a Portuguese version of the song with Brazilian singer Sandy.[citation needed]

The same year, Bocelli recorded "Je vis pour elle", the French version of "Vivo per lei", as a duet with French singer Hélène Ségara. Released in December 1997, the song became a hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and France, where it reached No. 1 on the charts. To date, it is the best-selling single for Ségara, and the second for Bocelli after "Time to Say Goodbye". On 3 March, he appeared in Hamburg, Germany, with Sarah Brightman to receive the ECHO music award for "Best Single of the Year".[32]

In the summer of 1997, he gave 22 open-air concerts in Germany, and an indoor concert in Oberhausen on 31 August. In September, he performed in concert at the Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa for the home video A Night in Tuscany (Italian: una notte nella Toscana) with guests Nuccia Focile, Sarah Brightman and Zucchero. The concert was also Bocelli's first concert to air on PBS, as part of the In The Spotlight series. It also marked Bocelli's debut to American audiences. On 14 September, in Munich, Germany, he received an ECHO Klassik Best Seller of the Year award for his album, Viaggio Italiano.[32][35]

Back in Italy in Bologna on 27 September, he sang at the International Eucharistic Congress. On 19 October, he sang at the TeleFood benefit concert held in the Vatican City to raise awareness about world hunger. On 25 October, he received a Bambi Award in the Klassik category in Cologne, Germany.[32]

1998–1999: Aria: The Opera Album, Sogno and Sacred Arias edit

Bocelli made his debut in a major operatic role in 1998 when he played Rodolfo in a production of La bohème at the Teatro Comunale in Cagliari from 18 to 25 February.[36] His fifth album Aria: The Opera Album was released in March.[37]

On 19 April, Bocelli made his United States debut with a concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., followed the next day by a reception at the White House with then US President Bill Clinton.[37] On 5 May, he appeared in Monte Carlo, winning two World Music Awards, one in the category "Best Italian Singer", and one for "Best Classical Interpretation".[37][38] He was also named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1998.[15]

From June to August, he toured North and South America. In September, he received his second Echo Klassik award, this time for Best Selling Classical Album with Aria: The Opera Album.[37] On Thanksgiving Eve, Bocelli was a guest on Céline Dion's television special These Are Special Times in which he joined Dion to sing "The Prayer" and he also sang "Ave Maria" solo. The duet was included on Dion's album These Are Special Times (1998) and was re-issued with the DVD of the TV special in 2007. The song also appeared on the Quest for Camelot soundtrack in 1998 and on Bocelli's album, Sogno, the following year.

In the New Year, he performed two concerts at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. At the 56th Golden Globe Awards held on 24 January, "The Prayer" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song from the film Quest for Camelot.[39] At the 41st Grammy Awards ceremony on 24 February, Bocelli was nominated for Best New Artist, which was won by Lauryn Hill.[4] Bocelli and Dion sang "The Prayer" at the ceremony.[39] The song was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song and performed by Bocelli and Dion at the ceremony held at the Los Angeles Music Center on 21 March.[39]

From 11 to 24 April, he toured the West Coast of North America, from San Diego to Vancouver, with a final performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Actress Elizabeth Taylor stood by his side on the stage during the encore, while he sang "The Prayer".[39] At the invitation of Steven Spielberg, Bocelli sang in Los Angeles on 15 May before Bill Clinton at an event on behalf of the Democratic Party. At the end of May, he toured Portugal and Spain and sang with Portuguese Fado singer Dulce Pontes. On 27 June, he took part in the Michael Jackson benefit concert for suffering children in Munich's Olympic Stadium.[39]

From 10 July to 27 August, he appeared in a guest role for seven performances of The Merry Widow at the Verona Arena.[30][39] As the "Tenor Conte Andrea" he performed three arias: "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto; "Tu, che m' hai preso il cuor" from Franz Lehár's Das Land Des Laechelns and "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from Verdi's La traviata.[39] On 10 September, together with soprano Daniela Dessì and two Polish singers, he performed at the Great Theatre of Łódź in Poland. From 7 October to 19 November, he made his United States operatic debut in Jules Massenet's Werther at the Detroit Opera House with the Michigan Opera Theater.[30]

He also performed at Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and gave further concerts in Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago, and made an appearance on Jay Leno's first installment of The Tonight Show. Then Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani gave him the Crystal Apple award. His seventh album Sacred Arias, which contains exclusively sacred music, was released worldwide on 8 November, and two weeks later reached number one on the US Classic Billboard charts – making Bocelli the first vocalist to hold all top three places on the chart, with Aria, the opera album in second place, and Viaggio Italiano in third place. The album also included the hymn of the Holy Year 2000, which was chosen as the official version by the Vatican in October.[39] To promote Sacred Arias, Bocelli recorded his second PBS concert at the Roman church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, in Rome, in 1999, singing most of the songs from the album. The special was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program during the 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

In Italy, Bocelli sang in Florence at a meeting of the centre-left Heads of State. Invited by Queen Elizabeth II, he performed at the annual Royal Variety Performance in Birmingham, UK, on 29 November. On 30 November, his book La musica del silenzio, an autobiographical novel, was released in Italy,[39] and in 2017 it was turned into a movie as The Music of Silence, directed by Michael Radford. From 12 to 21 December, he performed six concerts in Barcelona, Strasbourg, Lisbon, Zagreb, Budapest and Messina, some of which were broadcast on local television. He also performed on German television; Wetten, dass..? on 11 December and the José Carreras Gala in Leipzig on 17 December. On 31 December, he finished a marathon twenty-four concerts in thirty days, with a concert at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New York, welcoming in the new millennium.[39]

2000–2001: Verdi and Cieli di Toscana edit

At the 42nd Grammy Awards, Bocelli was nominated twice. "The Prayer" was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Bocelli performed it with Dion at the ceremony. His "World Tour 2000" started on 31 March. In May, his Sacred Arias album was voted album of the year by listeners of the Classic FM radio station in the UK. His world tour continued from 12 to 14 May with four concerts in Japan and South Korea. At the end of the UEFA European Football Championship, he performed with Valery Gergiev and Renée Fleming at a concert on the River Maas in Rotterdam. On 6 July, he performed at the Statue of Liberty in New York City for his third PBS special American Dream: Andrea Bocelli's Statue Of Liberty Concert. The concert was a dedication to his father, who died in the beginning of 2000. He was accompanied by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Steven Mercurio with special guest Soprano Ana Maria Martinez and a surprise appearance by Sarah Brightman to sing with Bocelli on "Time to Say Goodbye". For the final encore, he dedicated "Sogno" to his late Father. On 17 August, he performed in Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem at the Verona Arena in Rome.

His seventh album, Verdi, was released on 11 September. In September, he performed three concerts in Australia. He received another Echo Klassik award for "Bestseller of the year" for Sacred Arias. In November, his first complete opera recording, La Bohème, was released. In December, he received another award in Germany, the Goldene Europa for classical music.[40]

In January 2001, Bocelli portrayed the main character in Mascagni's opera L'amico Fritz at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona and again performed the tenor part in Verdi's Requiem. On 19 March, the Requiem album was released with Bocelli as tenor. From 22 March to 6 April, he toured North America accompanied by Cecilia Gasdia and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. On 17 June, he performed at the re-opening of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In July, he performed two concerts in Dublin with Ana María Martínez and the New Symphony Orchestra. At the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice on 4 October, he presented his new album Cieli di Toscana and was recognised for having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. In October, he opened the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sicilian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini in Catania. On 28 October, he sang Franz Schubert's Ellens dritter Gesang (also known as "Ave Maria", Latin for "Hail Mary") as a representative of the Catholic faith, during a memorial concert at Ground Zero in New York City for the victims of the September 11 attacks there. In November, he received the Platinum Europe Award for one million sales of the album Cieli di Toscana, and at the Italian Music Awards he was given a special award from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for his merits as an "Ambassador of Italian music in the world". He performed seven more concerts in the US accompanied by Ana María Martínez, and on 23 December, he sang the Italian national anthem as well as works of Bellini and Verdi at the traditional Christmas concert in the Italian Senate, which was broadcast live on television for the first time.[41]

2002–2005: Sentimento and Andrea edit

 
Bocelli with Celine Dion and Tony Renis in 2002

In Berlin on 5 February, he received a Goldene Kamera award in the "Music & Entertainment" category. On 6 March, he received two World Music Awards in Monte Carlo: "World best selling classical artist" and "Best selling Italian artist". On 11 March, he gave a concert for peace at the Basilica di San Marco a Venezia in Venice, accompanied by the orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice and conducted by Lorin Maazel. On 15 March, he took part in the opening of Walt Disney Studios Park in Marne-la-Vallée France. On 7 May, Bocelli and Tony Renis received a Telegatto Italian Television award for the soundtrack of the series Cuore. On 23 May he received the 2002 Classical BRIT Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Music".[42] On 27 May, he performed at the Villa Madama in Rome in front of US president George W. Bush and Italian president Silvio Berlusconi. On 28 May, he took part in "Pavarotti & Friends" charity concert in Modena in aid of Angola. In June he again toured the US, then on 26 July and 3 August, he portrayed Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the 48th Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago. On 14 October, he and Lorin Maazel presented his new album Sentimento to a worldwide audience. Further presentations took place in Milan and New York, and the album was released on 4 November, selling over two million copies in 40 days. On 24 October, he started his Sentimento tour in Zürich; the tour took in large arenas in several European and North American cities.[43]

In February 2003, Bocelli performed Madama Butterfly in an exclusive Monte Carlo concert, which was attended by Caroline, Princess of Hanover. In March for the first time he appeared as a producer, at the Sanremo Festival, where the young artists Allunati and Jacqueline Ferry sang for his new record label, Clacksong.[44] In May his second complete opera, Tosca, was released.[45] It did not attract unanimous praise, though. Andreas Dorschel notices "monochrome timbre" and "little dynamic variability" in Bocelli's performance: "Whatever is suffered by Cavaradossi − torture for instance or the prospect of execution −: Bocelli does not seem to register it, but goes on in the musical equivalent of Stoic indifference."[46] At a private benefit gala for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, Bocelli sang in front of the British Royal Family.[44] A day later he received two awards for Sentimento at the 2003 Classical BRIT Award held at the Royal Albert Hall in London – "Best selling classical album" and "Album of the year".[47] On 24 May, he performed in a benefit concert for the Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, with sopranos Maria Luigia Borsi and Lucia Dessanti, baritone Soo Kyung Ahn, and violinist Ruth Rogers, accompanied by Marcello Rota and the Orchestra Città di Pisa. Three days later he was again invited to perform at "Pavarotti & Friends" in Modena and sang a medley of Neapolitan songs together with Pavarotti. In June, he continued his Sentimento tour in Athens and Cyprus. In September, he took part in a concert for the Justice ministers and Interior ministers of the European Union at the Parco della Musica in Rome. He then resumed his tour, accompanied by Maria Luigia Borsi, Ruth Rogers and Marcello Rota.[44]

Bocelli won the "Favourite Specialist Performer" award at the UK National Music Awards in October 2003.[48] In November he once again toured in the United States, this time accompanied by Ana Maria Martinez, Kallen Esperian and Steven Mercurio. In December he gave his first concert in China and at the end of the month, sang Gounod's Ave Maria at Pavarotti's wedding in Modena.[44]

In Bologna in January, he performed as Werther in four performances of the opera of the same name. In April and May, he toured Asia again, visiting Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore. In May, he took part in a concert at Circo Massimo in Rome organised by Quincy Jones to launch the "We are the Future" project. In June, his third complete opera Il trovatore was released. In July, he played the part of Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca at the 50th Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, and he took part in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) global campaign for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[49]

In September, he performed his "Once in a Lifetime" tour in Australia with concerts in Sydney and Melbourne and one concert in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he was joined on stage by New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra.[50]

On 15 October, he performed at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, and on 17 October at the Great Hall in Shanghai.[51]

During early 2005, Bocelli was on tour including performances in Madeira, Hungary, Norway, US, UK, Italy and Germany.[52] He also appeared in Sesame Street singing "Time to Say Goodnight", a parody of "Time to Say Goodbye", as a lullaby to Elmo.[53] On 21 March, he performed at the Music for Asia benefit concert in Rome, televised on Italia 1, in aid of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake appeal.[54]

In June, he performed at the Deutsche Opera in Berlin. On 2 July, he performed at the Paris concert as part of the Live 8 event. Also during the second part of the year, he performed in Croatia, Serbia, Italy, the US, Dubai, Switzerland and finally in Scandinavia.[52] On 28 August, he performed at the Faenol Festival held in Vaynol, Wales and organised by Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.[54] In December, his first contemporary music concert took place at a Lake Las Vegas village resort in Nevada, US, which was recorded for PBS and released as the Under the Desert Sky DVD. He also took part in the Royal Christmas Show, which took place in several cities in the US in December. The album Werther was released in December.

2006–2007: Amore and Vivere, Greatest hits edit

 
Bocelli rehearsing for his Under the Desert Sky concert in Lake Las Vegas, 2006

On 18 February, he sang at the Toyota Center in Houston during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2006 All-Star Weekend, and broadcast live on the TNT Cable television network.[55]

On 26 February, Bocelli sang "Because We Believe" from his Amore album in the Carnevale section of the closing ceremony of the Torino Olympics.[56] He also began another tour with a concert at the Piazza di Castello in Turin.[57] In March, he was honoured by the Italian state with a Grande Ufficiale Italian Order of Merit (Grand Officer of the Italian Republic), given to him by then President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. The award was presented to him at the Sanremo Festival, where he performed a duet with American singer Christina Aguilera on 4 March.[56][58]

From 31 March to 2 April, he took part in the Maggio Musicale in Florence, where he sang the Canto di pace (Canto of peace) by Marco Tutino[59] and the tenor part from Gioachino Rossini's Messa di Gloria, and in Naples where he took part in Rossini's Petite messe solennelle.[56][57]

In April 2006, he featured as a guest coach on American Idol, helping the finalists sing the week's themed songs, "Greatest Love Songs". He also performed on that week's results show.[60] American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee performed at three of Bocelli's concerts in California from 9 to 11 June, singing duets of Somos Novios and The Prayer with Bocelli. They also performed on J. C. Penney Jam: The Concert for America's Kids[61] and recorded duet versions of Somos Novios for the resulting album, and also Can't Help Falling in Love on the CD of the Under the Desert Sky DVD.

In June, he sang the Italian duet version of "Because We Believe", "Ama, credi e vai", with Gianna Nannini at the "großen Fan Party" at the opening of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in Berlin in front of billions of worldwide television viewers.

On 1 July 2007, Bocelli performed "The Music of the Night" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, in a special musicals medley during the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in London, England.[62] Bocelli returned to his home town for a concert at the newly created Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico on 5 July 2007, with guest appearances by Kenny G, Heather Headley, Lang Lang, Elisa, Sarah Brightman and Laura Pausini. The concert was later released as Vivere Live in Tuscany. In September, he debuted at the Avery Fisher Hall, in New York, with four concerts. October saw the release of the opera album of Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci with Bocelli singing the role of Canio. In November, he won the "Best Italian Artist" and "World's Best-selling Classical Artist" awards at the World Music Awards. In December, he finished his 2006 tour with more concerts in North America and Europe.[56]

Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's duet version of "Con te partirò" was used in the 2007 film Blades of Glory, as an ice skating song. K-1 mixed martial arts fighter Yoshihiro Akiyama started using "Con te partirò" as his ring entrance music. On 8 September, Bocelli sang an arrangement of Mozart's Ave verum corpus at the funeral of Luciano Pavarotti in Modena, Italy.

On 21 October 2007, he sang "Con te partirò" on the UK television series Strictly Come Dancing results show, and on 30 October, he sang "The Prayer" during an ITV Special An Audience with Céline Dion. The show was broadcast on 23 December. Alongside fellow Italian singer Laura Pausini, he sang Vive Ya during the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards. The song, originally released in 1997 as a duet in Italian between Bocelli and Italian singer-songwriter Trovatto on Bocelli's Romanza, was also released in English on his 2007 album, The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere, as Dare to Live. The album, Vivere, sold over 3 million copies.

2008: Incanto and Carmen edit

On 20 January 2008, Bocelli received the Italian TV award Telegatto in platinum for Italian music in the world, in Rome. He sang "La voce del silenzio" – "The voice of silence" – and "Dare to Live" during the ceremony.[63]

 
Bocelli with his then fiancée Veronica Berti in Tokyo, Japan, during his 2008 Asian Tour

To promote the album, he performed "Canto della Terra" at The Alan Titchmarsh Show on the BBC in London on 1 February; was interviewed by Fabio Fazio on the Italian talk show Che tempo che fa on RAI 3 in Italy; and performed "Canto della terra", "A te" and "Besame mucho" from the album, as well as "My Way" on 2 February; and made an appearance on The South Bank Show in London, where he sang the French aria "Pour mon âme" on 3 February. Then on 10 February, he performed "The Prayer" at the 50th Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles, with Josh Groban in a tribute to Luciano Pavarotti, and sang "Dare to Live" with Heather Headley the following day on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[63]

In April, he toured in Asia with performances in Tokyo, Taichung, and Seoul.[64]

On 7 May 2008, he sang at Steel Aréna in Košice, Slovakia, in front of 8,000 people.[65] Then on 13 May he sang at the "Teatro delle Muse" in Ancona, Italy, for a charity concert for "Francesca Rava – N.P.H. Italia Onlus", a foundation that helps poor and disabled children around the world.[65]

On 23 May 2008, he sang The Prayer with Katharine McPhee in a Las Vegas tribute concert for Canadian producer and songwriter David Foster. Bocelli later praised Filipina teen-aged singer Charice, whom he first heard perform at that concert.[66][67]

On 2 June 2008, he performed at the Piazza del Duomo, Milan in front of 80,000 people during a concert celebrating the anniversary of the Republic of Italy's formation.[65]

From 17 to 28 June, Bocelli played the role of Don José on stage, opposite Hungarian mezzo-soprano Ildikó Komlósi as Carmen, in Georges Bizet's opera at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, in Rome, for four nights.[68][69][70] Bocelli released the complete opera recording of Carmen in Italy in the same year, which he recorded in 2005. Myung-whun Chung conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Chœur de Radio France for the recording, and Welsh Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, was part of the Ensemble.[71] The recording was not released internationally, until March 2010.[72] Carmen: Duets & Arias, a single-disc collection of some of the arias and duets of the recording, was also released in 2010.[73]

On 20 July, Bocelli held his third concert at the Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, his hometown. The concert was a tribute to the cinema of Italy. Its performers included Italian composer and musician Nicola Piovani, Italian ballet dancer Roberto Bolle, Israeli singer Noa, and Charice.[74] Then on 31 July, he performed at a concert in Vingis Park in Vilnius, Lithuania, in front of more than 18,000 people.[75] Australian singer Tina Arena performed two duets with Bocelli – "Canto Della Terra" and "The Prayer" – at the closing stages of the concert.[76]

On 7 August 2008, he held a benefit concert at Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina, and was accompanied by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.[75] Then, during the rest of August, he was on tour in Australia and New Zealand for the third time.[75] Tina Arena performed with him in all 5 concerts during the tour.[77]

On 26 September 2008, during the 2008 Veneto Festival, he held a concert in the Church of the Eremitani in Padova, Italy. He was accompanied by the I Solisti Veneti orchestra, celebrating its 50th birthday and conducted by Claudio Scimone, and by the Wiener Singakademie choir. The concert was a celebration of Giacomo Puccini's 150th birthday.[78]

On 10 and 11 October he performed at Petra, singing "Dare to Live" with Laura Pausini, as well as performing "E Lucevan le Stelle" from Tosca. On 19 October, he sang "'O surdato 'nnammurato" and a duet of "Non Ti Scordar Di Me" with Cecilia Bartoli, both from the Incanto album, during the ECHO Awards in Germany; and later presented the soprano with an ECHO award. On 24 October, he performed at Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, as a tribute to the city, where he celebrated the Italian release of Incanto. Performing with him were flautist Andrea Griminelli, Italian pop singer Massimo Ranieri and soprano Cecilia Bartoli, with Steven Mercurio conducting the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.[79] On 31 October, he performed a solo version of "The Prayer", as well as "Because", a song from Incanto, live on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[80]

On 21 and 22 November Bocelli was amongst a quartet of soloists (soprano Sabina Cvilak, mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich and bass Alexander Vinogradov) to sing Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, conducted by Plácido Domingo, at the Washington National Opera in Washington, D.C.[81] Bocelli sang twice in the piece and later the two tenors sang "The Pearl Fishers' Duet" which would be the first aria they had ever sung together.[82] On 25 and 26 November he starred alongside soprano Verónica Villarroel in an opera in concert of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana at the "Municipal Auditorium" in San Antonio, Texas.[82] He later held a concert at "Atrio de la Catedral" in Campeche, Mexico, on 28 November, where he sang songs from Incanto as well as some of his Spanish hits, including Bésame Mucho, Somos Novios, Amapola and Por ti Volare – the Spanish version of Con te Partiro.[82]

2009: My Christmas, first holiday album edit

On 27 May 2009, Bocelli sang "Il Gladiatore", from the Gladiator soundtrack, followed by the UEFA Champions League Anthem, which is based on G.F. Handel's "Zadok the Priest", during the opening ceremony of the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, in the Stadio Olimpico, in Rome.

On 3 November, My Christmas, his first Holiday album, produced by David Foster, was released and went on to become the best-selling Holiday album of the year.

The Andrea Bocelli & David Foster Christmas Special, the PBS special of the album, first aired on Thanksgiving night in the United States, and continued to be broadcast in the United States and Canada throughout the month of December. In late November, the program was broadcast in Mexico and in the UK and Ireland; it later aired, 15 and 25 December, on Italia 1, in Italy, 19 December, on TVE2 and TROS, in Spain and the Netherlands, and Christmas Eve, on vtm and RTL-TVI, in Belgium and Luxembourg.

 
Bocelli performing at the Premio Faraglioni 2009

On 3 November, during the World Premiere of Disney's A Christmas Carol, in Leicester Square, London, following the switching on of the annual Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights, Bocelli led the St Paul's Cathedral Choir, and more than 14,000 people across the capital, as they broke the Official Guinness World Record for the biggest ever Christmas carol sing-along, singing "Silent Night". He completed his performance in Leicester Square with, "God Bless Us Everyone", the closing song of the movie, which he provided the vocals for in English, Italian and Spanish.[83][84] He returned to the United Kingdom, 16 December, for an appearance on The One Show, broadcast live by BBC One, and on The Alan Titchmarsh Show which aired 18 December, on ITV1.

On 21 November, a segment of Leute Heute, a German tabloid-program on ZDF, was about My Christmas and Bocelli's meeting in Rome with Pope Benedict XVI and 250 other artists, an event which was broadcast live earlier that day in Italy, by Rai Uno. Bocelli was also joined by the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano, in his home in Forte dei Marmi, where they sang "Caro Gesù Bambino", a song from My Christmas which was originally recorded by the choir in 1960. Rai Uno also broadcast the performance later that day, during the Zecchino d'Oro Festival. The following day, Bocelli was among Fabio Fazio's guests, on his popular Italian talk-show, Che tempo che fa, broadcast on Rai Tre. During the program Bocelli talked about his album and performed "The Lord's Prayer", "White Christmas", and "Silent Night". It was also announced that Bocelli would return to the show on 20 December and give a live concert of My Christmas. Bocelli also took part in the annual 2009 José Carreras Gala, on 17 December, where he sang Adeste Fideles, before singing "White Christmas" with José Carreras for the very first time; this was broadcast live, by Das Erste, in Germany. He then returning to Italy, for a concert in the Upper Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, on 19 December, which was broadcast directly after the Urbi et Orbi blessing of Pope Benedict XVI, 25 December, on Rai Uno.

In North America, Bocelli gave 6 concerts. On 28 November, he performed in the BankAtlantic Center, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He later performed in the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the Izod Center, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the William Saroyan Theatre, in Fresno, California (changed from the much larger Save Mart Center due to scheduling conflicts), in the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, and finally in the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California, on 3, 5, 8, 12 and 13 December. His last three arena concerts alone grossed a total of over 5,6 million dollars, placing him third on Billboard Magazine's week's Hot Tours ranking, behind the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Il Divo, who both held over 5 times more concerts worldwide, compared to Bocelli's three in the United States, explaining their better showings.[85]

In the United States, Bocelli made a number of high-profile TV appearances. He first performed "White Christmas" at the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, broadcast live on NBC, 26 November. He performed the song again on 30 November during The Today Show also live. His appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show during her Holiday Music Extravaganza, where he sang "What Child Is This", with Mary J. Blige, and later closed the show with Adeste Fideles, was also aired the same day, and was later rebroadcast on 23 December. Bocelli also sang "Adeste Fideles" and was interviewed by Barbara Walters and Joy Behar on The View, which aired 2 December, on ABC. On 8 December, he performed "Jingle Bells" with The Muppets on The Jay Leno Show. He also performed a number of songs from the album, including "The Christmas Song" with Natalie Cole, during a dinner at David Foster's mansion in Malibu, which was featured on The Dr. Phil Show, on 10 December. Bocelli also performed "White Christmas" and "Silent Night", on the Larry King Live and Fox & Friends holiday-specials, broadcast 23 December, on CNN, and 19, 24 and 25 December, on Fox News.

In Brasil, following the success of the South American leg of the Incanto tour, where over 100,000 people attended his free concert at the São Paulo's "Parque Indipendencia", earlier in the year,[86] it was announced that Bocelli would hold another Open-Air, entrance free, concert in Florianópolis, on 28 December, where a crowd of about a million people was expected to attend. However, due to financial and political reasons, the concert was later canceled on short notice, along with all the other events scheduled for Christmas in the city.

2010: Hollywood Walk of Fame and FIFA World Cup edit

 
Bocelli receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2010

On 31 January 2010, during the 52nd Grammy Awards, Bocelli, Mary J. Blige and David Foster joined forces again, singing "Bridge over Troubled Water" as a tribute to the victims of that year's earthquake in Haiti.[87][88]

On 2 March, he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Live Theater, at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of the Roosevelt Hotel.[89] The previous day, Bocelli, along with David Foster, were honored by L.A. Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest during a ceremony at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, in Hollywood, where The Story Behind The Voice, a documentary about Bocelli's life and career was shown.[90]

 
David Foster speaks at the ceremony honoring Bocelli with his star.

On 12 March, Bocelli made an appearance on Skavlan, in Oslo, Norway, to promote his upcoming Scandinavian tour, giving a rare interview to the show's host Fredrik Skavlan, and later performing "Voglio Vivere Cosi", from his 2008 album Incanto, with Norwegian Boys' choir, Sølvguttene.[87][91]

In April, he returned to Scandinavia for a concert in Telenor Arena in Bærum, Norway, on 8 April, a concert in Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 9 April, and finally a concert in the Ericsson Globe, in Stockholm, Sweden, on 11 April. He was joined by Heather Headley and 120 musicians from the Stockholm Concert Orchestra, in all three concerts, and by Swedish mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman in his Swedish concert.[92][93][94]

On 30 April, Bocelli sang "Nessun dorma" during the opening ceremony of the Expo 2010, in Shanghai, China.[95][96][97] The following day, on 1 May, he held a concert, titled Charming China, at Shanghai Stadium.[98][99] The concert was later broadcast by Shanghai TV, and by CCTV Channels throughout mainland China.

The two appearances coincided with Bocelli's Asian tour, consisting of a concert in Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, on 28 April,[100][101] a concert in Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea, on 2 May,[102] a concert in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Hong Kong, on 4 May,[103][104] a concert in Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan, on 6 May,[103][104] and finally a free concert, organized by the YTL Corporation, at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, in Singapore, on 8 May, attended by over 12,000 people, picked via public ballot.[105][106][107] The concert was later broadcast, in its entirety, by Channel NewsAsia, on 28 and 29 May, and by Okto, on 30 May, in Singapore. An orchid in the Botanic Gardens' National Orchid Garden was also named after Bocelli in response to the concert.[108] Australian pop singer Delta Goodrem performed again with Bocelli in all five concerts, after supporting him in his United States My Christmas 2009 winter tour.[109]

On 18 May, during the 2010 World Music Awards, Bocelli performed "Un Amore Cosi Grande" from his 2008 album, Incanto, and received his seventh World Music Award, for "Best Classical Artist".[110]

On 5 July, Bocelli gave a concert at the opening of the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, in Astana, on the occasion of Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev's 70th birthday.[111][112]

On 9 July, Bocelli headlined the "Celebrate Africa: The Grand Finale" Concert at the Coca-Cola Dome, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to mark the end of the World Cup, two days before the final.[113][114]

On 13 July, Montenegrin Statehood Day, Bocelli gave a concert at the seaside resort of Sveti Stefan, in western Montenegro, to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Sveti Stefan Hotel.[115]

On 14 July, Bocelli gave a concert at the European Parliament's Espace Léopold, in Brussels, Belgium, during "Rome in the heart of the future", an event hosted by the Vice President of the European Parliament for the seventh parliament, MEP, Roberta Angelilli.[116][117] A screening of the film Homage to Rome, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, who was present during the event, and starring Bocelli, in his cinematographic debut, was shown prior to the special concert.[116][118]

On 25 July, Bocelli held the fifth and final edition of the Teatro del Silenzio, in his hometown of Lajatico, Tuscany. Bocelli's guests included Spanish Catalan tenor José Carreras, and Italian rock singer Zucchero. Sculptures by Swiss artist Kurt Laurenz Metzler, who attended the concert, were exhibited during this year's edition. Bocelli was also awarded the Pisano Doc, during the dress rehearsal for the concert, on 24 July, and received the 2010 Premio Lunezia nel mondo, during a private ceremony held on 21 July, for "the musical-literary quality of his songs."

In September 2010, Bocelli held a concert at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, in Athens, Greece. All proceeds were donated to help cure cancer. Bocelli also gave concerts in Cairo, Egypt, in front of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza, as well as a fundraising concert inside the Duomo di Milano to benefit victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

As part of the 2010 leg of the My Christmas Tour, Bocelli gave two concerts in The O2 Arena, in London, and the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, and a concert at The O2, in Dublin, in late November 2010.[119][120][121] His sold-out concert at the O2 in London, was the most attended show in the venue's history, with 16,500 people attending the event.[122] In early December, Bocelli gave 6 concerts in the United States. He performed in Madison Square Garden, in New York City, Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, TD Garden, in Boston, Toyota Center, in Houston, Staples Center, in Los Angeles, and the MGM Grand's Garden Arena, in the Las Vegas Strip.[123]

Bocelli also took part in the Christmas in Washington special on 12 December.[6][124] On 19 December, Bocelli gave a concert, conducted by Claudio Scimone, in the Italian Senate.[125]

2011: Metropolitan Opera recital, and Central Park Concert edit

In January, Bocelli gave three concerts in Germany. The concerts in Munich, Berlin, and Hamburg were all part of the Notte Illuminata Tour, launched in Pisa, at the Teatro Verdi, December 2010. In February, Bocelli performed a recital on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera house as part of the tour.[126]

In late March, early April, as part of the 2011 Latin Leg of his Incanto Tour, Bocelli gave concerts in Bogotá, and Panama City.

In May 2011, Bocelli held 5 concerts in East and Southeast Asia, and was joined by New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra during the tour.[127] He first gave a concert in Jakarta, Indonesia.[128] Bocelli held two other concerts in Taipei, and two concerts in Beijing.[129]

In June and July, Bocelli gave two open-air concerts at historic sites, the first at Masada, in Israel,[130] with all proceeds dedicated to support the residents of the Israeli regions of Galilee and Negev,[131] and the second at Syracuse's ancient Greek theatre, in Sicily,[132] with all proceeds donated to the Fiamme di Solidarietà (Flames of Solidarity) organization, to raise awareness of issues concerning the poorest and most marginalized in Italy.[133]

Bocelli gave a free concert on 15 September, on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City.[134] He was accompanied by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert, and the Westminster Symphonic Choir.[135] The concert was broadcast throughout the United States and Canada, by PBS, and in Italy, by Rai 1. Concerto: One Night in Central Park, the live album and the DVD were released 15 November.

On 25 September, Bocelli led Songs of Praise's 50th anniversary celebration, alongside LeAnn Rimes and Katherine Jenkins.[136]

On 15 October, Bocelli performed again for Pope Benedict XVI and a crowd of 8,000 people in Vatican's Audience Hall.[137]

On 7 November, he gave an open-air free concert at Praça Rui Barbosa in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to an audience of between 80,000 and 150,000 people.[138][139][140]

On 17 November, he performed at the Children in Need Rocks Manchester concert, gaining critical acclaim for receiving a standing ovation from a crowd of pop and indie music fans.

2012–2014: Roméo et Juliette and Passione edit

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

Bocelli played the role of Romeo in Charles Gounod's opera Roméo et Juliette, at the Teatro Carlo Felice, for two performances in February 2012. He cancelled a third performance because of pharyngitis after having vocal strain throughout.[141]

On 22 April, Bocelli gave an open-air concert at Yerevan's Liberty Square, in Armenia, dedicated to the proclamation of Yerevan as the 2012 World Book Capital; he was accompanied by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marcello Rota.[142] On 19 November, he performed for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the Royal Albert Hall, during the 100th anniversary of the Royal Variety Performance.[143]

A new studio album titled Passione, featuring duets with Jennifer Lopez and Nelly Furtado, was released on 29 January 2013.[144] On 7 February, Bocelli was an honorary guest at the 61st Annual National Prayer Breakfast, held at the Washington Hilton, where he performed "Ombra mai fu" and Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria" in the presence of President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, as well as other political leaders.[145][146] On 20 February, he performed at the concert in Moscow Kremlin dedicated to 20th anniversary of Gazprom.

On 1 June, Bocelli performed with Plácido Domingo at the Arena di Verona, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opera festival.[147]

2015–present: Cinema, collaborations, and Sì edit

 
Bocelli and his son Matteo performing in New York at the presentation of the album Sì in 2018

Bocelli released his fifteenth studio album Cinema on 23 October 2015. It contains renditions of classic film soundtracks and scores, featuring duets with Ariana Grande, Nicole Scherzinger and his wife Veronica Berti. The album received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards; the Spanish-language version was nominated for Album of the Year at the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

On 7 May 2016, Bocelli performed at the King Power Stadium before Leicester City's final match of the 2015–16 Premier League against Everton, as part of the club's title celebrations.[148]

On 15 December 2017, Ed Sheeran released a collaboration with Bocelli titled "Perfect Symphony". The song is a duet version of Sheeran's song "Perfect", with many of the original English lyrics sung in Italian.[149]

In June 2018, Bocelli released the single "If Only", his first after fourteen years.[150] On 20 September 2018, Bocelli released the single "Fall On Me" which features vocals from his son Matteo. The two performed the song on 22 October episode of Dancing With the Stars.[151] An English version of the song was released in October and was featured in the Walt Disney Pictures film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as the end credit song. Both songs appear on Bocelli's album Sì, released on 26 October 2018.[152]

 
Andrea Bocelli concert in Gibraltar, September 2019

On 12 October 2018, at the request of his close friend Sarah, Duchess of York, Bocelli performed two songs at the royal wedding of her daughter Princess Eugenie, the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria, and Panis angelicus by César Franck.[153][154]

On 1 February 2019, Bocelli performed a sold-out concert in 'Winter at Tantora' festival running at Al-'Ula for the first time in Saudi Arabia.[155]

On 3 July 2019 Bocelli performed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples with three songs including "Fall On Me" with his son Matteo.

On 12 April 2020, during the national COVID-19 lockdowns in Italy, Bocelli performed an Easter Sunday concert from an empty Milan Cathedral, accompanied by cathedral organist Emanuele Vianelli.[156] The performance, titled "Music For Hope - Live From Duomo di Milano", was streamed live over YouTube, where it continues to be available for replay.[157] About 5 million people tuned in for the livestream performance and, by 13 April 2020, over 32 million views were logged on the archived video.[158]

On 13 September 2020, Bocelli performed the Italian National Anthem at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix.

In November 2020, Bocelli released an album, Believe. It was in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and featured recent pandemic related songs.

He performed Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" during the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship held in Rome, Italy on 11 June 2021.[159]

On 5 June 2022, Bocelli performed Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" during the BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace, one of the celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[160]

On 21 October 2022, Bocelli released his first collaboration album with his son and daughter, Matteo and Virginia, titled A Family Christmas.

On 7 May 2023, Bocelli performed "You'll Never Walk Alone" together with Bryn Terfel during the BBC's Coronation Concert to mark the coronation of Charles III.[161]

Voice edit

Bocelli is a widely popular singer with a substantial fan base worldwide. However, he is also a polarizing figure in classical music, whose voice and performances have routinely been the subject of negative reviews by critics. Italian spinto tenor Franco Corelli praised Bocelli's voice after hearing it for the first time during a master class in 1986, in Turin, and he later gave Bocelli private lessons.[162][163][16]

Puerto Rican soprano Ana María Martínez, who regularly performs with Bocelli, said, "More than anything, Andrea has something that is unique in that he brings this light that is always around him. And this purity of heart and beauty of sound just touches the listener. It can't be described."[163]

Celine Dion said while introducing him during her Christmas Special for These Are Special Times, in 1998, that "if God would have a singing voice, he must sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli,"[4][16] and David Foster, a producer of the album, often describes Bocelli's voice as the most beautiful in the world. Similarly, jazz singer Al Jarreau, who performed with Bocelli on the "Night of the Proms" tour in Europe in 1995, described him as "the most beautiful voice in the world,"[164] and American talk show host Oprah Winfrey commented on her talk show that, "when I hear Andrea sing, I burst into tears."[162][163] After attending Bocelli's concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 2009, British-American actress Elizabeth Taylor said, "My mind, my soul were transported by his beauty, his voice, his inner being. God has kissed this man and I thank God for it."[165] Taylor had been a passionate fan of Bocelli's since the beginning of his music career in the mid-1990s.[166] Other fans include Albert II, Prince of Monaco, who invited the tenor to sing at his wedding, as well as Sarah, Duchess of York, and actress Isabella Rossellini.[164]

Bocelli's voice, more specifically his interpretation of opera, has been regularly criticized by classical music critics. These include Bernard Holland of The New York Times and Andrew Clements of The Guardian.[167] In 1999, The New York Times chief music critic Anthony Tommasini in his review of Bocelli's North American opera debut at the Detroit Opera House in the title role of Massenet's Werther commented, "The basic colour of Mr. Bocelli's voice is warm and pleasant, but he lacks the technique to support and project his sound. His sustained notes wobble. His soft high notes are painfully weak. Inadequate breath control often forces him to clip off notes prematurely at the end of phrases."[167] In December 2000, Tommasini again criticised Bocelli, this time for his La bohème album when he stated that Bocelli "still has trouble with basic things, like breath support" and his voice had been "carefully recorded ... to help it match the trained voices of the other cast members in fullness and presence."[168]

In describing Bocelli's singing, The New York Times music critic Bernard Holland noted, "the tone is rasping, thin and, in general, poorly supported. Even the most modest upward movement thins it even more, signalling what appears to be the onset of strangulation. To his credit, Mr Bocelli sings mostly in tune. But his phrasing tends toward carelessness and rhythmic jumble... The diction is not clear."[169] Furthermore, Holland observed that "The critic's duty is to report that Mr Bocelli is not a very good singer." The Associated Press reported "Passion? Yes. Power. No. Bocelli's voice – though robust in spirit and precisely in tune, even in the upper register – had a thin quality that never opened up."[170] Similarly, classical music critic Andrew Clements found Bocelli's studio opera recordings consistently disappointing in quality: "Bocelli's profoundly unmusical contribution, with its unvaryingly coarse tone, wayward intonation and never a phrase properly shaped, fatally undermines all their contributions."[171] Anne Midgette of The New York Times agreed, noting "a thinness of voice, oddly anemic phrasing (including shortchanging upper notes of phrases in a most untenorial manner), a curious lack of expression."[172]

During a 2009 performance in New York, the music critic Steve Smith wrote "For cognoscenti of vocal artistry the risks involved in Mr. Bocelli's undertakings, both then and now, need no explanation. Substantial technical shortcomings masked by amplification are laid bare in a more conventional classical setting. Mr. Bocelli's tone can be pleasant, and his pitch is generally secure. But his voice is small and not well supported; his phrasing, wayward and oddly inexpressive."[173]

In 2010, Joe Banno of The Washington Post gave an unfavorable review of Bocelli's Carmen recording, describing the oft-noted failings in Bocelli's vocal resources on full display in this performance: "Bocelli, to be fair, possesses an essentially lovely tenor and knows his stuff when it comes to selling a pop ballad. And Decca's close miking of his puny voice inflates his sound to near-Franco Corelli-like dimensions. But his short-breathed, clumsily phrased, interpretively blank and often pinched and strained singing makes his Don Jose a tough listen."[174]

Recognition edit

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Andrea Bocelli

Honors edit

Selected awards edit

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Andrea Bocelli

Personal life edit

 
Bocelli with his wife Veronica Berti in March 2010

Bocelli met his first wife, Enrica Cenzatti,[183] while singing at piano bars early in his career.[26] They were married on 27 June 1992. Their first child, son Amos, was born 22 February 1995.[184] Their second son, Matteo, was born on 8 October 1997.[185] The couple separated in 2002.[1]

Bocelli lives with his second wife and manager, Veronica Berti. They met in 2002. In September 2011, the couple announced that Berti was expecting her first and Bocelli's third child, a daughter,[186] in the spring. His daughter Virginia was born 21 March 2012.[187]

Bocelli married Veronica Berti on 21 March 2014 at the Sanctuary of Montenero in the coastal town of Livorno, Italy.[188] The couple lives in Forte dei Marmi on the Mediterranean. Bocelli's first wife and two sons live in the couple's previous residence in the same comune, in Versilia.[162]

On 30 April 2000, Bocelli's father, Alessandro Bocelli, died. His mother encouraged him to honor his commitments, and so he sang for Pope John Paul II, in Rome, on 1 May, and immediately returned home for the funeral. At his 5 July performance, filmed for PBS as American Dream—Andrea Bocelli's Statue of Liberty Concert, Bocelli dedicated the encore Sogno (Dream), from his 1999 album Sogno, to the memory of his father.[40]

On 12 November 2022, Andrea, Matteo and Virginia (aged 10) sang together at The Royal Albert Hall at the UK Festival of Remembrance.[189]

Bocelli has enjoyed horseback riding for much of his life.[190]

A section of the beach in Jesolo, on the Italian Adriatic coast, was named after Bocelli on 11 August 2003.[44]

In October 2013 Bocelli bought a second home in North Miami Beach.[191]

Bocelli is a self-declared fan of Italian football club Inter Milan. In an interview in Pisa, he told a group of Inter fans that "My passion for Inter started during my college years, when Inter was winning everything in Italy and the world. When Inter won the Champions League in 2010, I was with my friends and I was listening to the game on the radio, and everything was a little bit in advance so I was celebrating before them. That night I was also brought to tears of joy. The treble is a feeling no one in Italy will be able to equal".[192]

On 12 November 2023, Bocelli performed 'Hallelujah' with his daughter Virginia on the BBC 1 programme "Strictly Come Dancing". Bocelli performed 'Oh Holy Night' with his son Matteo on the December 2023 theatrical release of "Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night".

Teatro del Silenzio edit

Main article: Teatro del Silenzio

In 2006, Bocelli convinced the municipality of his hometown Lajatico to build an outdoor theatre, the "Teatro del Silenzio".[193] He serves as its honorary president and performs usually for one night only, every July; the rest of the year, the theatre doesn't operate.

Since its opening in 2006, guest performers have included Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Sarah Brightman, Katherine Jenkins, Zucchero, Laura Pausini, and Elisa. Bocelli's guests have also included instrumentalists Lang Lang, Chris Botti, and Kenny G. The 2007 concert was released on CD and DVD in 2008.[194]

Discography edit

Main article: Andrea Bocelli discography

Studio albums edit

Collaborative albums edit

Filmography edit

Year Title Actor Adaptation Role Type Ref.
2009 Omaggio a Roma Yes Mario Cavaradossi Short [195]
2017 The Music of Silence Yes Feature film [196]
2022 A Bocelli Family Christmas Yes Himself Television film [197]

Television edit

Year Title Network Ref.
2009 L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra - Concerto per l'Abruzzo Rai 1
2011 Concerto: One Night in Central Park WNET [198]
2016 Bocelli & Zanetti Night Canale 5 [199]
2017 Andrea Bocelli Show Rai 1 [200]
2018 La notte di Andrea Bocelli Rai 1
2019 Ali di libertà Rai 1 [201]
2020 Music for Hope Rai 1
2020 Silent Night: A Christmas Prayer Canale 5 [202]
2021 Dal Circo Massimo, Andrea Bocelli! Rai 3 [203]
2022 The Simpsons Meet The Bocellis in Feliz Navidad Disney+ [204]
2022 Andrea Bocelli: Natale in famiglia Sky Uno [205]
2023 The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli Paramount+ [206]

Bibliography edit

Bocelli is the author, and co-author, of numerous works available in Italian, English, and other languages. Some books are available in Braille and others in large print.[207] The list below is limited to his English language books which are widely available.

  • Bocelli, A. (2002) [1999]. The music of silence: a memoir by Andrea Bocelli. New York: HarperCollins. OCLC 54699002. Braille edition, ISBN not available.
  • Bocelli, A. (2002). The music of silence: a memoir. Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press. ISBN 9780786239009. Large print edition.
  • Bocelli, A. (2007). Andrea Bocelli – Amore. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Corp. ISBN 9788850709922.
  • Bocelli, A. (2001). The music of silence: a memoir. New York: HarperEntertainment. ISBN 9780066212869.
  • Bocelli, A. (2011). The Music of Silence; New Edition. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Corp. ISBN 9781574671971.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Andrea Bocelli Biography: Pianist, Singer (1958–)". Biography.com. from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Festival di Sanremo 1994". hitparadeitalia.it. from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Andrea Bocelli to receive Classic Brit honour". BBC News. 6 September 2012. from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f . Decca Records. Universal Music. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. ^ Bearn, Emily (26 February 2003). "Operation Bocelli: the making of a superstar". The Age. from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ^ a b Malitz, David (12 December 2010). "'Christmas in Washington' sticks to the classics". The Washington Post. from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  7. ^ . Decca. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top Selling Album". Billboard.com, 6 January 2010 article. from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  9. ^ "The Nielsen Company 2009 Year-End Music Industry Report". Businesswire.com, 7 January 2010 article. from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Italian tenor's album sales top five million". Thaindian News.com, 30 December 2009 article. from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  11. ^ "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. 1 December 2014. from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Angel records". from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  13. ^ Spot Pubblicita Tim Con Mara Venier 1997 - Cambio Numero Seriale - canale5, archived from the original on 28 October 2021, retrieved 19 July 2021
  14. ^ Pingitore, Silvia (16 November 2020). "Andrea Bocelli: an EXCLUSIVE interview". the-shortlisted.co.uk. from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Andrea Bocelli: Singer". People. 49 (18). 11 May 1998. from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  16. ^ a b c Interview: Andrea Bocelli, opera singer 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Scotsman, 27 October 2009 article.
  17. ^ "Andrea Bocelli - Sito Ufficiale - Tour, discografia e opere". from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2006.
  18. ^ . Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  19. ^ a b c d Day, Carol (10 November 1997). "Blind Ambition". People. from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2017. Bocelli's parents, Alessandro, 68, and Edi, 59, sold farm equipment and produced wine in tiny Lajatico, in Tuscany about 20 miles from Pisa.
  20. ^ a b Bryony Gordon (14 November 2011). "Andrea Bocelli: The truth about my friend – the strong-willed, kind and intelligent Silvio Berlusconi". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  21. ^ Sodomka, Dennis (8 October 2013). "Wine Time: Bocelli Prosecco NV, Italy". The Augusta Chronicle. from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  22. ^ "Interview: Andrea Bocelli, opera singer". The Scotsman. 23 October 2009. from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  23. ^ a b c "Andrea Bocelli – Singing to the Top". Ability. October–November 2013. from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  24. ^ Hooper, John (10 June 2010). "Tenor's story acclaimed by anti-abortion campaigners". The Guardian. from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  25. ^ Pisa, Nick (31 October 2010). "Doctors tried to cure Andrea Bocelli's blindness with leeches". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  26. ^ a b c "Chronicle 1958–1991". bocelli.de. from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  27. ^ "Andrea Bocelli to Receive Master's Degree". Billboard. AP. 18 October 2013. from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  28. ^ Rogers, Paul (5 September 2013). "Andrea Bocelli at the MGM Grand". Los Angeles Times. from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  29. ^ a b c d e f "Chronicle 1991–1994". bocelli.de. from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  30. ^ a b c Ardoin, John (2007). "Bocelli and Chung". PBS. from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  31. ^ "Bocelli, l' inno per il Papa nasce a Lourdes". Corriere Della Sera (in Italian). 21 September 1999. from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chronicle 1995–1997". bocelli.de. from the original on 26 October 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  33. ^ . Bocellionline.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  34. ^ Liebergen, Patrick M. (July 2008). Singer's Library of Arias: 15 Vocal Masterworks from the Baroque Era Through the Twenty-First Century. Alfred Music Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7390-5142-9. from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  35. ^ a b (in German). ECHO. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  36. ^ Berger, Kevin (8 December 2010). "Beyond the criticism: Deconstructing Andrea Bocelli's voice". Los Angeles Times. from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  37. ^ a b c d e f "Chronicle 1998". bocelli.de. from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  38. ^ a b . International Herald Tribune. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  39. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Chronicle 1999". bocelli.de. from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  40. ^ a b c d e "Chronicle 2000". bocelli.de. from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  41. ^ "Chronicle 2001". bocelli.de. from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  42. ^ "Salford singer wins again". BBC News. 23 May 2002. from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  43. ^ a b c d e "Chronicle 2002". bocelli.de. from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  44. ^ a b c d e "Chronicle 2003". bocelli.de. from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  45. ^ Giacomo Puccini, Tosca. Fiorenza Cedolins, Andrea Bocelli, Carlo Guelfi and others, Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Decca 473 710-2.
  46. ^ Andreas Dorschel, 'The World's Favourite Tenor', Lettre International no. 120 (Spring 2018), pp. 136−137, p. 136.
  47. ^ a b "Bocelli tops Classical Brits". BBC News. 23 May 2003. from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  48. ^ "Pop Idols dominate music awards". BBC News. 27 October 2003. from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  49. ^ "Chronicle 2004". bocelli.de. from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  50. ^ "Once in a Lifetime Tour". bocelli.de. Retrieved 21 January 2008.[dead link]
  51. ^ "Asia Tour". bocelli.de. Retrieved 21 January 2008.[dead link]
  52. ^ a b "Chronicle 2005". bocelli.de. from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  53. ^ . Sesame Workshop. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  54. ^ a b "Asia Tour". bocelli.de. from the original on 15 April 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  55. ^ . NBA. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  56. ^ a b c d e f "Bocelli 2006 Chronicle". bocelli.de. from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  57. ^ a b "2006 tour (1)". bocelli.de. from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  58. ^ a b "Pausini, Bocelli e Ramazotti: Onorificenze e serata finale del festival" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
  59. ^ "FIRENZE – Bocelli e il canto di Pace nato alle Muse" (in Italian). cultura.marche.it. March 2006. from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  60. ^ Dyer, Richard (11 June 2006). "From 'American Idol' to Boston divo". J. C. Penney. Retrieved 22 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
  61. ^ "Dr. Phil and Music Superstars Join Forces for JCPENNEY JAM...THE CONCERT FOR AMERICA'S KIDS Mega Event to Air on CBS-TV During Back to School". J. C. Penney. March 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
  62. ^ "Concert for Diana Timeline: What's happened minute by minute". BBC Entertainment. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2008.[dead link]
  63. ^ a b c "live2008". Bocelli.de. 2008. from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  64. ^ "live concert2008/1". Bocelli.de. 2008. from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  65. ^ a b c "live concert2008/2". Bocelli.de. 2008. from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  66. ^ di Paolo Giordano (28 May 2008). "Bocelli: "Verdi, il mio canto patriottico nell'Italia della riconciliazione"". Ilgiornale.it. from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  67. ^ Charicemania – Charice Pempengco Blog : Andrea Bocelli in a Possible Duet With Charice? 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  68. ^ . Molto Italy. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  69. ^ The 2008 production of Carmen at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Official Teatro dell'Opera di Roma website.
  70. ^ "Live – Opera". bocelli.de. from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  71. ^ "Carmen – Marina Domashenko, Andrea Bocelli & Bryn Terfel". Classicalsource.com. 24 October 2005. from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  72. ^ "Bizet: Carmen – Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel". Mightyape.co.nz. 8 March 2010. from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  73. ^ "Carmen: Duets & Arias on iclassics".
  74. ^ "live concert2008/3". Bocelli.de. 2008. from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  75. ^ a b c "live concert2008/4". Bocelli.de. 2008. from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  76. ^ "Impromptu onstage appearance". tinaarena.com. from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  77. ^ . Tina Arena. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  78. ^ "live concert2008/5". Bocelli.de. 2008. from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  79. ^ "live concert2008/6". Bocelli.de. 2008. from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  80. ^ "Live with Faith Hill & David Foster". oprah.com. from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  81. ^ . dc-opera.org. 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  82. ^ a b c "live concert2008/7". Bocelli.de. 2008. from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  83. ^ "Bocelli leads Christmas carol sing-along". ClassicFm.co.uk, 3 November 2010 article. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  84. ^ "Record breaking night for London's Christmas Carol-themed lights switch-on". Indielondon.co.uk, 3 November 2010 article. from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  85. ^ Allen, Bob (5 January 2010). "Hot Tours: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli". Billboard. from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  86. ^ "Andrea Bocelli Performs to 100,000 in Brazil". Classic FM. from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  87. ^ a b "Andrea Bocelli in 2010". Bocelli.de. from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  88. ^ "CNN Larry King Live Transcript – Episode 30 January 2010". CNN. 30 January 2010. from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  89. ^ a b . CNN iReport. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  90. ^ Olivier, Ellen (7 March 2010). "L.A. Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest honors tenor Andrea Bocelli and producer David Foster". Los Angeles Times. from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  91. ^ Hansen, Magne (10 March 2010). "Andrea Bocelli og kokken som sa nei til Obama på Skavlan". NRK (in Norwegian). from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  92. ^ "Andrea Bocelli April 2010 events". Bocelli.de. from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  93. ^ "Bocelli – with a little help from Ernman". Nordstjernan. from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  94. ^ Andrea Bocelli i Globen Stockholm Concert Orchestra, Swedish article. 4 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  95. ^ "Andrea Bocelli on stage with Chinese girl for Shanghai Expo". People's Daily Online. 30 April 2010. from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  96. ^ Size matters at Shanghai Expo 2010 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, The Times, 30 April 2010 article.
  97. ^ Bodeen, Christopher (30 April 2010). . The Seattle Times. AP. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  98. ^ Glamour of China 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, City Weekend.
  99. ^ Daiqi, Xing (30 April 2010). "Expo showcases music, art and culture". People's Daily. from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  100. ^ Grunebaum, Dan (15 April 2010). "Andrea Bocelli". Metropolis. from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  101. ^ . Eplus.jp. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  102. ^ Hyo-won, Lee (20 April 2010). "Andrea Bocelli to Become One With Audience". The Korea Times. from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  103. ^ a b Chen, Yali (20 April 2010). "Bocellimania to sweep music fans in a week". Taiwan News. from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  104. ^ a b Chen, Yali (16 March 2010). . Taiwan Culture Portal. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  105. ^ YTL Concert of Celebration 2010 1 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Official YTL Concerts 2010 site.
  106. ^ "12,000 enjoy Andrea Bocelli treat". YTL Community. 9 May 2010. from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  107. ^ Enchated Night with Andrea Bocelli, KL-lifestyle.com, 11 May 2010, article. 24 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  108. ^ ria tan (15 May 2010). "Singapore Botanic Gardens: Orchid named after Andrea Bocelli". Wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com. from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  109. ^ . ww38.accessallareas.net.au. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011.
  110. ^ "World Music Awards Official Site". Worldmusicawards.com. from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  111. ^ "Andrea Bocelli books gig in Kazakhstan". United Press International. 15 June 2010. from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  112. ^ Orange, Richard (5 July 2010). "Giant indoor park opened for Kazakh president's birthday". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  113. ^ "Bocelli, Bryan Adams To Headline 'Grand Finale' Concert at World Cup". Billboard. AP. 29 April 2010. from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  114. ^ . The Vancouver Sun. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010.
  115. ^ , 20 July 2010 article.
  116. ^ a b Rome in the heart of the future: Invitation by vice-president of the European Parliament, Roberta Angelilli MEP 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, EPP Group, 13 July 2010 article.
  117. ^ Lunchtime with Andrea Bocelli 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 14 July 2010 article.
  118. ^ Bocelli canterà a Bruxelles 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Il Tempo, 12 July 2010 article.
  119. ^ Sweeting, Adam (15 November 2010). "Andrea Bocelli, O2 Arena, review". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  120. ^ Andrea Bocelli concert review 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, citylife.co.uk, 26 November 2010 article.
  121. ^ . Bandsintown.com. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  122. ^ Andrea Bocelli makes history at O2 28 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Classic FM, 16 November 2010 article.
  123. ^ Kel. "Andrea Bocelli Brings His Christmas to the US". Clickitticket.com. from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  124. ^ . Tnt.tv. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  125. ^ Bocelli concert at Italian Senate 22 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Bocelli.de.
  126. ^ . Metoperafamily.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  127. ^ . focustaiwan.tw. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  128. ^ Andrea Bocelli Gives Stirring Performance for Gilded Crowd 25 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Jakarta Globe, 16 May 2011 article.
  129. ^ . Economic Daily. Fashion.ce.cn. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  130. ^ Andrea Bocelli at Masada 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Official Opera Masada website
  131. ^ Andrea Bocelli to sing at Masada – Famed Italian tenor to take part in one time performance in June. All proceeds dedicated to support of Galilee, Negev residents 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ynetnews
  132. ^ . Italymag.co.uk. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  133. ^ . Fiammedisolidarieta.it. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  134. ^ Scozzese Design. . Bocellicentralpark.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  135. ^ Scozzese Design. . Bocellicentralpark.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  136. ^ "Andrea Bocelli leads Songs of Praise 50th celebrations". BBC News. 31 July 2011. from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  137. ^ "Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performs for Pope Benedict XVI".
  138. ^ FIAT 35 ANOS: Andrea Bocelli faz show emocionante para 81 mil pessoas (Portuguese)
  139. ^ Pela 1ª vez em BH, Andrea Bocelli mescla erudito ao pop e emociona em duetos com Sandy 6 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Portuguese)
  140. ^ Sandy e o tenor italiano Andrea Bocelli cantam para mais de 150 mil pessoas em Belo Horizonte 6 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Portuguese)
  141. ^ "Salta "Romeo et Juliette" a Genova: Andrea Bocelli non-ce la fa". Pisa Today. 28 February 2012. from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  142. ^ Mher Margaryan (23 April 2012). . Armradio.am. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  143. ^ Britain's Queen Elizabeth greets tenor Andrea Bocelli after the Royal Variety Performance Yahoo! News
  144. ^ . Andreabocelli.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  145. ^ "Andrea Bocelli plays for Barack Obama". from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  146. ^ President Obama speaks about faith and 'humility' at National Prayer Breakfast 11 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine New York Daily News
  147. ^ Arena Di Verona 2013 – 1 Giugno 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine (Italian)
  148. ^ "Bocelli almost brings Ranieri to tears at Leicester City title celebrations | Goal.com". www.goal.com. from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  149. ^ "Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli collaborate on new Perfect remix". Music-News.com. from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  150. ^ Mauro, J-P (18 June 2018). "Andrea Bocelli's first original single in 14 years: "If Only"". Aleteia – Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture. from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  151. ^ Boedeker, Hal. "'Dancing With the Stars': Disney Night enlists Andrea Bocelli". OrlandoSentinel.com. from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  152. ^ Kaufman, Gil. "Andrea Bocelli 'Si' Album to Feature Duets With Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran & More". Billboard. from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  153. ^ Gray, Melissa (7 October 2018). "Opera, trumpets and red velvet cake for royal wedding of Britain's Princess Eugenie". CNN. from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  154. ^ "The Marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York with Mr. Jack Brooksbank" (PDF). The Royal Family. (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  155. ^ "Opera star Andrea Bocelli regales music lovers at Saudi Arabia's Tantora Winter Festival". Arab News. 1 February 2019. from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  156. ^ "Andrea Bocelli Sings From Empty Duomo Cathedral in Italy for Special Live Easter Concert". MSN. 12 April 2020. from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  157. ^ "Andrea Bocelli: Music For Hope - Live From Duomo di Milano". YouTube. Andrea Bocelli. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  158. ^ Willman, Chris (14 April 2020). "How Andrea Bocelli's Easter Live-Stream Became an Unexpected Global Blockbuster". Variety. from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  159. ^ "Watch star tenor Andrea Bocelli perform emotional 'Nessun dorma' at UEFA Euro 2020 Opening Ceremony". Classic FM. from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  160. ^ "The Queen's Platinum Jubilee - Platinum Party at the Palace". from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  161. ^ Hall, Sophia Alexandra (7 May 2023). "Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel perform emotional 'You'll Never Walk Alone' at Coronation Concert". Classic FM. from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  162. ^ a b c Andrea Bocelli: 'Some voices have tears inside' 20 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph, 4 October 2007 article.
  163. ^ a b c Andrea Bocelli's Cieli di Toscana review 6 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, bluecoupe.com, 2001 article.
  164. ^ a b Blind Ambition 19 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine People Magazine 10 November 1997 issue.
  165. ^ Elizabeth Taylor makes first outing 'in months 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, CNN, 9 June 2009 article.
  166. ^ Taylor Among Bocelli's Fans / Actress pushing 'The Prayer' for Oscar 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, SFGate.com, 23 January 1999 article.
  167. ^ a b Tommasini, Anthony (1 November 1999). "A Blind Pop Tenor Takes on the Operatic Stage". The New York Times. from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  168. ^ Tommasini, Anthony (3 December 2000). "Bocelli Seeks Legitimacy (And Bucks) In 'Boheme'". The New York Times. from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  169. ^ Holland, Bernard (8 September 2006). "Spectator-Friendly, and Critic-Proof in a Sea of Approval". The New York Times. from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  170. ^ Usborne, David (9 September 2006). "'Rasping': New York critics' verdict on Bocelli". The Independent. from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  171. ^ Clements, Andrew (16 July 2004). "CD: Verdi: Il Trovatore: Bocelli/ Villaroel/ Zaremba/ Guelfi/ Colombara/ Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania Chorus & Orchestra/ Mercurio". The Guardian. from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  172. ^ Midgette, Anne (18 May 2003). "Andrea Bocelli Does Opera, Take 2". The New York Times. from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  173. ^ Smith, Steve (9 September 2009). "No Mikes: Just a Man, His Voice and Fans". The New York Times. from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  174. ^ Banno, Joe (8 August 2010). "CD review: Decca's 'Carmen,' featuring Andrea Bocelli". The Washington Post. from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  175. ^ . Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
  176. ^ Andrea Bocelli, decorated in Dominican 9 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, El Universal (Mexico City) 2009 article
  177. ^ Global Foundation for Democracy and Development – Dominican Republic. . Dominicanaonline.org. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  178. ^ . 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  179. ^ "Chronicle 1992–1994". bocelli.de. from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  180. ^ . classicbrits.co.uk. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  181. ^ Cobo, Leila; Cantor-Navas, Judy (24 April 2014). . Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  182. ^ . 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
  183. ^ "Wedding photo of Enrica Cenzatti and Andrea Bocelli". from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  184. ^ "Biographical Summaries of Notable People: Amos Bocelli". MyHeritage. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  185. ^ "Biographical Summaries of Notable People: Matteo Bocelli". MyHeritage. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  186. ^ . Yahoo omg! UK. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  187. ^ "Virginia arriva con la primavera Fiocco rosa in casa Bocelli". La Nazione (in Italian). from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  188. ^ "Andrea Bocelli Marries Veronica Berti". People. from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  189. ^ "Festival of Remembrance line-up, how to watch and famous venue it's held in". 12 November 2022. from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  190. ^ Interview segment with Gayle King for CBS This Morning (broadcast several times during 2018).
  191. ^ Petrillo, Lisa (21 October 2013). "One-On-One With Andrea Bocelli". CBS News. from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  192. ^ "Andrea Bocelli is a fan of Inter". fcinternews.it. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  193. ^ Andrea Bocelli: The Story Behind the Voice (television documentary). BBC. 25 December 2007.
  194. ^ "Vivere: Andrea Bocelli Live in Tuscany". PBS. Educational Broadcasting Corporation. 14 December 2007. from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  195. ^ Omaggio a Roma (Short 2009) - IMDb, from the original on 6 April 2023, retrieved 5 April 2023
  196. ^ "La Musica del Silenzio, sulla vita di Andrea Bocelli, in sala il 18-19-20 settembre". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). 10 September 2017. from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  197. ^ Phillips, Sharon (2 December 2022). "YouTube features Impact Production's film, A Bocelli Family Christmas". 2 News Oklahoma KJRH Tulsa. from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  198. ^ . ww16.bocellicentralpark.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  199. ^ Graziola, Alberto (27 May 2016). "Bocelli and Zanetti Night | Tutti gli ospiti e le esibizioni della serata". Soundsblog (in Italian). from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  200. ^ "RAI: SUCCESSO STRAORDINARIO PER BOCELLI AL COLOSSEO". RAI Ufficio Stampa (in Italian). from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  201. ^ "Andrea Bocelli Ali di libertà". RAI Ufficio Stampa (in Italian). from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  202. ^ "Silent Night: A Christmas Prayer, Andrea Bocelli in concerto". Tvzap (in Italian). 25 December 2020. from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  203. ^ "Dal Circo Massimo, Andrea Bocelli! Su Rai3". RAI Ufficio Stampa (in Italian). 2021. from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  204. ^ "The Simpsons Meet The Bocellis in Feliz Navidad Release Announced by Disney+". TV Shows. from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  205. ^ "Tutto pronto per Andrea Bocelli: Natale in famiglia". www.libero.it (in Italian). 23 December 2022. from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  206. ^ Thornton, Craig (3 April 2023). . WWNY | News, Weather, and Sports | Watertown, N.Y. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  207. ^ WorldCat. "Search results for 'au:andrea bocelli'". from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrea Bocelli.
 
Wikiquote has quotations related to Andrea Bocelli.
  • Official website
  • Andrea Bocelli discography at Discogs  
  • Andrea Bocelli at IMDb  
  • Andrea Bocelli at AllMovie  

February 15, 2024
andrea, bocelli, bocelli, redirects, here, second, album, bocelli, album, omri, omdsm, italian, anˈdrɛːa, boˈtʃɛlli, born, september, 1958, italian, tenor, after, performing, evenings, piano, bars, competing, local, singing, contests, bocelli, signed, first, r. Bocelli redirects here For his second album see Bocelli album Andrea Bocelli OMRI OMDSM Italian anˈdrɛːa boˈtʃɛlli born 22 September 1958 1 is an Italian tenor After performing evenings in piano bars and competing in local singing contests Bocelli signed his first recording contract with Sugar Music He rose to fame in 1994 winning the newcomers section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing Il mare calmo della sera 2 Andrea BocelliOMRI OMDSMBocelli in 2019Background informationBorn 1958 09 22 22 September 1958 age 65 Lajatico ItalyGenresOperaoperatic popLatin popclassicaltraditional popOccupation s Singer tenor Years active1992 presentSignature 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 75 million records worldwide 3 He has had success as a crossover performer bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts 4 5 6 His 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 7 My Christmas was the best selling holiday album of 2009 8 9 10 and one of the best selling holiday albums in the United States 11 The 2019 album Si 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 partiro included on his second album Bocelli is one of the best selling singles of all time 12 The track was licensed to feature in a series of television commercials for TIM 13 in the late 1990s which eventually became very popular in Italy 14 In 1998 Bocelli was named one of People magazine s 50 Most Beautiful People 15 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 4 In 1999 he 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 4 Bocelli was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006 and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 2 March 2010 for his contribution to Live Theater and he was awarded a gold medal for Merit in Serbia in 2022 Singer Celine Dion has said that if God would have a singing voice he must sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli 4 16 and record producer David Foster has often described Bocelli s voice as the most beautiful in the world 17 18 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 1992 1994 Sanremo and Il mare calmo della sera 2 2 1995 1997 Bocelli and Romanza 2 3 1998 1999 Aria The Opera Album Sogno and Sacred Arias 2 4 2000 2001 Verdi and Cieli di Toscana 2 5 2002 2005 Sentimento and Andrea 2 6 2006 2007 Amore and Vivere Greatest hits 2 7 2008 Incanto and Carmen 2 8 2009 My Christmas first holiday album 2 9 2010 Hollywood Walk of Fame and FIFA World Cup 2 10 2011 Metropolitan Opera recital and Central Park Concert 2 11 2012 2014 Romeo et Juliette and Passione 2 12 2015 present Cinema collaborations and Si 3 Voice 4 Recognition 4 1 Honors 4 2 Selected awards 5 Personal life 5 1 Teatro del Silenzio 6 Discography 6 1 Studio albums 6 2 Collaborative albums 7 Filmography 8 Television 9 Bibliography 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksEarly life editBocelli was born with impaired sight to Alessandro and Edi Bocelli on 22 September 1958 19 20 He was born with congenital glaucoma He stated that his mother s decision to give birth to him and overrule the doctor s advice was the inspiration for him to oppose abortion 20 Bocelli grew up on his family s farm where they sold farm machinery and made wine in the small village of La Sterza a frazione of Lajatico Tuscany Italy about 40 km 25 mi south of Pisa 21 His mother and younger brother Alberto still live in the family home his father died in 2000 22 Bocelli showed a great passion for music as a young boy His mother has said that music was the only thing that would comfort him He started piano lessons at age 6 and later learned to play the flute saxophone trumpet trombone guitar and drums 19 His nanny Oriana gave him the first record of Franco Corelli and he began to show interest in pursuing the career of a tenor 23 By age 7 he was able to recognize the famous voices of the time and tried to emulate the great singers 23 At age 12 Bocelli lost his vision completely after being hit in the eyes with a soccer ball 15 24 Doctors resorted to leeches in a last ditch effort to save his sight but they were unsuccessful and he remained blind 25 Bocelli also spent time singing during his childhood 26 He gave his first concert in a small village not far from where he was born 23 He won his first song competition at age 14 with O sole mio at the Margherita d Oro in Viareggio 26 He finished secondary school in 1980 and then studied law at the University of Pisa 27 19 To earn money he performed evenings in piano bars and it was there that he met his future wife Enrica in 1987 19 He completed law school and spent one year as a court appointed lawyer 28 Career edit1992 1994 Sanremo and Il mare calmo della sera edit In 1992 Italian rock star Zucchero held auditions for tenors to make a demo tape of his song Miserere to send to Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti After hearing Bocelli on tape Pavarotti urged Zucchero to use Bocelli instead of him Zucchero eventually persuaded Pavarotti to record the song with Bocelli and it became a hit throughout Europe In Zucchero s European concert tour in 1993 Bocelli accompanied him to sing the duet and he was also given solo sets in the concerts singing Nessun dorma from Giacomo Puccini s opera Turandot 29 Bocelli signed with the Sugar Music label in Milan after Caterina Caselli heard him sing Miserere and Nessun Dorma at a birthday party for Zucchero In December Bocelli entered the preliminary round of the Sanremo Music Festival in the category of Giovani performing Miserere He won the preliminary competition with the highest marks ever recorded in the newcomers section On 28 December he debuted in the classical world in a concert at the Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia 29 In February 1994 he entered the main Sanremo Festival competition with Il mare calmo della sera and he won the newcomers section again with a record score Following his win Bocelli released his debut album of the same name in April and it entered the Italian Top Ten being certified platinum within weeks 29 In May 1994 he toured with pop singer Gerardina Trovato 29 In September he sang at Pavarotti s annual Charity Gala concert Pavarotti International in Modena where he sang Ruggiero Leoncavallo s Mattinata and sang a duet with Pavarotti Maurizio Morante s Notte e Piscatore 29 In September he made his opera debut as Macduff in Verdi s Macbeth at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa 30 Bocelli had been an agnostic but around 1994 partly as a result of immersing himself in the works of Russian author Leo Tolstoy he returned to the practice of the Catholic faith 31 He performed the hymn Adeste Fideles in Rome before Pope John Paul II in St Peter s Basilica at Christmas 29 1995 1997 Bocelli and Romanza edit As winner of the newcomers section at the 1994 Sanremo Festival Bocelli was invited to return the following year He entered the main competition with Con te partiro and finished in fourth place 32 The song was included on his second album Bocelli produced by Mauro Malavasi and released in November 1995 In Belgium Con te partiro became the best selling single of all time 33 His third album Viaggio Italiano was released in Italy in 1996 32 He was invited to sing a duet with English soprano Sarah Brightman at the final bout of German boxer Henry Maske Brightman approached Bocelli after she heard him singing Con te partiro while she was dining in a restaurant Changing the title lyric of the song to Time to Say Goodbye they re recorded it as a duet with members of the London Symphony Orchestra and sang it as a farewell for Maske 34 The single debuted atop the German charts where it stayed for fourteen weeks With sales nearing three million copies and a sextuple platinum award Time to Say Goodbye eclipsed the previous best selling single by more than one million copies 32 In 1996 he topped the Spanish singles chart with a duet with Marta Sanchez Vivo por ella the Spanish version of Vivo per lei recorded with Giorgia for his 1997 compilation album Romanza He also recorded a Portuguese version of the song with Brazilian singer Sandy citation needed The same year Bocelli recorded Je vis pour elle the French version of Vivo per lei as a duet with French singer Helene Segara Released in December 1997 the song became a hit in Belgium Wallonia and France where it reached No 1 on the charts To date it is the best selling single for Segara and the second for Bocelli after Time to Say Goodbye On 3 March he appeared in Hamburg Germany with Sarah Brightman to receive the ECHO music award for Best Single of the Year 32 In the summer of 1997 he gave 22 open air concerts in Germany and an indoor concert in Oberhausen on 31 August In September he performed in concert at the Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa for the home video A Night in Tuscany Italian una notte nella Toscana with guests Nuccia Focile Sarah Brightman and Zucchero The concert was also Bocelli s first concert to air on PBS as part of the In The Spotlight series It also marked Bocelli s debut to American audiences On 14 September in Munich Germany he received an ECHO Klassik Best Seller of the Year award for his album Viaggio Italiano 32 35 Back in Italy in Bologna on 27 September he sang at the International Eucharistic Congress On 19 October he sang at the TeleFood benefit concert held in the Vatican City to raise awareness about world hunger On 25 October he received a Bambi Award in the Klassik category in Cologne Germany 32 1998 1999 Aria The Opera Album Sogno and Sacred Arias edit Bocelli made his debut in a major operatic role in 1998 when he played Rodolfo in a production of La boheme at the Teatro Comunale in Cagliari from 18 to 25 February 36 His fifth album Aria The Opera Album was released in March 37 On 19 April Bocelli made his United States debut with a concert at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D C followed the next day by a reception at the White House with then US President Bill Clinton 37 On 5 May he appeared in Monte Carlo winning two World Music Awards one in the category Best Italian Singer and one for Best Classical Interpretation 37 38 He was also named one of People magazine s 50 Most Beautiful People of 1998 15 From June to August he toured North and South America In September he received his second Echo Klassik award this time for Best Selling Classical Album with Aria The Opera Album 37 On Thanksgiving Eve Bocelli was a guest on Celine Dion s television special These Are Special Times in which he joined Dion to sing The Prayer and he also sang Ave Maria solo The duet was included on Dion s album These Are Special Times 1998 and was re issued with the DVD of the TV special in 2007 The song also appeared on the Quest for Camelot soundtrack in 1998 and on Bocelli s album Sogno the following year In the New Year he performed two concerts at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas At the 56th Golden Globe Awards held on 24 January The Prayer won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song from the film Quest for Camelot 39 At the 41st Grammy Awards ceremony on 24 February Bocelli was nominated for Best New Artist which was won by Lauryn Hill 4 Bocelli and Dion sang The Prayer at the ceremony 39 The song was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song and performed by Bocelli and Dion at the ceremony held at the Los Angeles Music Center on 21 March 39 From 11 to 24 April he toured the West Coast of North America from San Diego to Vancouver with a final performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles Actress Elizabeth Taylor stood by his side on the stage during the encore while he sang The Prayer 39 At the invitation of Steven Spielberg Bocelli sang in Los Angeles on 15 May before Bill Clinton at an event on behalf of the Democratic Party At the end of May he toured Portugal and Spain and sang with Portuguese Fado singer Dulce Pontes On 27 June he took part in the Michael Jackson benefit concert for suffering children in Munich s Olympic Stadium 39 From 10 July to 27 August he appeared in a guest role for seven performances of The Merry Widow at the Verona Arena 30 39 As the Tenor Conte Andrea he performed three arias La donna e mobile from Verdi s Rigoletto Tu che m hai preso il cuor from Franz Lehar s Das Land Des Laechelns and Libiamo ne lieti calici from Verdi s La traviata 39 On 10 September together with soprano Daniela Dessi and two Polish singers he performed at the Great Theatre of Lodz in Poland From 7 October to 19 November he made his United States operatic debut in Jules Massenet s Werther at the Detroit Opera House with the Michigan Opera Theater 30 He also performed at Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and gave further concerts in Detroit Cleveland and Chicago and made an appearance on Jay Leno s first installment of The Tonight Show Then Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani gave him the Crystal Apple award His seventh album Sacred Arias which contains exclusively sacred music was released worldwide on 8 November and two weeks later reached number one on the US Classic Billboard charts making Bocelli the first vocalist to hold all top three places on the chart with Aria the opera album in second place and Viaggio Italiano in third place The album also included the hymn of the Holy Year 2000 which was chosen as the official version by the Vatican in October 39 To promote Sacred Arias Bocelli recorded his second PBS concert at the Roman church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome in 1999 singing most of the songs from the album The special was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Music Dance Program during the 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards In Italy Bocelli sang in Florence at a meeting of the centre left Heads of State Invited by Queen Elizabeth II he performed at the annual Royal Variety Performance in Birmingham UK on 29 November On 30 November his book La musica del silenzio an autobiographical novel was released in Italy 39 and in 2017 it was turned into a movie as The Music of Silence directed by Michael Radford From 12 to 21 December he performed six concerts in Barcelona Strasbourg Lisbon Zagreb Budapest and Messina some of which were broadcast on local television He also performed on German television Wetten dass on 11 December and the Jose Carreras Gala in Leipzig on 17 December On 31 December he finished a marathon twenty four concerts in thirty days with a concert at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New York welcoming in the new millennium 39 2000 2001 Verdi and Cieli di Toscana edit At the 42nd Grammy Awards Bocelli was nominated twice The Prayer was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Bocelli performed it with Dion at the ceremony His World Tour 2000 started on 31 March In May his Sacred Arias album was voted album of the year by listeners of the Classic FM radio station in the UK His world tour continued from 12 to 14 May with four concerts in Japan and South Korea At the end of the UEFA European Football Championship he performed with Valery Gergiev and Renee Fleming at a concert on the River Maas in Rotterdam On 6 July he performed at the Statue of Liberty in New York City for his third PBS special American Dream Andrea Bocelli s Statue Of Liberty Concert The concert was a dedication to his father who died in the beginning of 2000 He was accompanied by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Steven Mercurio with special guest Soprano Ana Maria Martinez and a surprise appearance by Sarah Brightman to sing with Bocelli on Time to Say Goodbye For the final encore he dedicated Sogno to his late Father On 17 August he performed in Giuseppe Verdi s Messa da Requiem at the Verona Arena in Rome His seventh album Verdi was released on 11 September In September he performed three concerts in Australia He received another Echo Klassik award for Bestseller of the year for Sacred Arias In November his first complete opera recording La Boheme was released In December he received another award in Germany the Goldene Europa for classical music 40 In January 2001 Bocelli portrayed the main character in Mascagni s opera L amico Fritz at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona and again performed the tenor part in Verdi s Requiem On 19 March the Requiem album was released with Bocelli as tenor From 22 March to 6 April he toured North America accompanied by Cecilia Gasdia and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra On 17 June he performed at the re opening of the Leaning Tower of Pisa In July he performed two concerts in Dublin with Ana Maria Martinez and the New Symphony Orchestra At the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice on 4 October he presented his new album Cieli di Toscana and was recognised for having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide In October he opened the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sicilian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini in Catania On 28 October he sang Franz Schubert s Ellens dritter Gesang also known as Ave Maria Latin for Hail Mary as a representative of the Catholic faith during a memorial concert at Ground Zero in New York City for the victims of the September 11 attacks there In November he received the Platinum Europe Award for one million sales of the album Cieli di Toscana and at the Italian Music Awards he was given a special award from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for his merits as an Ambassador of Italian music in the world He performed seven more concerts in the US accompanied by Ana Maria Martinez and on 23 December he sang the Italian national anthem as well as works of Bellini and Verdi at the traditional Christmas concert in the Italian Senate which was broadcast live on television for the first time 41 2002 2005 Sentimento and Andrea edit nbsp Bocelli with Celine Dion and Tony Renis in 2002In Berlin on 5 February he received a Goldene Kamera award in the Music amp Entertainment category On 6 March he received two World Music Awards in Monte Carlo World best selling classical artist and Best selling Italian artist On 11 March he gave a concert for peace at the Basilica di San Marco a Venezia in Venice accompanied by the orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice and conducted by Lorin Maazel On 15 March he took part in the opening of Walt Disney Studios Park in Marne la Vallee France On 7 May Bocelli and Tony Renis received a Telegatto Italian Television award for the soundtrack of the series Cuore On 23 May he received the 2002 Classical BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music 42 On 27 May he performed at the Villa Madama in Rome in front of US president George W Bush and Italian president Silvio Berlusconi On 28 May he took part in Pavarotti amp Friends charity concert in Modena in aid of Angola In June he again toured the US then on 26 July and 3 August he portrayed Lieutenant B F Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the 48th Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago On 14 October he and Lorin Maazel presented his new album Sentimento to a worldwide audience Further presentations took place in Milan and New York and the album was released on 4 November selling over two million copies in 40 days On 24 October he started his Sentimento tour in Zurich the tour took in large arenas in several European and North American cities 43 In February 2003 Bocelli performed Madama Butterfly in an exclusive Monte Carlo concert which was attended by Caroline Princess of Hanover In March for the first time he appeared as a producer at the Sanremo Festival where the young artists Allunati and Jacqueline Ferry sang for his new record label Clacksong 44 In May his second complete opera Tosca was released 45 It did not attract unanimous praise though Andreas Dorschel notices monochrome timbre and little dynamic variability in Bocelli s performance Whatever is suffered by Cavaradossi torture for instance or the prospect of execution Bocelli does not seem to register it but goes on in the musical equivalent of Stoic indifference 46 At a private benefit gala for the Royal National Institute of Blind People Bocelli sang in front of the British Royal Family 44 A day later he received two awards for Sentimento at the 2003 Classical BRIT Award held at the Royal Albert Hall in London Best selling classical album and Album of the year 47 On 24 May he performed in a benefit concert for the Arpa Foundation for Film Music and Art in the Piazza del Campo in Siena with sopranos Maria Luigia Borsi and Lucia Dessanti baritone Soo Kyung Ahn and violinist Ruth Rogers accompanied by Marcello Rota and the Orchestra Citta di Pisa Three days later he was again invited to perform at Pavarotti amp Friends in Modena and sang a medley of Neapolitan songs together with Pavarotti In June he continued his Sentimento tour in Athens and Cyprus In September he took part in a concert for the Justice ministers and Interior ministers of the European Union at the Parco della Musica in Rome He then resumed his tour accompanied by Maria Luigia Borsi Ruth Rogers and Marcello Rota 44 Bocelli won the Favourite Specialist Performer award at the UK National Music Awards in October 2003 48 In November he once again toured in the United States this time accompanied by Ana Maria Martinez Kallen Esperian and Steven Mercurio In December he gave his first concert in China and at the end of the month sang Gounod s Ave Maria at Pavarotti s wedding in Modena 44 In Bologna in January he performed as Werther in four performances of the opera of the same name In April and May he toured Asia again visiting Manila Hong Kong and Singapore In May he took part in a concert at Circo Massimo in Rome organised by Quincy Jones to launch the We are the Future project In June his third complete opera Il trovatore was released In July he played the part of Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca at the 50th Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago and he took part in the International Olympic Committee IOC global campaign for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens 49 In September he performed his Once in a Lifetime tour in Australia with concerts in Sydney and Melbourne and one concert in Christchurch New Zealand where he was joined on stage by New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra 50 On 15 October he performed at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing China and on 17 October at the Great Hall in Shanghai 51 During early 2005 Bocelli was on tour including performances in Madeira Hungary Norway US UK Italy and Germany 52 He also appeared in Sesame Street singing Time to Say Goodnight a parody of Time to Say Goodbye as a lullaby to Elmo 53 On 21 March he performed at the Music for Asia benefit concert in Rome televised on Italia 1 in aid of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake appeal 54 In June he performed at the Deutsche Opera in Berlin On 2 July he performed at the Paris concert as part of the Live 8 event Also during the second part of the year he performed in Croatia Serbia Italy the US Dubai Switzerland and finally in Scandinavia 52 On 28 August he performed at the Faenol Festival held in Vaynol Wales and organised by Welsh bass baritone Bryn Terfel 54 In December his first contemporary music concert took place at a Lake Las Vegas village resort in Nevada US which was recorded for PBS and released as the Under the Desert Sky DVD He also took part in the Royal Christmas Show which took place in several cities in the US in December The album Werther was released in December 2006 2007 Amore and Vivere Greatest hits edit nbsp Bocelli rehearsing for his Under the Desert Sky concert in Lake Las Vegas 2006On 18 February he sang at the Toyota Center in Houston during the National Basketball Association s NBA 2006 All Star Weekend and broadcast live on the TNT Cable television network 55 On 26 February Bocelli sang Because We Believe from his Amore album in the Carnevale section of the closing ceremony of the Torino Olympics 56 He also began another tour with a concert at the Piazza di Castello in Turin 57 In March he was honoured by the Italian state with a Grande Ufficiale Italian Order of Merit Grand Officer of the Italian Republic given to him by then President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi The award was presented to him at the Sanremo Festival where he performed a duet with American singer Christina Aguilera on 4 March 56 58 From 31 March to 2 April he took part in the Maggio Musicale in Florence where he sang the Canto di pace Canto of peace by Marco Tutino 59 and the tenor part from Gioachino Rossini s Messa di Gloria and in Naples where he took part in Rossini s Petite messe solennelle 56 57 In April 2006 he featured as a guest coach on American Idol helping the finalists sing the week s themed songs Greatest Love Songs He also performed on that week s results show 60 American Idol runner up Katharine McPhee performed at three of Bocelli s concerts in California from 9 to 11 June singing duets of Somos Novios and The Prayer with Bocelli They also performed on J C Penney Jam The Concert for America s Kids 61 and recorded duet versions of Somos Novios for the resulting album and also Can t Help Falling in Love on the CD of the Under the Desert Sky DVD In June he sang the Italian duet version of Because We Believe Ama credi e vai with Gianna Nannini at the grossen Fan Party at the opening of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Berlin in front of billions of worldwide television viewers On 1 July 2007 Bocelli performed The Music of the Night from Andrew Lloyd Webber s The Phantom of the Opera in a special musicals medley during the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in London England 62 Bocelli returned to his home town for a concert at the newly created Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico on 5 July 2007 with guest appearances by Kenny G Heather Headley Lang Lang Elisa Sarah Brightman and Laura Pausini The concert was later released as Vivere Live in Tuscany In September he debuted at the Avery Fisher Hall in New York with four concerts October saw the release of the opera album of Ruggiero Leoncavallo s Pagliacci with Bocelli singing the role of Canio In November he won the Best Italian Artist and World s Best selling Classical Artist awards at the World Music Awards In December he finished his 2006 tour with more concerts in North America and Europe 56 Bocelli and Sarah Brightman s duet version of Con te partiro was used in the 2007 film Blades of Glory as an ice skating song K 1 mixed martial arts fighter Yoshihiro Akiyama started using Con te partiro as his ring entrance music On 8 September Bocelli sang an arrangement of Mozart s Ave verum corpus at the funeral of Luciano Pavarotti in Modena Italy On 21 October 2007 he sang Con te partiro on the UK television series Strictly Come Dancing results show and on 30 October he sang The Prayer during an ITV Special An Audience with Celine Dion The show was broadcast on 23 December Alongside fellow Italian singer Laura Pausini he sang Vive Ya during the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards The song originally released in 1997 as a duet in Italian between Bocelli and Italian singer songwriter Trovatto on Bocelli s Romanza was also released in English on his 2007 album The Best of Andrea Bocelli Vivere as Dare to Live The album Vivere sold over 3 million copies 2008 Incanto and Carmen edit On 20 January 2008 Bocelli received the Italian TV award Telegatto in platinum for Italian music in the world in Rome He sang La voce del silenzio The voice of silence and Dare to Live during the ceremony 63 nbsp Bocelli with his then fiancee Veronica Berti in Tokyo Japan during his 2008 Asian TourTo promote the album he performed Canto della Terra at The Alan Titchmarsh Show on the BBC in London on 1 February was interviewed by Fabio Fazio on the Italian talk show Che tempo che fa on RAI 3 in Italy and performed Canto della terra A te and Besame mucho from the album as well as My Way on 2 February and made an appearance on The South Bank Show in London where he sang the French aria Pour mon ame on 3 February Then on 10 February he performed The Prayer at the 50th Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles with Josh Groban in a tribute to Luciano Pavarotti and sang Dare to Live with Heather Headley the following day on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 63 In April he toured in Asia with performances in Tokyo Taichung and Seoul 64 On 7 May 2008 he sang at Steel Arena in Kosice Slovakia in front of 8 000 people 65 Then on 13 May he sang at the Teatro delle Muse in Ancona Italy for a charity concert for Francesca Rava N P H Italia Onlus a foundation that helps poor and disabled children around the world 65 On 23 May 2008 he sang The Prayer with Katharine McPhee in a Las Vegas tribute concert for Canadian producer and songwriter David Foster Bocelli later praised Filipina teen aged singer Charice whom he first heard perform at that concert 66 67 On 2 June 2008 he performed at the Piazza del Duomo Milan in front of 80 000 people during a concert celebrating the anniversary of the Republic of Italy s formation 65 From 17 to 28 June Bocelli played the role of Don Jose on stage opposite Hungarian mezzo soprano Ildiko Komlosi as Carmen in Georges Bizet s opera at the Teatro dell Opera di Roma in Rome for four nights 68 69 70 Bocelli released the complete opera recording of Carmen in Italy in the same year which he recorded in 2005 Myung whun Chung conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Chœur de Radio France for the recording and Welsh Bass baritone Bryn Terfel was part of the Ensemble 71 The recording was not released internationally until March 2010 72 Carmen Duets amp Arias a single disc collection of some of the arias and duets of the recording was also released in 2010 73 On 20 July Bocelli held his third concert at the Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico his hometown The concert was a tribute to the cinema of Italy Its performers included Italian composer and musician Nicola Piovani Italian ballet dancer Roberto Bolle Israeli singer Noa and Charice 74 Then on 31 July he performed at a concert in Vingis Park in Vilnius Lithuania in front of more than 18 000 people 75 Australian singer Tina Arena performed two duets with Bocelli Canto Della Terra and The Prayer at the closing stages of the concert 76 On 7 August 2008 he held a benefit concert at Medjugorje Bosnia Herzegovina and was accompanied by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra 75 Then during the rest of August he was on tour in Australia and New Zealand for the third time 75 Tina Arena performed with him in all 5 concerts during the tour 77 On 26 September 2008 during the 2008 Veneto Festival he held a concert in the Church of the Eremitani in Padova Italy He was accompanied by the I Solisti Veneti orchestra celebrating its 50th birthday and conducted by Claudio Scimone and by the Wiener Singakademie choir The concert was a celebration of Giacomo Puccini s 150th birthday 78 On 10 and 11 October he performed at Petra singing Dare to Live with Laura Pausini as well as performing E Lucevan le Stelle from Tosca On 19 October he sang O surdato nnammurato and a duet of Non Ti Scordar Di Me with Cecilia Bartoli both from the Incanto album during the ECHO Awards in Germany and later presented the soprano with an ECHO award On 24 October he performed at Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples as a tribute to the city where he celebrated the Italian release of Incanto Performing with him were flautist Andrea Griminelli Italian pop singer Massimo Ranieri and soprano Cecilia Bartoli with Steven Mercurio conducting the Czech National Symphony Orchestra 79 On 31 October he performed a solo version of The Prayer as well as Because a song from Incanto live on The Oprah Winfrey Show 80 On 21 and 22 November Bocelli was amongst a quartet of soloists soprano Sabina Cvilak mezzo soprano Kate Aldrich and bass Alexander Vinogradov to sing Rossini s Petite messe solennelle conducted by Placido Domingo at the Washington National Opera in Washington D C 81 Bocelli sang twice in the piece and later the two tenors sang The Pearl Fishers Duet which would be the first aria they had ever sung together 82 On 25 and 26 November he starred alongside soprano Veronica Villarroel in an opera in concert of Mascagni s Cavalleria rusticana at the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio Texas 82 He later held a concert at Atrio de la Catedral in Campeche Mexico on 28 November where he sang songs from Incanto as well as some of his Spanish hits including Besame Mucho Somos Novios Amapola and Por ti Volare the Spanish version of Con te Partiro 82 2009 My Christmas first holiday album edit On 27 May 2009 Bocelli sang Il Gladiatore from the Gladiator soundtrack followed by the UEFA Champions League Anthem which is based on G F Handel s Zadok the Priest during the opening ceremony of the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome On 3 November My Christmas his first Holiday album produced by David Foster was released and went on to become the best selling Holiday album of the year The Andrea Bocelli amp David Foster Christmas Special the PBS special of the album first aired on Thanksgiving night in the United States and continued to be broadcast in the United States and Canada throughout the month of December In late November the program was broadcast in Mexico and in the UK and Ireland it later aired 15 and 25 December on Italia 1 in Italy 19 December on TVE2 and TROS in Spain and the Netherlands and Christmas Eve on vtm and RTL TVI in Belgium and Luxembourg nbsp Bocelli performing at the Premio Faraglioni 2009On 3 November during the World Premiere of Disney s A Christmas Carol in Leicester Square London following the switching on of the annual Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights Bocelli led the St Paul s Cathedral Choir and more than 14 000 people across the capital as they broke the Official Guinness World Record for the biggest ever Christmas carol sing along singing Silent Night He completed his performance in Leicester Square with God Bless Us Everyone the closing song of the movie which he provided the vocals for in English Italian and Spanish 83 84 He returned to the United Kingdom 16 December for an appearance on The One Show broadcast live by BBC One and on The Alan Titchmarsh Show which aired 18 December on ITV1 On 21 November a segment of Leute Heute a German tabloid program on ZDF was about My Christmas and Bocelli s meeting in Rome with Pope Benedict XVI and 250 other artists an event which was broadcast live earlier that day in Italy by Rai Uno Bocelli was also joined by the Piccolo Coro dell Antoniano in his home in Forte dei Marmi where they sang Caro Gesu Bambino a song from My Christmas which was originally recorded by the choir in 1960 Rai Uno also broadcast the performance later that day during the Zecchino d Oro Festival The following day Bocelli was among Fabio Fazio s guests on his popular Italian talk show Che tempo che fa broadcast on Rai Tre During the program Bocelli talked about his album and performed The Lord s Prayer White Christmas and Silent Night It was also announced that Bocelli would return to the show on 20 December and give a live concert of My Christmas Bocelli also took part in the annual 2009 Jose Carreras Gala on 17 December where he sang Adeste Fideles before singing White Christmas with Jose Carreras for the very first time this was broadcast live by Das Erste in Germany He then returning to Italy for a concert in the Upper Basilica of San Francesco d Assisi on 19 December which was broadcast directly after the Urbi et Orbi blessing of Pope Benedict XVI 25 December on Rai Uno In North America Bocelli gave 6 concerts On 28 November he performed in the BankAtlantic Center in Ft Lauderdale Florida He later performed in the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario Canada in the Izod Center in East Rutherford New Jersey in the William Saroyan Theatre in Fresno California changed from the much larger Save Mart Center due to scheduling conflicts in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and finally in the Honda Center in Anaheim California on 3 5 8 12 and 13 December His last three arena concerts alone grossed a total of over 5 6 million dollars placing him third on Billboard Magazine s week s Hot Tours ranking behind the Trans Siberian Orchestra and Il Divo who both held over 5 times more concerts worldwide compared to Bocelli s three in the United States explaining their better showings 85 In the United States Bocelli made a number of high profile TV appearances He first performed White Christmas at the 83rd annual Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast live on NBC 26 November He performed the song again on 30 November during The Today Show also live His appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show during her Holiday Music Extravaganza where he sang What Child Is This with Mary J Blige and later closed the show with Adeste Fideles was also aired the same day and was later rebroadcast on 23 December Bocelli also sang Adeste Fideles and was interviewed by Barbara Walters and Joy Behar on The View which aired 2 December on ABC On 8 December he performed Jingle Bells with The Muppets on The Jay Leno Show He also performed a number of songs from the album including The Christmas Song with Natalie Cole during a dinner at David Foster s mansion in Malibu which was featured on The Dr Phil Show on 10 December Bocelli also performed White Christmas and Silent Night on the Larry King Live and Fox amp Friends holiday specials broadcast 23 December on CNN and 19 24 and 25 December on Fox News In Brasil following the success of the South American leg of the Incanto tour where over 100 000 people attended his free concert at the Sao Paulo s Parque Indipendencia earlier in the year 86 it was announced that Bocelli would hold another Open Air entrance free concert in Florianopolis on 28 December where a crowd of about a million people was expected to attend However due to financial and political reasons the concert was later canceled on short notice along with all the other events scheduled for Christmas in the city 2010 Hollywood Walk of Fame and FIFA World Cup edit nbsp Bocelli receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 2010On 31 January 2010 during the 52nd Grammy Awards Bocelli Mary J Blige and David Foster joined forces again singing Bridge over Troubled Water as a tribute to the victims of that year s earthquake in Haiti 87 88 On 2 March he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Live Theater at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Roosevelt Hotel 89 The previous day Bocelli along with David Foster were honored by L A Italia Film Fashion and Art Fest during a ceremony at the Grauman s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood where The Story Behind The Voice a documentary about Bocelli s life and career was shown 90 nbsp David Foster speaks at the ceremony honoring Bocelli with his star On 12 March Bocelli made an appearance on Skavlan in Oslo Norway to promote his upcoming Scandinavian tour giving a rare interview to the show s host Fredrik Skavlan and later performing Voglio Vivere Cosi from his 2008 album Incanto with Norwegian Boys choir Solvguttene 87 91 In April he returned to Scandinavia for a concert in Telenor Arena in Baerum Norway on 8 April a concert in Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen Denmark on 9 April and finally a concert in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm Sweden on 11 April He was joined by Heather Headley and 120 musicians from the Stockholm Concert Orchestra in all three concerts and by Swedish mezzo soprano Malena Ernman in his Swedish concert 92 93 94 On 30 April Bocelli sang Nessun dorma during the opening ceremony of the Expo 2010 in Shanghai China 95 96 97 The following day on 1 May he held a concert titled Charming China at Shanghai Stadium 98 99 The concert was later broadcast by Shanghai TV and by CCTV Channels throughout mainland China The two appearances coincided with Bocelli s Asian tour consisting of a concert in Budokan Tokyo Japan on 28 April 100 101 a concert in Jamsil Gymnasium Seoul South Korea on 2 May 102 a concert in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong on 4 May 103 104 a concert in Taipei Arena Taipei Taiwan on 6 May 103 104 and finally a free concert organized by the YTL Corporation at the Singapore Botanic Gardens in Singapore on 8 May attended by over 12 000 people picked via public ballot 105 106 107 The concert was later broadcast in its entirety by Channel NewsAsia on 28 and 29 May and by Okto on 30 May in Singapore An orchid in the Botanic Gardens National Orchid Garden was also named after Bocelli in response to the concert 108 Australian pop singer Delta Goodrem performed again with Bocelli in all five concerts after supporting him in his United States My Christmas 2009 winter tour 109 On 18 May during the 2010 World Music Awards Bocelli performed Un Amore Cosi Grande from his 2008 album Incanto and received his seventh World Music Award for Best Classical Artist 110 On 5 July Bocelli gave a concert at the opening of the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center in Astana on the occasion of Kazakhstan s president Nursultan Nazarbayev s 70th birthday 111 112 On 9 July Bocelli headlined the Celebrate Africa The Grand Finale Concert at the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg South Africa to mark the end of the World Cup two days before the final 113 114 On 13 July Montenegrin Statehood Day Bocelli gave a concert at the seaside resort of Sveti Stefan in western Montenegro to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Sveti Stefan Hotel 115 On 14 July Bocelli gave a concert at the European Parliament s Espace Leopold in Brussels Belgium during Rome in the heart of the future an event hosted by the Vice President of the European Parliament for the seventh parliament MEP Roberta Angelilli 116 117 A screening of the film Homage to Rome directed by Franco Zeffirelli who was present during the event and starring Bocelli in his cinematographic debut was shown prior to the special concert 116 118 On 25 July Bocelli held the fifth and final edition of the Teatro del Silenzio in his hometown of Lajatico Tuscany Bocelli s guests included Spanish Catalan tenor Jose Carreras and Italian rock singer Zucchero Sculptures by Swiss artist Kurt Laurenz Metzler who attended the concert were exhibited during this year s edition Bocelli was also awarded the Pisano Doc during the dress rehearsal for the concert on 24 July and received the 2010 Premio Lunezia nel mondo during a private ceremony held on 21 July for the musical literary quality of his songs In September 2010 Bocelli held a concert at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens Greece All proceeds were donated to help cure cancer Bocelli also gave concerts in Cairo Egypt in front of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza as well as a fundraising concert inside the Duomo di Milano to benefit victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake As part of the 2010 leg of the My Christmas Tour Bocelli gave two concerts in The O2 Arena in London and the Manchester Arena in Manchester and a concert at The O2 in Dublin in late November 2010 119 120 121 His sold out concert at the O2 in London was the most attended show in the venue s history with 16 500 people attending the event 122 In early December Bocelli gave 6 concerts in the United States He performed in Madison Square Garden in New York City Prudential Center in Newark New Jersey TD Garden in Boston Toyota Center in Houston Staples Center in Los Angeles and the MGM Grand s Garden Arena in the Las Vegas Strip 123 Bocelli also took part in the Christmas in Washington special on 12 December 6 124 On 19 December Bocelli gave a concert conducted by Claudio Scimone in the Italian Senate 125 2011 Metropolitan Opera recital and Central Park Concert edit In January Bocelli gave three concerts in Germany The concerts in Munich Berlin and Hamburg were all part of the Notte Illuminata Tour launched in Pisa at the Teatro Verdi December 2010 In February Bocelli performed a recital on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera house as part of the tour 126 In late March early April as part of the 2011 Latin Leg of his Incanto Tour Bocelli gave concerts in Bogota and Panama City In May 2011 Bocelli held 5 concerts in East and Southeast Asia and was joined by New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra during the tour 127 He first gave a concert in Jakarta Indonesia 128 Bocelli held two other concerts in Taipei and two concerts in Beijing 129 In June and July Bocelli gave two open air concerts at historic sites the first at Masada in Israel 130 with all proceeds dedicated to support the residents of the Israeli regions of Galilee and Negev 131 and the second at Syracuse s ancient Greek theatre in Sicily 132 with all proceeds donated to the Fiamme di Solidarieta Flames of Solidarity organization to raise awareness of issues concerning the poorest and most marginalized in Italy 133 Bocelli gave a free concert on 15 September on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City 134 He was accompanied by the New York Philharmonic conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert and the Westminster Symphonic Choir 135 The concert was broadcast throughout the United States and Canada by PBS and in Italy by Rai 1 Concerto One Night in Central Park the live album and the DVD were released 15 November On 25 September Bocelli led Songs of Praise s 50th anniversary celebration alongside LeAnn Rimes and Katherine Jenkins 136 On 15 October Bocelli performed again for Pope Benedict XVI and a crowd of 8 000 people in Vatican s Audience Hall 137 On 7 November he gave an open air free concert at Praca Rui Barbosa in Belo Horizonte Brazil to an audience of between 80 000 and 150 000 people 138 139 140 On 17 November he performed at the Children in Need Rocks Manchester concert gaining critical acclaim for receiving a standing ovation from a crowd of pop and indie music fans 2012 2014 Romeo et Juliette and Passione edit nbsp Andrea Bocelli and Song Zuying performing Time to Say Goodbye at the East Meets West concert at London s Royal Albert Hall June 2012Bocelli played the role of Romeo in Charles Gounod s opera Romeo et Juliette at the Teatro Carlo Felice for two performances in February 2012 He cancelled a third performance because of pharyngitis after having vocal strain throughout 141 On 22 April Bocelli gave an open air concert at Yerevan s Liberty Square in Armenia dedicated to the proclamation of Yerevan as the 2012 World Book Capital he was accompanied by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marcello Rota 142 On 19 November he performed for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh at the Royal Albert Hall during the 100th anniversary of the Royal Variety Performance 143 A new studio album titled Passione featuring duets with Jennifer Lopez and Nelly Furtado was released on 29 January 2013 144 On 7 February Bocelli was an honorary guest at the 61st Annual National Prayer Breakfast held at the Washington Hilton where he performed Ombra mai fu and Franz Schubert s Ave Maria in the presence of President Barack Obama First Lady Michelle Obama Vice President Joe Biden as well as other political leaders 145 146 On 20 February he performed at the concert in Moscow Kremlin dedicated to 20th anniversary of Gazprom On 1 June Bocelli performed with Placido Domingo at the Arena di Verona celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opera festival 147 2015 present Cinema collaborations and Si edit nbsp Bocelli and his son Matteo performing in New York at the presentation of the album Si in 2018Bocelli released his fifteenth studio album Cinema on 23 October 2015 It contains renditions of classic film soundtracks and scores featuring duets with Ariana Grande Nicole Scherzinger and his wife Veronica Berti The album received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards the Spanish language version was nominated for Album of the Year at the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards On 7 May 2016 Bocelli performed at the King Power Stadium before Leicester City s final match of the 2015 16 Premier League against Everton as part of the club s title celebrations 148 On 15 December 2017 Ed Sheeran released a collaboration with Bocelli titled Perfect Symphony The song is a duet version of Sheeran s song Perfect with many of the original English lyrics sung in Italian 149 In June 2018 Bocelli released the single If Only his first after fourteen years 150 On 20 September 2018 Bocelli released the single Fall On Me which features vocals from his son Matteo The two performed the song on 22 October episode of Dancing With the Stars 151 An English version of the song was released in October and was featured in the Walt Disney Pictures film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as the end credit song Both songs appear on Bocelli s album Si released on 26 October 2018 152 nbsp Andrea Bocelli concert in Gibraltar September 2019On 12 October 2018 at the request of his close friend Sarah Duchess of York Bocelli performed two songs at the royal wedding of her daughter Princess Eugenie the Bach Gounod Ave Maria and Panis angelicus by Cesar Franck 153 154 On 1 February 2019 Bocelli performed a sold out concert in Winter at Tantora festival running at Al Ula for the first time in Saudi Arabia 155 On 3 July 2019 Bocelli performed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples with three songs including Fall On Me with his son Matteo On 12 April 2020 during the national COVID 19 lockdowns in Italy Bocelli performed an Easter Sunday concert from an empty Milan Cathedral accompanied by cathedral organist Emanuele Vianelli 156 The performance titled Music For Hope Live From Duomo di Milano was streamed live over YouTube where it continues to be available for replay 157 About 5 million people tuned in for the livestream performance and by 13 April 2020 over 32 million views were logged on the archived video 158 On 13 September 2020 Bocelli performed the Italian National Anthem at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix In November 2020 Bocelli released an album Believe It was in response to the COVID 19 pandemic and featured recent pandemic related songs He performed Puccini s Nessun Dorma during the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship held in Rome Italy on 11 June 2021 159 On 5 June 2022 Bocelli performed Puccini s Nessun Dorma during the BBC s Platinum Party at the Palace one of the celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II 160 On 21 October 2022 Bocelli released his first collaboration album with his son and daughter Matteo and Virginia titled A Family Christmas On 7 May 2023 Bocelli performed You ll Never Walk Alone together with Bryn Terfel during the BBC s Coronation Concert to mark the coronation of Charles III 161 Voice editBocelli is a widely popular singer with a substantial fan base worldwide However he is also a polarizing figure in classical music whose voice and performances have routinely been the subject of negative reviews by critics Italian spinto tenor Franco Corelli praised Bocelli s voice after hearing it for the first time during a master class in 1986 in Turin and he later gave Bocelli private lessons 162 163 16 Puerto Rican soprano Ana Maria Martinez who regularly performs with Bocelli said More than anything Andrea has something that is unique in that he brings this light that is always around him And this purity of heart and beauty of sound just touches the listener It can t be described 163 Celine Dion said while introducing him during her Christmas Special for These Are Special Times in 1998 that if God would have a singing voice he must sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli 4 16 and David Foster a producer of the album often describes Bocelli s voice as the most beautiful in the world Similarly jazz singer Al Jarreau who performed with Bocelli on the Night of the Proms tour in Europe in 1995 described him as the most beautiful voice in the world 164 and American talk show host Oprah Winfrey commented on her talk show that when I hear Andrea sing I burst into tears 162 163 After attending Bocelli s concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 2009 British American actress Elizabeth Taylor said My mind my soul were transported by his beauty his voice his inner being God has kissed this man and I thank God for it 165 Taylor had been a passionate fan of Bocelli s since the beginning of his music career in the mid 1990s 166 Other fans include Albert II Prince of Monaco who invited the tenor to sing at his wedding as well as Sarah Duchess of York and actress Isabella Rossellini 164 Bocelli s voice more specifically his interpretation of opera has been regularly criticized by classical music critics These include Bernard Holland of The New York Times and Andrew Clements of The Guardian 167 In 1999 The New York Times chief music critic Anthony Tommasini in his review of Bocelli s North American opera debut at the Detroit Opera House in the title role of Massenet s Werther commented The basic colour of Mr Bocelli s voice is warm and pleasant but he lacks the technique to support and project his sound His sustained notes wobble His soft high notes are painfully weak Inadequate breath control often forces him to clip off notes prematurely at the end of phrases 167 In December 2000 Tommasini again criticised Bocelli this time for his La boheme album when he stated that Bocelli still has trouble with basic things like breath support and his voice had been carefully recorded to help it match the trained voices of the other cast members in fullness and presence 168 In describing Bocelli s singing The New York Times music critic Bernard Holland noted the tone is rasping thin and in general poorly supported Even the most modest upward movement thins it even more signalling what appears to be the onset of strangulation To his credit Mr Bocelli sings mostly in tune But his phrasing tends toward carelessness and rhythmic jumble The diction is not clear 169 Furthermore Holland observed that The critic s duty is to report that Mr Bocelli is not a very good singer The Associated Press reported Passion Yes Power No Bocelli s voice though robust in spirit and precisely in tune even in the upper register had a thin quality that never opened up 170 Similarly classical music critic Andrew Clements found Bocelli s studio opera recordings consistently disappointing in quality Bocelli s profoundly unmusical contribution with its unvaryingly coarse tone wayward intonation and never a phrase properly shaped fatally undermines all their contributions 171 Anne Midgette of The New York Times agreed noting a thinness of voice oddly anemic phrasing including shortchanging upper notes of phrases in a most untenorial manner a curious lack of expression 172 During a 2009 performance in New York the music critic Steve Smith wrote For cognoscenti of vocal artistry the risks involved in Mr Bocelli s undertakings both then and now need no explanation Substantial technical shortcomings masked by amplification are laid bare in a more conventional classical setting Mr Bocelli s tone can be pleasant and his pitch is generally secure But his voice is small and not well supported his phrasing wayward and oddly inexpressive 173 In 2010 Joe Banno of The Washington Post gave an unfavorable review of Bocelli s Carmen recording describing the oft noted failings in Bocelli s vocal resources on full display in this performance Bocelli to be fair possesses an essentially lovely tenor and knows his stuff when it comes to selling a pop ballad And Decca s close miking of his puny voice inflates his sound to near Franco Corelli like dimensions But his short breathed clumsily phrased interpretively blank and often pinched and strained singing makes his Don Jose a tough listen 174 Recognition editMain article List of awards and nominations received by Andrea Bocelli Honors edit Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana awarded in Rome on 4 March 2006 56 58 Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Duarte Sanchez and Mella by the President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez in 2009 for his contributions to International art and culture 175 176 177 Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to live theater at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in 2010 89 Gold medal for Merit by the president of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic in 2022 178 Selected awards edit Main article List of awards and nominations received by Andrea Bocelli Winner of the 1994 Newcomers section of the Sanremo Music Festival 179 ECHO music award for Best Single of the Year for Time to Say Goodbye in 1997 32 ECHO Klassik Best seller of the year award for his album Viaggio Italiano in 1997 32 35 Bambi Award in 1997 32 Two World Music Awards one in the category Best Italian Singer and one for Best Classical Interpretation in 1998 37 38 ECHO Klassik for Best selling classical album with Aria The Opera Album in 1998 37 ECHO Klassik for Bestseller of the year for Sacred Arias in 2000 40 Two 2000 Classical BRIT Awards for Best selling classical album and Album of the year for Sacred Arias in 2000 40 Goldene Europa for classical music in 2000 40 Goldene Kamera award in the Music amp Entertainment category 2002 43 Two World Music Awards for World best selling classical artist and for Best selling Italian artist in 2002 43 Telegatto award for the soundtrack of the series Cuore in 2002 43 2002 Classical BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2002 43 Two 2003 Classical BRIT Awards for Best selling classical album and Album of the year for Sentimento in 2003 47 Two World Music Awards for Best Italian Artist and World s Best selling Classical Artist in 2006 56 Telegatto award in platinum for Italian music in the world in 2008 63 World Music Awards for World s Best selling Classical Artist in 2010 America Award of the Italy USA Foundation in 2012 International Artist of the Year in association with Raymond Weil of the Classic Brit Awards 2012 180 The Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 181 Art Science and Peace Prize 2015 from PIER FRANCO MARCENARO founder of Man Center and School of Spirituality for Andrea Bocelli art which elevates the spirit 182 Personal life edit nbsp Bocelli with his wife Veronica Berti in March 2010Bocelli met his first wife Enrica Cenzatti 183 while singing at piano bars early in his career 26 They were married on 27 June 1992 Their first child son Amos was born 22 February 1995 184 Their second son Matteo was born on 8 October 1997 185 The couple separated in 2002 1 Bocelli lives with his second wife and manager Veronica Berti They met in 2002 In September 2011 the couple announced that Berti was expecting her first and Bocelli s third child a daughter 186 in the spring His daughter Virginia was born 21 March 2012 187 Bocelli married Veronica Berti on 21 March 2014 at the Sanctuary of Montenero in the coastal town of Livorno Italy 188 The couple lives in Forte dei Marmi on the Mediterranean Bocelli s first wife and two sons live in the couple s previous residence in the same comune in Versilia 162 On 30 April 2000 Bocelli s father Alessandro Bocelli died His mother encouraged him to honor his commitments and so he sang for Pope John Paul II in Rome on 1 May and immediately returned home for the funeral At his 5 July performance filmed for PBS as American Dream Andrea Bocelli s Statue of Liberty Concert Bocelli dedicated the encore Sogno Dream from his 1999 album Sogno to the memory of his father 40 On 12 November 2022 Andrea Matteo and Virginia aged 10 sang together at The Royal Albert Hall at the UK Festival of Remembrance 189 Bocelli has enjoyed horseback riding for much of his life 190 A section of the beach in Jesolo on the Italian Adriatic coast was named after Bocelli on 11 August 2003 44 In October 2013 Bocelli bought a second home in North Miami Beach 191 Bocelli is a self declared fan of Italian football club Inter Milan In an interview in Pisa he told a group of Inter fans that My passion for Inter started during my college years when Inter was winning everything in Italy and the world When Inter won the Champions League in 2010 I was with my friends and I was listening to the game on the radio and everything was a little bit in advance so I was celebrating before them That night I was also brought to tears of joy The treble is a feeling no one in Italy will be able to equal 192 On 12 November 2023 Bocelli performed Hallelujah with his daughter Virginia on the BBC 1 programme Strictly Come Dancing Bocelli performed Oh Holy Night with his son Matteo on the December 2023 theatrical release of Christmas with the Chosen Holy Night Teatro del Silenzio edit Main article Teatro del Silenzio In 2006 Bocelli convinced the municipality of his hometown Lajatico to build an outdoor theatre the Teatro del Silenzio 193 He serves as its honorary president and performs usually for one night only every July the rest of the year the theatre doesn t operate Since its opening in 2006 guest performers have included Placido Domingo Jose Carreras Sarah Brightman Katherine Jenkins Zucchero Laura Pausini and Elisa Bocelli s guests have also included instrumentalists Lang Lang Chris Botti and Kenny G The 2007 concert was released on CD and DVD in 2008 194 Discography editMain article Andrea Bocelli discography Studio albums edit Il Mare Calmo della Sera 1994 Bocelli 1995 Viaggio Italiano 1996 1997 Aria The Opera Album 1998 Sogno 1999 Sacred Arias 1999 Verdi 2000 Cieli di Toscana 2001 Sentimento 2002 Andrea 2004 Amore 2006 Incanto 2008 My Christmas 2009 Passione 2013 Cinema 2015 Si 2018 Believe 2020 Collaborative albums edit A Hymn for the World 1997 A Hymn for the World 2 Voices from Heaven 1998 Verdi s Requiem 2000 Carmen Duets amp Arias 2010 A Family Christmas 2022 Filmography editYear Title Actor Adaptation Role Type Ref 2009 Omaggio a Roma Yes Mario Cavaradossi Short 195 2017 The Music of Silence Yes Feature film 196 2022 A Bocelli Family Christmas Yes Himself Television film 197 Television editYear Title Network Ref 2009 L alba separa dalla luce l ombra Concerto per l Abruzzo Rai 12011 Concerto One Night in Central Park WNET 198 2016 Bocelli amp Zanetti Night Canale 5 199 2017 Andrea Bocelli Show Rai 1 200 2018 La notte di Andrea Bocelli Rai 12019 Ali di liberta Rai 1 201 2020 Music for Hope Rai 12020 Silent Night A Christmas Prayer Canale 5 202 2021 Dal Circo Massimo Andrea Bocelli Rai 3 203 2022 The Simpsons Meet The Bocellis in Feliz Navidad Disney 204 2022 Andrea Bocelli Natale in famiglia Sky Uno 205 2023 The Journey A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli Paramount 206 Bibliography editBocelli is the author and co author of numerous works available in Italian English and other languages Some books are available in Braille and others in large print 207 The list below is limited to his English language books which are widely available Bocelli A 2002 1999 The music of silence a memoir by Andrea Bocelli New York HarperCollins OCLC 54699002 Braille edition ISBN not available Bocelli A 2002 The music of silence a memoir Waterville ME Thorndike Press ISBN 9780786239009 Large print edition Bocelli A 2007 Andrea Bocelli Amore Milwaukee WI Hal Leonard Corp ISBN 9788850709922 Bocelli A 2001 The music of silence a memoir New York HarperEntertainment ISBN 9780066212869 Bocelli A 2011 The Music of Silence New Edition Milwaukee WI Hal Leonard Corp ISBN 9781574671971 See also editItalian estimated best selling music artistsReferences edit a b Andrea Bocelli Biography Pianist Singer 1958 Biography com Archived from the original on 15 May 2020 Retrieved 27 May 2020 Hit Parade Italia Festival di Sanremo 1994 hitparadeitalia it Archived from the original on 13 January 2023 Retrieved 13 January 2023 Andrea Bocelli to receive Classic Brit honour BBC News 6 September 2012 Archived from the original on 30 September 2019 Retrieved 10 December 2013 a b c d e f Andrea Bocelli Decca Records Universal Music Archived from the original on 30 April 2011 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Bearn Emily 26 February 2003 Operation Bocelli the making of a superstar The Age Archived from the original on 24 March 2017 Retrieved 10 December 2013 a b Malitz David 12 December 2010 Christmas in Washington sticks to the classics The Washington Post Archived from the original on 22 January 2018 Retrieved 27 July 2013 Decca Records Decca Archived from the original on 30 April 2011 Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009 s Top Selling Album Billboard com 6 January 2010 article Archived from the original on 27 April 2014 Retrieved 6 January 2010 The Nielsen Company 2009 Year End Music Industry Report Businesswire com 7 January 2010 article Archived from the original on 16 January 2010 Retrieved 7 January 2010 Italian tenor s album sales top five million Thaindian News com 30 December 2009 article Archived from the original on 12 June 2010 Retrieved 24 June 2010 The Gifts That Keep on Giving Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays Billboard 1 December 2014 Archived from the original on 3 December 2014 Retrieved 1 December 2014 Angel records Archived from the original on 29 July 2018 Retrieved 22 April 2020 Spot Pubblicita Tim Con Mara Venier 1997 Cambio Numero Seriale canale5 archived from the original on 28 October 2021 retrieved 19 July 2021 Pingitore Silvia 16 November 2020 Andrea Bocelli an EXCLUSIVE interview the shortlisted co uk Archived from the original on 19 October 2021 Retrieved 19 July 2021 a b c Andrea Bocelli Singer People 49 18 11 May 1998 Archived from the original on 13 May 2016 Retrieved 10 December 2013 a b c Interview Andrea Bocelli opera singer Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Scotsman 27 October 2009 article Andrea Bocelli Sito Ufficiale Tour discografia e opere Archived from the original on 30 December 2019 Retrieved 23 April 2006 En Aranjuez con tu amor Andrea Bocelli Archived from the original on 19 October 2015 Retrieved 4 January 2013 a b c d Day Carol 10 November 1997 Blind Ambition People Archived from the original on 16 April 2019 Retrieved 22 July 2017 Bocelli s parents Alessandro 68 and Edi 59 sold farm equipment and produced wine in tiny Lajatico in Tuscany about 20 miles from Pisa a b Bryony Gordon 14 November 2011 Andrea Bocelli The truth about my friend the strong willed kind and intelligent Silvio Berlusconi The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 14 December 2019 Retrieved 9 December 2013 Sodomka Dennis 8 October 2013 Wine Time Bocelli Prosecco NV Italy The Augusta Chronicle Archived from the original on 15 December 2013 Retrieved 14 December 2013 Interview Andrea Bocelli opera singer The Scotsman 23 October 2009 Archived from the original on 1 November 2015 Retrieved 14 December 2013 a b c Andrea Bocelli Singing to the Top Ability October November 2013 Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 25 October 2013 Hooper John 10 June 2010 Tenor s story acclaimed by anti abortion campaigners The Guardian Archived from the original on 20 September 2019 Retrieved 28 July 2013 Pisa Nick 31 October 2010 Doctors tried to cure Andrea Bocelli s blindness with leeches The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 16 April 2019 Retrieved 9 December 2013 a b c Chronicle 1958 1991 bocelli de Archived from the original on 4 May 2019 Retrieved 20 January 2008 Andrea Bocelli to Receive Master s Degree Billboard AP 18 October 2013 Archived from the original on 24 April 2019 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Rogers Paul 5 September 2013 Andrea Bocelli at the MGM Grand Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 5 December 2013 Retrieved 21 December 2013 a b c d e f Chronicle 1991 1994 bocelli de Archived from the original on 25 August 2006 Retrieved 20 January 2008 a b c Ardoin John 2007 Bocelli and Chung PBS Archived from the original on 7 September 2008 Retrieved 20 January 2008 Bocelli l inno per il Papa nasce a Lourdes Corriere Della Sera in Italian 21 September 1999 Archived from the original on 12 December 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2013 a b c d e f g h i Chronicle 1995 1997 bocelli de Archived from the original on 26 October 2000 Retrieved 20 January 2008 Andrea Bocelli Online Biography Bocellionline com Archived from the original on 27 August 2013 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Liebergen Patrick M July 2008 Singer s Library of Arias 15 Vocal Masterworks from the Baroque Era Through the Twenty First Century Alfred Music Publishing p 81 ISBN 978 0 7390 5142 9 Archived from the original on 3 March 2021 Retrieved 29 January 2018 a b ECHO Klassik 1997 winners in German ECHO Archived from the original on 7 January 2009 Retrieved 20 January 2008 Berger Kevin 8 December 2010 Beyond the criticism Deconstructing Andrea Bocelli s voice Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 29 January 2018 Retrieved 29 January 2018 a b c d e f Chronicle 1998 bocelli de Archived from the original on 26 August 2006 Retrieved 20 January 2008 a b People International Herald Tribune 8 May 1998 Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 Retrieved 20 January 2008 a b c d e f g h i j Chronicle 1999 bocelli de Archived from the original on 25 August 2006 Retrieved 20 January 2008 a b c d e Chronicle 2000 bocelli de Archived from the original on 26 August 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 Chronicle 2001 bocelli de Archived from the original on 26 August 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 Salford singer wins again BBC News 23 May 2002 Archived from the original on 10 January 2014 Retrieved 9 December 2013 a b c d e Chronicle 2002 bocelli de Archived from the original on 25 August 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 a b c d e Chronicle 2003 bocelli de Archived from the original on 27 August 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 Giacomo Puccini Tosca Fiorenza Cedolins Andrea Bocelli Carlo Guelfi and others Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra Zubin Mehta Decca 473 710 2 Andreas Dorschel The World s Favourite Tenor Lettre International no 120 Spring 2018 pp 136 137 p 136 a b Bocelli tops Classical Brits BBC News 23 May 2003 Archived from the original on 10 January 2014 Retrieved 9 December 2013 Pop Idols dominate music awards BBC News 27 October 2003 Archived from the original on 14 December 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2013 Chronicle 2004 bocelli de Archived from the original on 26 August 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 Once in a Lifetime Tour bocelli de Retrieved 21 January 2008 dead link Asia Tour bocelli de Retrieved 21 January 2008 dead link a b Chronicle 2005 bocelli de Archived from the original on 26 August 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 Sesame Street Parody Descriptions Sesame Workshop Archived from the original on 19 January 2008 Retrieved 15 December 2013 a b Asia Tour bocelli de Archived from the original on 15 April 2005 Retrieved 21 January 2008 John Legend and Carrie Underwood Set for All Star Halftime Show NBA 2006 Archived from the original on 3 January 2008 Retrieved 20 January 2008 a b c d e f Bocelli 2006 Chronicle bocelli de Archived from the original on 8 January 2011 Retrieved 21 January 2008 a b 2006 tour 1 bocelli de Archived from the original on 26 August 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 a b Pausini Bocelli e Ramazotti Onorificenze e serata finale del festival in Italian Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana 22 February 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 permanent dead link FIRENZE Bocelli e il canto di Pace nato alle Muse in Italian cultura marche it March 2006 Archived from the original on 3 February 2009 Retrieved 21 January 2008 Dyer Richard 11 June 2006 From American Idol to Boston divo J C Penney Retrieved 22 January 2008 permanent dead link Dr Phil and Music Superstars Join Forces for JCPENNEY JAM THE CONCERT FOR AMERICA S KIDS Mega Event to Air on CBS TV During Back to School J C Penney March 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 permanent dead link Concert for Diana Timeline What s happened minute by minute BBC Entertainment 1 July 2007 Retrieved 22 January 2008 dead link a b c live2008 Bocelli de 2008 Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2008 live concert2008 1 Bocelli de 2008 Archived from the original on 11 September 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2008 a b c live concert2008 2 Bocelli de 2008 Archived from the original on 11 September 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2008 di Paolo Giordano 28 May 2008 Bocelli Verdi il mio canto patriottico nell Italia della riconciliazione Ilgiornale it Archived from the original on 1 August 2008 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Charicemania Charice Pempengco Blog Andrea Bocelli in a Possible Duet With Charice Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Andrea Bocelli in Carmen at the Teatro dell Opera Molto Italy Archived from the original on 28 August 2013 Retrieved 28 July 2013 The 2008 production of Carmen at the Teatro dell Opera di Roma Official Teatro dell Opera di Roma website Live Opera bocelli de Archived from the original on 27 August 2013 Retrieved 28 July 2013 Carmen Marina Domashenko Andrea Bocelli amp Bryn Terfel Classicalsource com 24 October 2005 Archived from the original on 27 August 2013 Retrieved 28 July 2013 Bizet Carmen Andrea Bocelli Bryn Terfel Mightyape co nz 8 March 2010 Archived from the original on 3 August 2014 Retrieved 28 July 2013 Carmen Duets amp Arias on iclassics live concert2008 3 Bocelli de 2008 Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2008 a b c live concert2008 4 Bocelli de 2008 Archived from the original on 11 September 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2008 Impromptu onstage appearance tinaarena com Archived from the original on 3 February 2009 Retrieved 24 December 2008 Tina Joins Andrea Bocelli for His Australian Tour Tina Arena Archived from the original on 3 February 2009 Retrieved 15 December 2013 live concert2008 5 Bocelli de 2008 Archived from the original on 11 September 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2008 live concert2008 6 Bocelli de 2008 Archived from the original on 11 September 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2008 Live with Faith Hill amp David Foster oprah com Archived from the original on 6 December 2008 Retrieved 31 October 2008 Andrea Bocelli and Placido Domingo together for the first time in Petite Messe Solennelle dc opera org 2008 Archived from the original on 25 January 2009 Retrieved 24 December 2008 a b c live concert2008 7 Bocelli de 2008 Archived from the original on 11 September 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2008 Bocelli leads Christmas carol sing along ClassicFm co uk 3 November 2010 article Archived from the original on 11 October 2011 Retrieved 4 April 2010 Record breaking night for London s Christmas Carol themed lights switch on Indielondon co uk 3 November 2010 article Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 Retrieved 4 April 2010 Allen Bob 5 January 2010 Hot Tours Trans Siberian Orchestra Il Divo Andrea Bocelli Billboard Archived from the original on 28 July 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2013 Andrea Bocelli Performs to 100 000 in Brazil Classic FM Archived from the original on 7 May 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2013 a b Andrea Bocelli in 2010 Bocelli de Archived from the original on 3 October 2011 Retrieved 1 May 2010 CNN Larry King Live Transcript Episode 30 January 2010 CNN 30 January 2010 Archived from the original on 29 August 2013 Retrieved 28 July 2013 a b Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors Andrea Bocelli CNN iReport 3 March 2010 Archived from the original on 12 August 2011 Retrieved 9 December 2013 Olivier Ellen 7 March 2010 L A Italia Film Fashion and Art Fest honors tenor Andrea Bocelli and producer David Foster Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 18 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Hansen Magne 10 March 2010 Andrea Bocelli og kokken som sa nei til Obama pa Skavlan NRK in Norwegian Archived from the original on 12 December 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Andrea Bocelli April 2010 events Bocelli de Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Bocelli with a little help from Ernman Nordstjernan Archived from the original on 5 November 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Andrea Bocelli i Globen Stockholm Concert Orchestra Swedish article Archived 4 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Andrea Bocelli on stage with Chinese girl for Shanghai Expo People s Daily Online 30 April 2010 Archived from the original on 31 August 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Size matters at Shanghai Expo 2010 Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Times 30 April 2010 article Bodeen Christopher 30 April 2010 Sarkozy other leaders in Shanghai for World Expo The Seattle Times AP Archived from the original on 16 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Glamour of China Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine City Weekend Daiqi Xing 30 April 2010 Expo showcases music art and culture People s Daily Archived from the original on 31 August 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Grunebaum Dan 15 April 2010 Andrea Bocelli Metropolis Archived from the original on 4 December 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Andrea Bocelli Live in Japan 2010 Eplus jp Archived from the original on 29 February 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Hyo won Lee 20 April 2010 Andrea Bocelli to Become One With Audience The Korea Times Archived from the original on 2 December 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 a b Chen Yali 20 April 2010 Bocellimania to sweep music fans in a week Taiwan News Archived from the original on 19 October 2014 Retrieved 12 December 2013 a b Chen Yali 16 March 2010 Bocelli to hold concerts in Hong Kong Taipei Taiwan Culture Portal Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 YTL Concert of Celebration 2010 Archived 1 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Official YTL Concerts 2010 site 12 000 enjoy Andrea Bocelli treat YTL Community 9 May 2010 Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Enchated Night with Andrea Bocelli KL lifestyle com 11 May 2010 article Archived 24 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine ria tan 15 May 2010 Singapore Botanic Gardens Orchid named after Andrea Bocelli Wildsingaporenews blogspot com Archived from the original on 1 March 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 accessallareas net au ww38 accessallareas net au Archived from the original on 2 September 2011 World Music Awards Official Site Worldmusicawards com Archived from the original on 29 June 2009 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Andrea Bocelli books gig in Kazakhstan United Press International 15 June 2010 Archived from the original on 6 January 2016 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Orange Richard 5 July 2010 Giant indoor park opened for Kazakh president s birthday The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 27 August 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Bocelli Bryan Adams To Headline Grand Finale Concert at World Cup Billboard AP 29 April 2010 Archived from the original on 28 July 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Bryan Adams Bocelli to sing at World Cup finale The Vancouver Sun 29 April 2010 Archived from the original on 2 May 2010 The anniversary of the Sveti Stefan Hotel marked by a concert by Andrea Bocelli 20 July 2010 article a b Rome in the heart of the future Invitation by vice president of the European Parliament Roberta Angelilli MEP Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine EPP Group 13 July 2010 article Lunchtime with Andrea Bocelli Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 14 July 2010 article Bocelli cantera a Bruxelles Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Il Tempo 12 July 2010 article Sweeting Adam 15 November 2010 Andrea Bocelli O2 Arena review The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 14 January 2014 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Andrea Bocelli concert review Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine citylife co uk 26 November 2010 article Andrea Bocelli live in Dublin Ireland Bandsintown com 12 November 2010 Archived from the original on 9 March 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Andrea Bocelli makes history at O2 Archived 28 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Classic FM 16 November 2010 article Kel Andrea Bocelli Brings His Christmas to the US Clickitticket com Archived from the original on 8 October 2011 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Andrea Bocelli on TNT s Official Website Tnt tv Archived from the original on 2 March 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Bocelli concert at Italian Senate Archived 22 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bocelli de Andrea Bocelli to Make Met Recital Debut Metoperafamily org Archived from the original on 15 April 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Hayley Westenra to perform at Bocelli concerts in Taipei focustaiwan tw Archived from the original on 19 January 2012 Retrieved 28 January 2012 Andrea Bocelli Gives Stirring Performance for Gilded Crowd Archived 25 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Jakarta Globe 16 May 2011 article 2011 Asian Tour Economic Daily Fashion ce cn Archived from the original on 14 August 2011 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Andrea Bocelli at Masada Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Official Opera Masada website Andrea Bocelli to sing at Masada Famed Italian tenor to take part in one time performance in June All proceeds dedicated to support of Galilee Negev residents Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ynetnews Andrea Bocelli at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse Italymag co uk 27 June 2011 Archived from the original on 5 August 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Fiamme di Solidarieta Official Benefit concert website Fiammedisolidarieta it Archived from the original on 25 April 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Scozzese Design Andrea Bocelli Gifts New York City with a Once in a Lifetime Musical Bocellicentralpark com Archived from the original on 2 April 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Scozzese Design Celine Dion Tony Bennett Among Those To Celebrate With Andrea Bocelli on Central Park s Great Lawn Bocellicentralpark com Archived from the original on 2 April 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Andrea Bocelli leads Songs of Praise 50th celebrations BBC News 31 July 2011 Archived from the original on 28 August 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2013 Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performs for Pope Benedict XVI FIAT 35 ANOS Andrea Bocelli faz show emocionante para 81 mil pessoas Portuguese Pela 1ª vez em BH Andrea Bocelli mescla erudito ao pop e emociona em duetos com Sandy Archived 6 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Portuguese Sandy e o tenor italiano Andrea Bocelli cantam para mais de 150 mil pessoas em Belo Horizonte Archived 6 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Portuguese Salta Romeo et Juliette a Genova Andrea Bocelli non ce la fa Pisa Today 28 February 2012 Archived from the original on 19 October 2015 Retrieved 29 July 2015 Mher Margaryan 23 April 2012 Andrea Bocelli performs at Yerevan s Liberty Square Armradio am Archived from the original on 22 July 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 Britain s Queen Elizabeth greets tenor Andrea Bocelli after the Royal Variety Performance Yahoo News Andrea Bocelli Official Website Andreabocelli com Archived from the original on 19 October 2015 Retrieved 18 February 2013 Andrea Bocelli plays for Barack Obama Archived from the original on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 12 February 2013 President Obama speaks about faith and humility at National Prayer Breakfast Archived 11 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine New York Daily News Arena Di Verona 2013 1 Giugno Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Italian Bocelli almost brings Ranieri to tears at Leicester City title celebrations Goal com www goal com Archived from the original on 10 March 2021 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli collaborate on new Perfect remix Music News com Archived from the original on 21 September 2018 Retrieved 21 September 2018 Mauro J P 18 June 2018 Andrea Bocelli s first original single in 14 years If Only Aleteia Catholic Spirituality Lifestyle World News and Culture Archived from the original on 22 September 2018 Retrieved 21 September 2018 Boedeker Hal Dancing With the Stars Disney Night enlists Andrea Bocelli OrlandoSentinel com Archived from the original on 26 October 2018 Retrieved 25 October 2018 Kaufman Gil Andrea Bocelli Si Album to Feature Duets With Dua Lipa Ed Sheeran amp More Billboard Archived from the original on 20 September 2018 Retrieved 21 September 2018 Gray Melissa 7 October 2018 Opera trumpets and red velvet cake for royal wedding of Britain s Princess Eugenie CNN Archived from the original on 7 October 2018 Retrieved 7 October 2018 The Marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York with Mr Jack Brooksbank PDF The Royal Family Archived PDF from the original on 12 June 2019 Retrieved 11 October 2018 Opera star Andrea Bocelli regales music lovers at Saudi Arabia s Tantora Winter Festival Arab News 1 February 2019 Archived from the original on 10 February 2021 Retrieved 5 February 2019 Andrea Bocelli Sings From Empty Duomo Cathedral in Italy for Special Live Easter Concert MSN 12 April 2020 Archived from the original on 12 April 2020 Retrieved 12 April 2020 Andrea Bocelli Music For Hope Live From Duomo di Milano YouTube Andrea Bocelli Archived from the original on 28 October 2021 Retrieved 12 April 2020 Willman Chris 14 April 2020 How Andrea Bocelli s Easter Live Stream Became an Unexpected Global Blockbuster Variety Archived from the original on 14 April 2020 Retrieved 14 April 2020 Watch star tenor Andrea Bocelli perform emotional Nessun dorma at UEFA Euro 2020 Opening Ceremony Classic FM Archived from the original on 11 June 2021 Retrieved 12 June 2021 The Queen s Platinum Jubilee Platinum Party at the Palace Archived from the original on 8 June 2022 Retrieved 8 June 2022 Hall Sophia Alexandra 7 May 2023 Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel perform emotional You ll Never Walk Alone at Coronation Concert Classic FM Archived from the original on 23 May 2023 Retrieved 23 May 2023 a b c Andrea Bocelli Some voices have tears inside Archived 20 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine The Daily Telegraph 4 October 2007 article a b c Andrea Bocelli s Cieli di Toscana review Archived 6 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine bluecoupe com 2001 article a b Blind Ambition Archived 19 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine People Magazine 10 November 1997 issue Elizabeth Taylor makes first outing in months Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine CNN 9 June 2009 article Taylor Among Bocelli s Fans Actress pushing The Prayer for Oscar Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine SFGate com 23 January 1999 article a b Tommasini Anthony 1 November 1999 A Blind Pop Tenor Takes on the Operatic Stage The New York Times Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Tommasini Anthony 3 December 2000 Bocelli Seeks Legitimacy And Bucks In Boheme The New York Times Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Holland Bernard 8 September 2006 Spectator Friendly and Critic Proof in a Sea of Approval The New York Times Archived from the original on 11 October 2014 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Usborne David 9 September 2006 Rasping New York critics verdict on Bocelli The Independent Archived from the original on 21 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Clements Andrew 16 July 2004 CD Verdi Il Trovatore Bocelli Villaroel Zaremba Guelfi Colombara Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania Chorus amp Orchestra Mercurio The Guardian Archived from the original on 14 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Midgette Anne 18 May 2003 Andrea Bocelli Does Opera Take 2 The New York Times Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Smith Steve 9 September 2009 No Mikes Just a Man His Voice and Fans The New York Times Archived from the original on 18 July 2014 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Banno Joe 8 August 2010 CD review Decca s Carmen featuring Andrea Bocelli The Washington Post Archived from the original on 5 November 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Gobierno condecora a Andrea Bocelli Archived from the original on 16 October 2014 Andrea Bocelli decorated in Dominican Archived 9 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine El Universal Mexico City 2009 article Global Foundation for Democracy and Development Dominican Republic Decoration of Italian artist Andrea Bocelli Dominicanaonline org Archived from the original on 30 July 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2012 VUCIC WITH BOCELIJ AND MARIZA The President awarded medals for meritorious artists to great artists PHOTO 22 July 2022 Archived from the original on 6 October 2022 Retrieved 24 July 2022 Chronicle 1992 1994 bocelli de Archived from the original on 25 August 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2008 The Classic BRIT Awards 2012 with MasterCard Winners classicbrits co uk 2 October 2012 Archived from the original on 5 October 2012 Retrieved 3 October 2012 Cobo Leila Cantor Navas Judy 24 April 2014 Marc Anthony s Salsa Revival Sweeps Billboard Latin Music Awards Billboard Prometheus Global Media Archived from the original on 4 February 2018 Retrieved 7 December 2017 PIER FRANCO MARCENARO Awards 2015 5 December 2015 Archived from the original on 6 January 2016 Wedding photo of Enrica Cenzatti and Andrea Bocelli Archived from the original on 12 August 2012 Retrieved 19 June 2012 Biographical Summaries of Notable People Amos Bocelli MyHeritage Archived from the original on 27 May 2020 Retrieved 27 May 2020 Biographical Summaries of Notable People Matteo Bocelli MyHeritage Archived from the original on 27 May 2020 Retrieved 27 May 2020 Bocelli s fiancee expecting his first daughter Yahoo omg UK 14 November 2011 Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Virginia arriva con la primavera Fiocco rosa in casa Bocelli La Nazione in Italian Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Andrea Bocelli Marries Veronica Berti People Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 13 March 2020 Festival of Remembrance line up how to watch and famous venue it s held in 12 November 2022 Archived from the original on 12 November 2022 Retrieved 12 November 2022 Interview segment with Gayle King for CBS This Morning broadcast several times during 2018 Petrillo Lisa 21 October 2013 One On One With Andrea Bocelli CBS News Archived from the original on 23 October 2013 Retrieved 23 January 2014 Andrea Bocelli is a fan of Inter fcinternews it Archived from the original on 13 January 2018 Retrieved 13 January 2018 Andrea Bocelli The Story Behind the Voice television documentary BBC 25 December 2007 Vivere Andrea Bocelli Live in Tuscany PBS Educational Broadcasting Corporation 14 December 2007 Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 18 December 2013 Omaggio a Roma Short 2009 IMDb archived from the original on 6 April 2023 retrieved 5 April 2023 La Musica del Silenzio sulla vita di Andrea Bocelli in sala il 18 19 20 settembre Movieplayer it in Italian 10 September 2017 Archived from the original on 5 April 2023 Retrieved 29 September 2017 Phillips Sharon 2 December 2022 YouTube features Impact Production s film A Bocelli Family Christmas 2 News Oklahoma KJRH Tulsa Archived from the original on 5 April 2023 Retrieved 5 April 2023 Celine Dion Tony Bennett Among Those To Celebrate With Andrea Bocelli On Central Park s Great Lawn ww16 bocellicentralpark com Archived from the original on 2 April 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Graziola Alberto 27 May 2016 Bocelli and Zanetti Night Tutti gli ospiti e le esibizioni della serata Soundsblog in Italian Archived from the original on 5 April 2023 Retrieved 5 April 2023 RAI SUCCESSO STRAORDINARIO PER BOCELLI AL COLOSSEO RAI Ufficio Stampa in Italian Archived from the original on 29 November 2023 Retrieved 5 April 2023 Andrea Bocelli Ali di liberta RAI Ufficio Stampa in Italian Archived from the original on 29 November 2023 Retrieved 5 April 2023 Silent Night A Christmas Prayer Andrea Bocelli in concerto Tvzap in Italian 25 December 2020 Archived from the original on 5 April 2023 Retrieved 5 April 2023 Dal Circo Massimo Andrea Bocelli Su Rai3 RAI Ufficio Stampa in Italian 2021 Archived from the original on 29 November 2023 Retrieved 5 April 2023 The Simpsons Meet The Bocellis in Feliz Navidad Release Announced by Disney TV Shows Archived from the original on 15 December 2022 Retrieved 7 December 2022 Tutto pronto per Andrea Bocelli Natale in famiglia www libero it in Italian 23 December 2022 Archived from the original on 5 April 2023 Retrieved 5 April 2023 Thornton Craig 3 April 2023 The Journey A Musical Special by Andrea Bocelli WWNY News Weather and Sports Watertown N Y Archived from the original on 5 April 2023 Retrieved 5 April 2023 WorldCat Search results for au andrea bocelli Archived from the original on 19 October 2015 Retrieved 11 October 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrea Bocelli nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Andrea Bocelli Official website Andrea Bocelli discography at Discogs nbsp Andrea Bocelli at IMDb nbsp Andrea Bocelli at AllMovie nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrea Bocelli amp oldid 1205894453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.