Andrea Bocelli

Andrea is very much alive and has just completed a tour of the USA

It would depend on what sort of concert it is but smart casual is usually the norm

Andrea's mother Edi is still alive. He has a younger brother, Alberto, and two sons, Amos and Matteo

Celine Dion sang The Prayer with Andrea Bocelli.

Andrea Bocelli is famous as an Italian tenor. He was born in 1958 to Alessandro and Edi Bocelli and at the age of 12, he became blind due to a sporting accident. From a very young age, he showed an aptitude for music and even though he has a degree in law, music has remained his passion.

Andre Bocelli was born in 1958, in Lajatico, rural Tuscany, Italy.

A disciple of Luciano Pavarotti and Zucchero Fornaciari, the blind, Tuscany-born, vocalist has emerged as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary opera. His participation in Pavarotti's 1992 hit, Miserere, and Fornaciari's 1993 world tour brought him international attention. Opera, however, represents only one side of his musical persona. Bocelli has been equally successful as a pop ballad singer, having recorded duets with Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman and Eros Ramazzotti. Al Jarreau, who sang with Bocelli during The Night of Proms in November 1995, praised Bocelli when he said, "I have had the honour to sing with the most beautiful voice in the world." Bocelli grew up on farm in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany. Beginning piano lessons at the age of six, he later added flute and saxophone. Born with poor eyesight, he became totally blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident.

Despite his obvious musical talents, Bocelli didn't consider a career in music until he had studied law at the University of Pisa and had earned a Doctor Of Law degree. Inspired to pursue music, he studied with famed tenor Franco Gorelli, supporting himself by peforming in piano bars.

Bocelli's first break as a singer came in 1992 when Fornaciari auditioned tenors to record a demo tape of Miserere, which he had co-written with Bono of U2. Successfully passing the audition, Bocelli recorded the tune as a duet with Pavarotti.

After touring with Fornaciari in 1993, Bocelli performed as a guest star in the Pavarotti International festival held in Modena in September 1994. In addition to performing solo and in a duet with pavarotti, Bocelli sang with Bryan Adams, Andreas Vollenweider and Nancy Gustavsson. In November 1995, Bocelli toured Holland, Belgium, Germany, Spain and France with "Night Of Proms", which also featured Al Jarreau, Bryan Ferry, Roger Hodgson of Supertramp and John Miles.

Bocelli's first two albums -- Andrea Bocelli in 1994 and Bocelli in 1996 -- showcased his operatic singing. His third effort, Viaggio Italiano, featured famous arias and traditional songs from Naples. Although released only in Italy, the album sold more than 300,000 copies. With his fourth album, Romanza, released in 1997, Bocelli turned to pop music. The album included the hit, Time to Say Goodbye, recorded as a duet with Sarah Brightman. Bocelli continued to focus on pop balladry with his fifth album, Sogno, released in 1999, which featured a duet with Celine Dion of the David Foster- and Carole Bayer Sager-penned tune, The Prayer, sold more than ten million copies, received a Golden Globe award and led to Bocelli being nominated for a Grammy as "best new artist".

Andrea is a Roman Catholic, he performed for Pope John Paul II

Yes. He mostly sings in Italian but he has some Spanish hits including, "Vivo Por Ella."

Loss of sight

It was evident at birth that Bocelli had problems with his sight, and after visits to many doctors, he was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma. In 1970, at the age of 12, he lost his sight completely following an accident during a football game.[4][5] He was accidentally hit on the head during a match and suffered a brain hemorrhage. Doctors resorted to leeches in a desperate last-ditch effort to save his sight, but they were unsuccessful, and he remained blind

Andrea Bocelli, as born in Lajatico, Italy, in 1958, is one of the greatest singing talents in the world today. He has been blind since age 12, owing to congenital glaucoma and a blow to the head while tending goal during a soccer game. Andrea did not begin his singing career until the late 1980s, when he began performing in piano bars throughout Italy. Before then he earned a law degree from the University of Pisa. In 1993 he was signed to a record contract after a scout heard him sing during a party. That was the beginning of a spectacular career, which saw him team with some of the best voices in the business.

Despite his obvious musical talents, Bocelli didn't consider a career in music until he had studied law at the University of Pisa and had earned a Doctor Of Law degree. Inspired to pursue music, he studied with famed tenor Franco Gorelli, supporting himself by peforming in piano bars. one of the most exciting voices in contemporary opera during the late 20th century.

after some research, I found that the opera performed by Andrea Bocelli and Placido Domingo sang may have been Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle", but that they have also performed together in 2009 at Teatro Del Silenzio, and performed Nessun Dorma as a duet.

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Andrea covers many genres of music from pop to opera and has appeared in many operas as well as recording 7 complete operas.

No, of course he doesn't... I met him once and he doesn't look like a weed smoker ...

Andrea and Veronica met at a birthday party which neither of them wanted to go to!!! They have been together ever since - Veronica is his manager and mother to his (almost) 1 year old daughter Virginia

If you have to ask then you probably wouldn't be able to afford it!! Seriously, I don't think Andrea sings at weddings except maybe at friends weddings.he did sing at Pavarottis wedding

Andrea said once "My blindness is not a tragedy to me so it should not be to others" It certainly doesn't stop him from doing things - he cycles, rides his Arab stallions, wind surfs, roller blades, sky dives, plays at least 7 instruments...............

Andrea did not sing the 2006 World Cup theme.

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he sang the following songs in english 1}amazing grace2}silent night3}o christmas tree4}cant help falling in love with you5}someone like you6}angelswe have heard on high7}my way8}power of love go checkthemout on you tube these are the only ones i know about but im sure there are more

Although he studied law at the University of Pisa and after graduation as a Doctor of Law spent one year as a court appointed lawyer, his childhood passion for music took over and he decided to give up law and study singing.

He famously sang it as a duet with Sarah Brightman but has sung - and recorded - it on his own

Andrea has never publicly discussed the breakdown of his marriage but it is generally thought that Enrica found his travelling and being away from home difficult to deal with.

Taken from an interview published in 2009

"We cannot blame just one thing," says Bocelli. Perhaps, he admits, success played its part. "But the marriage also broke because maybe there was not that much happiness. Otherwise it wouldn't be broken. Love is a vase that breaks up when fragile."

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