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Date of Birth

22 September 1958, Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy

Height

6' 1½" (1.87 m)

Mini Biography

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. Andrea has worked with the likes of Luciano Pavarotti and Sarah Brightman, and has sung for the Pope. Perhaps his best-known hit is "Con Te Partirò [Time To Say Goodbye]", a duet with Brightman. Bocelli has also done "Vivo Per Lei," which means "I Live For Her". The song has been translated many times, and Bocelli has teamed up with many different singers in the translations. He himself sings the Italian and Spanish versions, and sings in Italian on the French and German versions of the song. Hélène Ségara, Marta Sánchez, Sandy and Judy Weiss have all teamed with him on different versions of the song. He has even worked with Céline Dion, teaming up with her for the song "The Prayer." Andrea met Enrica Cenzatti in 1987, and they married in 1992. They have two sons: Amos (b 22-Feb-1995) and Matteo (b 8-Oct-1997).

IMDb Mini Biography By: T.J. Magwire

Spouse

Enrica Cenzatti Bocelli

(27 June 1992 - present) (separated) 2 children

Trivia

Blind since he was 12 years old.

Studied law (PhD.) at the University of Pisa.

Worked as a bar pianist to pay for opera singing classes.

Opera Star.

Raised on a farm, he was exposed to opera as a child simply because it calmed him down.

Studied Law at the University of Pisa, Italy.

Two Children; Amos (b.1995) and Matteo (b.1997)..

He captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the No 1, 2 and 3 position on the US classical album chart.

His fiancée is Veronica Berti.

Close friend of David Foster.

Daughter, Virginia, born 21 March 2012. Mother is fiancée Veronica Berti.

Did not start singing professionally until he was 34 years old.