Andrea Bocelli Biography
Andrea Bocelli, OMRI, OMDSM is an Italian tenor and singer-songwriter. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following an association football accident.
Bocelli has recorded fourteen solo studio albums, of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He has had success as a crossover performer bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts.
In 1998, he was named one of People 's 50 Most Beautiful People. In 1999, he was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards. "The Prayer", his duet with Celine Dion for the animated film Quest for Camelot, won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. With the release of his classical album, Sacred Arias, Bocelli captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the top three positions on the US Classical Albums charts. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Andrea Bocelli
- Nationality:
- Italy
- Profession:
- Songwriter, Musician, Record producer, Multi-instrumentalist, Lawyer, Singer, Actor, Singer-songwriter, Author
- Ethnicity:
- Italian people
- Religion:
- Catholicism
- Date of Birth:
- September 22, 1958 (64)
- Astrological Sign:
- Virgo
Marriages
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