ANDREA BOCELLI

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ANDREA BOCELLI

EARLY CAREER

Bocelli and Pavarotti performed "Miserere" together, which became a Europe-wide smash hit

The recording was heard by famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti

Bocelli's first lucky breaks came in 1992 when he recorded a demo tape of "Miserere" for Zucchero Fornaciari

started in the the late 1980s

he began performing in piano bars throughout Italy

CHILDHOOD

studied law and later became a court appointed lawyer after graduating from law school

He was only six years old when he began studying piano.

BLINDNESS

owing to congenital glaucoma and a blow to the head while tending goal during a soccer game

has been blind since age 12

BIRTH

Grew up in a farm listening to opera

was born in Lajatico, Italy.

His mother rejected the advice of doctors to abort him on the grounds that he would be disabled.

KNOWN BY

He has performed for four US Presidents, three Popes, the British Royal Family and many world leaders, in venues ranging from NYC’s Central Park and London’s Royal Albert Hall to the Pyramids in Cairo and under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. As one of the most significant artists of our times, he has sold an incredible 80 million-plus albums worldwide.

songs like ''Con te partirò'' ''Vivo per lei'' and ''The prayer'' a duet with Celine Dion.

one of the greatest singing talents in the world today

RISE

He earned Grammy nods for Best New Artist in 1999 and in 2000 for "Sogno" (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and "The Prayer" (Best Pop Collaboration).

That same year, Bocelli released his first album in Italy, Il Mare Calmo Della Sera.

Bocelli competed in the Sanremo Festival in 1994. He won the top honors in the newcomers' category.

COLLABORATIONS

Ariana Grande and Nicole Scherzinger

Jennifer Lopez

Nelly Furtado

Placido Domingo

Sarah Brightman

Ed Sheeran

PERSONAL FACTS

He plays piano, flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, and drums.

He sings in Italian, French, English, Spanish, Latin and Portuguese.

He has been married twice

WHY I ADMIRE HIM

Because he is a clear example of personal growth, even if he is blind nothing stopped him to learn languages, to play instruments or to become famous and he showed to the world that disabilities aren't a limit for you to chase your dreams and reach your goals!