He is the oldest child of singer-songwriter and operatic tenor Andrea Bocelli and his first wife Enrica Cenzatti. Bocelli sang at the royal wedding for Britain's Princess Eugenie around that time, and the following March he delivered another personal performance during a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. 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.". Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, April 04th 2023, 8:00 pm He was accompanied by the I Solisti Veneti orchestra, celebrating its 50th birthday and conducted by Claudio Scimone, and by the Wiener Singakademie choir. Both Amos and Matteo have followed in their father's musical footsteps. [66], From 17 to 28 June, Bocelli played the role of Don Jos on stage, opposite Hungarian mezzo-soprano Ildik Komlsi as Carmen, in Georges Bizet's opera at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, in Rome, for four nights. All Rights Reserved. They married in March 2014, in a ceremony in Livorno, Italy. The Associated Press reported "Passion? "[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,"[2][17] and David Foster, a producer of the album, often describes Bocelli's voice as the most beautiful in the world. Interestingly, the pair moved in together the night they met at a party. But that is something that you cannot learn, that cannot be taught. In 2006, Bocelli convinced the municipality of his hometown Lajatico to build an outdoor theatre, the "Teatro del Silenzio". The concert was a tribute to the cinema of Italy. [64], In April, he toured in Asia with performances in Tokyo, Taichung, and Seoul. It contains renditions of classic film soundtracks and scores, featuring duets with Ariana Grande, Nicole Scherzinger and his wife Veronica Berti. [20][21] He was born with congenital glaucoma. 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. Even the most modest upward movement thins it even more, signalling what appears to be the onset of strangulation. "[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. Andrea Bocelli has three children, Amos, Matteo and Virginia. This makes Matteo and I very similar. At his 5 July performance, filmed for PBS as American DreamAndrea Bocelli's Statue of Liberty Concert, Bocelli dedicated the encore Sogno (Dream), from his 1999 album Sogno, to the memory of his father. [16][25] He was hit in the eye playing goalkeeper during a match and experienced a brain hemorrhage. But it doesn't mean in any way that he's arrived!". It is the theme of his new album and his Christmas concert, which is taking place on Saturday. It also marked as Bocelli's debut to the American audiences. He also became a member of the board of directors of his fathers charity initiative, ABF Andrea Bocelli Foundation, in 2016. 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. On 14 September, in Munich, Germany, he received an ECHO Klassik Best Seller of the Year award for his album, Viaggio Italiano. He performed the song again on 30 November during The Today Show also live. 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. 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[136] The concert was broadcast throughout the United States and Canada, by PBS, and in Italy, by Rai 1. It can be evident from his latest live-streamed solo performance on YouTube on Easter. [40] 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. I was following my dad when I could, and I played the piano since I was 6 years old," says Matteo, who when he was younger was hesitant to follow in his dad's footsteps. [33], Bocelli made his debut in a major operatic role in 1998 when he played Rodolfo in a production of La bohme at the Teatro Comunale in Cagliari from 18 to 25 February. He is the oldest child of singer-songwriter and operatic tenor Andrea Bocelli and his first wife Enrica Cenzatti. "We cannot blame just one thing," says Bocelli. A new studio album titled Passione, featuring duets with Jennifer Lopez and Nelly Furtado, was released on 29 January 2013. These include Bernard Holland of The New York Times and Andrew Clements of The Guardian. The artist and the man: the music and values of one. In February, Bocelli performed a recital on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera house as part of the tour.[127]. He is not only a well-known singer but also a songwriter and record producer too and his followers finding the How old is Andrea Bocelli 2023? Andrea has spoken about his sons musical abilities in the past, revealing the differences between their voices to Billboard: Technically they are very different, but there is one thing that makes them most similar: the attitude. During a two-hour spectacle that featured operatic masterpieces and songs from Bocelli's newest album, "Believe," a wide range of guest artists and musicians including rising opera stars, pop . [56], On 26 February, Bocelli sang "Because We Believe" from his Amore album in the Carnevale section of the closing ceremony of the Torino Olympics. Photograph: Getty Images He also has a cameo role in the film. Bocelli and Cenzatti met at a piano bar when she was 17 years old. "Always good to see a special friend after many years," Matteo captioned the June 29 post, which Hadid's mom, Yolanda, liked. Andrea Bocelli Porque tu me acostumbraste lyrics: Tu me acostumbraste / A todas esas cosas, / Y tu me enseaste / Que son m. Deutsch English Espaol Franais Hungarian Italiano Nederlands Polski Portugus (Brasil) Romn Svenska Trke . Amos was born in 1995 and Matteo was born in 1997. And they said, 'Well that's Matteo, his son,' and I said he's fantastic. [76] Australian singer Tina Arena performed two duets with Bocelli "Canto Della Terra" and "The Prayer" at the closing stages of the concert. He met his first wife Enrica Cenzatti while performing in bars around Pisa, where he was studying, and. [38][39] He was also named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1998.[16]. 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