Andrea bocelli bio biography john

Italian tenor (born 1958)

"Bocelli" redirects here. For his second album, see Bocelli (album).

Musical artist

Andrea BocelliOMRIOMDSM (Italian:[anˈdrɛːaboˈtʃɛlli]; born 22 September 1958)^[1] is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing "Il mare calmo della sera".^[2]

Since 1994, Bocelli has recorded 15 solo studio albums of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 90 million records worldwide.^[3][4] He has had success as a crossover performer, bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts.^[5][6][7] His album Romanza is one of the best-selling albums of all time, while Sacred Arias is the biggest selling classical album by any solo artist in history.^[8]My Christmas was the best-selling holiday album of 2009^[