Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, OMRI, OMDSMis an Italian classical crossover tenor, recording artist, and singer-songwriter. Born with poor eyesight, he became permanently blind at the age of 12 following a football accident...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth22 September 1958
CityLajatico, Italy
CountryItaly
helps playing
It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.
fear fright reaching stage worst
Stage fright is my worst problem. A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations.
lack people relationship
People wonder if there is a relationship between my lack of sight and the way I sing. But there's no connection.
queens kings voice
When you're on stage singing, you're naked. Your voice is something very intimate, and that's why I'm scared every time before I perform. It doesn't matter if I'm singing for a king or a queen or the Pope, it's enough to be in front of anybody. I suffer, but I can't do anything about it.
singers fame lyrical
I started as a lyrical singer. But it was through the pop universe that I reached international fame.
idols singers teach
My idol has been Franco Corelli. But every singer can teach you something.
listening possibility ifs
If you don't have the possibility of listening to music, you can't know if you love it.