Andrea Bocelli's younger son Matteo, 21, inherited his father's bone structure as well as his soaring vocals. [146][147] On 20 February, he performed at the concert in Moscow Kremlin dedicated to 20th anniversary of Gazprom. Bocelli also sang "Adeste Fideles" and was interviewed by Barbara Walters and Joy Behar on The View, which aired 2 December, on ABC. "[174], Bocelli met his first wife, Enrica Cenzatti,[183] while singing at piano bars early in his career. On 21 October 2022, Bocelli released his first collaboration album with his son and daughter, Matteo and Virginia, titled A Family Christmas. He is the oldest child of singer-songwriter and operatic tenor Andrea Bocelli and his first. On 15 March, he took part in the opening of Walt Disney Studios Park in Marne-la-Valle France. Telenor Arena Sculptures by Swiss artist Kurt Laurenz Metzler, who attended the concert, were exhibited during this year's edition. 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For his second album, see, 2010: Hollywood Walk of Fame and FIFA World Cup, 2011: Metropolitan Opera recital, and Central Park Concert. He completed his performance in Leicester Square with, "God Bless Us Everyone", the closing song of the movie, which he provided the vocals for in English, Italian and Spanish. [145] On 7 February, Bocelli was an honorary guest at the 61st Annual National Prayer Breakfast, held at the Washington Hilton, where he performed "Ombra mai fu" and Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria" in the presence of President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, as well as other political leaders. He met his first wife Enrica Cenzatti while performing in bars around Pisa, where he was studying, and. '", Now, "I'm used to singing for fun with him," adds Matteo. His world tour continued from 12 to 14 May with four concerts in Japan and South Korea. [38], On 19 April, Bocelli made his United States debut with a concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., followed the next day by a reception at the White House with then US President Bill Clinton. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. #AmosBocelli #Amos #Bocelli #AndreaBocelli #Andrea #Bocelli In an interview in Pisa, he told a group of Inter fans that "My passion for Inter started during my college years, when Inter was winning everything in Italy and the world. At the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice on 4 October, he presented his new album Cieli di Toscana and was recognised for having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. His father is the Grammy- and Emmy-nominated tenor who performed a duet Fall On Me with him. The 61-year-old opera singer has three children with two wives, sons Matteo (22) and Amos (25), and a daughter Virginia (8). It is the theme of his new album and his Christmas concert, which is taking place on Saturday. Bocelli's net worth is estimated to be $100million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. His soft high notes are painfully weak. He was 12 years older than her and Cenzatti was. [41], In January 2001, Bocelli portrayed the main character in Mascagni's opera L'amico Fritz at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona and again performed the tenor part in Verdi's Requiem. In June he again toured the US, then on 26 July and 3 August, he portrayed Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the 48th Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago. Amos grew up in the Tuscan resort of Forte dei Marmi. The artist and the man: the music and values of one of the great legends of our time, Sunday, March 26th 2023, 8:00 pm [31] Bocelli had been an agnostic, but around 1994, partly as a result of immersing himself in the works of Russian author Leo Tolstoy, he returned to the practice of the Catholic faith. Bocelli released his fifteenth studio album Cinema on 23 October 2015. Amos was born in 1995 and Matteo was born in 1997. He also took part in the Royal Christmas Show, which took place in several cities in the US in December. [138], On 7 November, he gave an open-air free concert at Praa Rui Barbosa in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to an audience of between 80,000 and 150,000 people.[139][140][141]. Yes. "[169] Furthermore, Holland observed that "The critic's duty is to report that Mr Bocelli is not a very good singer." [24] He won his first song competition at age 14 with "'O sole mio" at the Margherita d'Oro in Viareggio. Picture: Getty Andrea Bocelli with wife Veronica Berti and sons Amos and Matteo and daughter Virginia. Singer Celine Dion has said that "if God would have a singing voice, he must sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli",[2][17] and record producer David Foster has often described Bocelli's voice as the most beautiful in the world. Set for release on 21 October via Decca / Capitol Records, the recording showcases their multi-generational musical talent in a range of festive favourites. He remains one of the world's most popular singers today. His mother, Enrica, was the first wife of his father. 15M views, 160K likes, 85K loves, 35K comments, 618K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from : '. [106][107][108] The concert was later broadcast, in its entirety, by Channel NewsAsia, on 28 and 29 May, and by Okto, on 30 May, in Singapore. In late November, the program was broadcast in Mexico and in the UK; it later aired, 15 and 25 December, on Italia 1, in Italy, 19 December, on TVE2 and TROS, in Spain and the Netherlands, and Christmas Eve, on vtm and RTL-TVI, in Belgium and Luxembourg. [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. On 7 May, Bocelli and Tony Renis received a Telegatto Italian Television award for the soundtrack of the series Cuore. His seventh album Sacred Arias, which contains exclusively sacred music, was released worldwide on 8 November, and two weeks later reached number one on the US Classic Billboard charts making Bocelli the first vocalist to hold all top three places on the chart, with Aria, the opera album in second place, and Viaggio Italiano in third place. The talented 10-year-old is often found singing alongside her father, and brother, Matteo, on grand stages all around the world. [91], On 12 March, Bocelli made an appearance on Skavlan, in Oslo, Norway, to promote his upcoming Scandinavian tour, giving a rare interview to the show's host Fredrik Skavlan, and later performing "Voglio Vivere Cosi", from his 2008 album Incanto, with Norwegian Boys' choir, Slvguttene. [33] He topped the Spanish singles chart in 1996 with a duet with Marta Snchez, "Vivo por ella", the Spanish version of "Vivo per lei", recorded with Giorgia for his 1997 compilation album, Romanza. No. All proceeds were donated to help cure cancer. [22] His mother and younger brother Alberto still live in the family home; his father died in 2000. [160], On 5 June 2022 Bocelli performed Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" during the BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace one of the celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[161]. [66], On 23 May 2008, he sang The Prayer with Katharine McPhee in a Las Vegas tribute concert for Canadian producer and songwriter David Foster. In July, he performed two concerts in Dublin with Ana Mara Martnez and the New Symphony Orchestra. 1 Do You Hear What I Hear? Andrea Bocelli's son Matteo is the new tenor in Bollywood Matteo Bocelli, who is all set to release his debut album where he shifts gears from opera to pop, is in India to collaborate with. It can't be described. The treble is a feeling no one in Italy will be able to equal".[192]. He continued to hone his talent, studying voice with Luciano Bettarini. The pair tied the knot back in 1992 and welcomed their first son, Amos, in 1995, and their second, Matteo, in 1997. [57] He also began another tour with a concert at the Piazza di Castello in Turin. [187], Bocelli married Veronica Berti on 21 March 2014 at the Sanctuary of Montenero in the coastal town of Livorno, Italy. Amos Bocelli is an Italian musician. On 20 September 2018, Bocelli released the single "Fall On Me" which features vocals from his son Matteo. AVICII Arena The famous tenor met Enrica Cenzatti while he was playing piano bars in Italy to support his law studies at theUniversity of Pisa, and they married in 1992. The award was presented to him at the Sanremo Festival where he performed a duet with American singer Christina Aguilera on 4 March. November 2020, Bocelli released an album, Believe. These include Bernard Holland of The New York Times and Andrew Clements of The Guardian. In October, he opened the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sicilian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini in Catania. Also during the second part of the year, he performed in Croatia, Serbia, Italy, the US, Dubai, Switzerland and finally in Scandinavia. Hadid hinted at their longtime friendship in her response, commenting, "12 years later!!!!! The concerts in Munich, Berlin, and Hamburg were all part of the Notte Illuminata Tour, launched in Pisa, at the Teatro Verdi, December 2010. You were absolutely stunning last night.". PEOPLE caught up with Matteo and his father for the current issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday. [33] He was invited to sing a duet with English soprano Sarah Brightman at the final bout of German boxer Henry Maske. Three days later he was again invited to perform at "Pavarotti & Friends" in Modena and sang a medley of Neapolitan songs together with Pavarotti. His mother encouraged him to honor his commitments, and so he sang for Pope John Paul II, in Rome, on 1 May, and immediately returned home for the funeral. 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On 30 November, his book La musica del silenzio, an autobiographical novel, was released in Italy,[40] and in 2017 it was turned into a movie as The Music of Silence, directed by Michael Radford. Matteo Bocelli is the son of singer Andrea Bocelli from his first marriage. On 28 May, he took part in "Pavarotti & Friends" charity concert in Modena in aid of Angola. [2], Bocelli was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006 and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 2 March 2010 for his contribution to Live Theater and he was awarded a gold medal for Merit in Serbia in 2022. Andrea Bocelli has three children, Amos and Matteo, with his first wife, Enrica Cenzatti, and Virginia Bocelli with his now-wife, Veronica Berti. Bocelli gave a free concert on 15 September, on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City. [citation needed], The same year, Bocelli recorded "Je vis pour elle", the French version of "Vivo per lei", as a duet with French singer Hlne Sgara. On 24 October, he performed at Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, as a tribute to the city, where he celebrated the Italian release of Incanto. [20] He completed law school and spent one year as a court-appointed lawyer.[29]. Franz Schubert Andrea Bocelli, one of the world's best-loved classical artists, is set to do an arena tour in the UK and Ireland in September and October 2022.Five shows are scheduled for the annual tour in Atlanta, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Sunrise, FL. Oslo, Norway, Saturday 01st April 2023, 8:00 pm A musically gifted couple added their signature to a popular hit and sang it perfectly together. According to his website, Bocelli had his first taste of success in a singing competition in 1970. To date, it is the best-selling single for Sgara, and the second for Bocelli after "Time to Say Goodbye". In June, he performed at the Deutsche Opera in Berlin. It also marked as Bocelli's debut to the American audiences. During the program Bocelli talked about his album and performed "The Lord's Prayer", "White Christmas", and "Silent Night". .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Rihanna and 10 Other Great Pregnant Performances, Burt Bacharachs Legacy: 5 Notable Collaborations, 2023 Grammy Awards: Six Winners Who Made History. The following day, Bocelli was among Fabio Fazio's guests, on his popular Italian talk-show, Che tempo che fa, broadcast on Rai Tre. He also performed on German television; Wetten, dass..? In November, he received the Platinum Europe Award for one million sales of the album Cieli di Toscana, and at the Italian Music Awards he was given a special award from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for his merits as an "Ambassador of Italian music in the world". 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. He also performed on that week's results show. He is the oldest of two sons of Andrea Bocelli and Enrica Cenzatti. [69][70][71] Bocelli released the complete opera recording of Carmen in Italy in the same year, which he recorded in 2005. He then returning to Italy, for a concert in the Upper Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, on 19 December, which was broadcast directly after the Urbi et Orbi blessing of Pope Benedict XVI, 25 December, on Rai Uno. [7][125] On 19 December, Bocelli gave a concert, conducted by Claudio Scimone, in the Italian Senate. God has kissed this man and I thank God for it. On March 26, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's son Matteo shared a throwback family picture showing him as a toddler next to his mother Enrica Cenzatti on Instagram to mark her birthday. He also joined forces with Placido Domingo and Ana Maria Martinez on 2014's Manon Lescaut. He first performed "White Christmas" at the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, broadcast live on NBC, 26 November. [190], A section of the beach in Jesolo, on the Italian Adriatic coast, was named after Bocelli on 11 August 2003. The pair reportedly met back in 2002 and officially tied the knot in 2014. October saw the release of the opera album of Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci with Bocelli singing the role of Canio. After hearing Bocelli on tape, Pavarotti urged Zucchero to use Bocelli instead of him. He cancelled a third performance because of pharyngitis after having vocal strain throughout. [75] Then on 31 July, he performed at a concert in Vingis Park in Vilnius, Lithuania, in front of more than 18,000 people. On 27 June, he took part in the Michael Jackson benefit concert for suffering children in Munich's Olympic Stadium. With his son Matteo and daughter Virginia, Andrea is bringing rising stars to Indianapolis. "The demo for the song in English was sung by him," Ezrin says. His mother has said that music was the only thing that would comfort him. Son Matteo 'Si' features the classical star singing with Ed Sheeran, Josh Groban and Dua Lipa among others.. Both boys have had a close relationship with their father since birth and often accompany him on tour. On 23 May he received the 2002 Classical BRIT Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Music". His parents met each other in 1987 when his father was performing in a . South African Father-Daughter Music Duo Goes Viral, Thanks to Mistaken Identity Performances by a South African father-daughter singing duo, whose talent gained attention in Britain, have gone. The show was broadcast on 23 December. The song later became a popular duet with Sarah Brightman as "Time to Say Goodbye," which appeared on his 1997 album, Romanza. The Grammy Award multi-nominee will be performing with Matteo and Virginia during a 2022 YouTube special: A Bocelli Family Christmas. Andrea Bocelli's Son Matteo Is The Hunkiest Man Alive Today May 03, 2021 by apost team Andrea Bocelli is known for having one of the best and most beautiful voices in music. [24] By age 7, he was able to recognize the famous voices of the time and tried to emulate the great singers. Matteo Bocelli collaborated in Christmas of 2022 with his father, Andrea Bocelli, and his younger sister, Virginia Bocelli, on a festive family album. One of Bocelli's first lucky breaks came in 1992 when he recorded a demo tape of "Miserere" for Zucchero Fornaciari, the song co-written by U2's Bono. On 14 September, in Munich, Germany, he received an ECHO Klassik Best Seller of the Year award for his album, Viaggio Italiano. His "World Tour 2000" started on 31 March. [32] He performed the hymn "Adeste Fideles" in Rome before Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at Christmas. Bocelli also took part in the annual 2009 Jos Carreras Gala, on 17 December, where he sang Adeste Fideles, before singing "White Christmas" with Jos Carreras for the very first time; this was broadcast live, by Das Erste, in Germany. Here is everything you need to know about the singers children, from their ages and careers, to the familys new Christmas album Read more: Andrea Bocelli: wife, famous songs, family and everything to know about the Italian tenor. Yes, Andrea Bocelli has two sons. [2][3] He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting from a football accident. [30], In May 1994, he toured with pop singer Gerardina Trovato. Its performers included Italian composer and musician Nicola Piovani, Italian ballet dancer Roberto Bolle, Israeli singer Noa, and Charice. Below, everything you need to know about the rising star. [157] The performance, titled "Music For Hope - Live From Duomo di Milano", was streamed live over YouTube, where it continues to be available for replay. For the final encore, he dedicated "Sogno" to his late Father. E sar a Settembre (And it will be in September) | Cieli di Toscana, 2001. Bocelli has released numerous studio and live albums through his career including Viaggio Italiano (1995), Aria: The Opera Album (1998), Sacred Arias (1999), Verdi (2000), Cieli di Toscana (2001), Sentimento (2002), Andrea (2004), Amore (2006), Under the Desert Sky (2006), Incanto (2008), Vivere Live in Tuscany (2008), My Christmas (2009) and Concerto: One Night in Central Park (2011). [79], On 10 and 11 October he performed at Petra, singing "Dare to Live" with Laura Pausini, as well as performing "E Lucevan le Stelle" from Tosca. He also recorded a Portuguese version of the song with Brazilian singer Sandy. [137], On 15 October, Bocelli performed again for Pope Benedict XVI and a crowd of 8,000 people in Vatican's Audience Hall. Brightman approached Bocelli after she heard him singing "Con te partir" while she was dining in a restaurant. [153], On 12 October 2018, at the request of his close friend Sarah, Duchess of York, Bocelli performed two songs at the royal wedding of her daughter Princess Eugenie, the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria, and Panis angelicus by Csar Franck. On 3 November, during the World Premiere of Disney's A Christmas Carol, in Leicester Square, London, following the switching on of the annual Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights, Bocelli led the St Paul's Cathedral Choir, and more than 14,000 people across the capital, as they broke the Official Guinness World Record for the biggest ever Christmas carol sing-along, singing "Silent Night". "[170] Similarly, classical music critic Andrew Clements found Bocelli's studio opera recordings consistently disappointing in quality: "Bocelli's profoundly unmusical contribution, with its unvaryingly coarse tone, wayward intonation and never a phrase properly shaped, fatally undermines all their contributions. [26], Bocelli also spent time singing during his childhood. Enrica and Andrea welcomed their first child, Amos, on 22 February 1995, and their second son Matteo shortly after on 8 October 1997. [83] He later held a concert at "Atrio de la Catedral" in Campeche, Mexico, on 28 November, where he sang songs from Incanto as well as some of his Spanish hits, including Bsame Mucho, Somos Novios, Amapola and Por ti Volare the Spanish version of Con te Partiro.[83]. [63] Bocelli returned to his home town for a concert at the newly created Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico on 5 July 2007, with guest appearance by Kenny G, Heather Headley, Lang Lang, Elisa, Sarah Brightman and Laura Pausini. And Decca's close miking of his puny voice inflates his sound to near-Franco Corelli-like dimensions. Italia Onlus", a foundation that helps poor and disabled children around the world. Source: YouTube/Andrea Bocelli. . His 1995 album Bocelli sold well in Europe and 1999's Sogno became an international hit. [158] About 5 million people tuned in for the livestream performance and, by 13 April 2020, over 32million views were logged on the archived video.[159]. Andrea Bocelli brings his golden voice to some of Italy's most beautiful spots for his new project, 'The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli,' and for one song in particular, Grammy . Bocelli's first wife and two sons live in the couple's previous residence in the same comune, in Versilia. [5] He has had success as a crossover performer, bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts. In April and May, he toured Asia again, visiting Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore. On 28 October, he sang Franz Schubert's Ellens dritter Gesang (also known as "Ave Maria", Latin for "Hail Mary") as a representative of the Roman Catholic faith, during a memorial concert at Ground Zero in New York City for the victims of the September 11 attacks there. [64], To promote the album, he performed "Canto della Terra" at The Alan Titchmarsh Show on the BBC in London on 1 February; was interviewed by Fabio Fazio on the Italian talk show Che tempo che fa on RAI 3 in Italy; and performed "Canto della terra", "A te" and "Besame mucho" from the album, as well as "My Way" on 2 February; and made an appearance on The South Bank Show in London, where he sang the French aria "Pour mon me" on 3 February. On 1 July 2007, Bocelli performed "The Music of the Night" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, in a special musicals medley during the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Bocelli was also joined by the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano, in his home in Forte dei Marmi, where they sang "Caro Ges Bambino", a song from My Christmas which was originally recorded by the choir in 1960. The tenor welcomed his sons Matteo and Amos, in 1995 and 1997 respectively, with his first wife, Enrica Cenzatti, according to The U.S. Sun. The couple welcomed a daughter, Virginia, in 2012. [21], Bocelli grew up on his family's farm where they sold farm machinery and made wine in the small village of La Sterza, a frazione of Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy, about 40km (25mi) south of Pisa. All Rights Reserved. Mateo occasionally performs with his father, and media outlets claim that he has inherited his father's singing talent. Then Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani gave him the Crystal Apple award. "So, when they sent me the song, I heard this voice and I said who's that? Bocelli married his first wife, Enrica, in 1992. [81], On 21 and 22 November Bocelli was amongst a quartet of soloists (soprano Sabina Cvilak, mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich and bass Alexander Vinogradov) to sing Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, conducted by Plcido Domingo, at the Washington National Opera in Washington, D.C.[82] Bocelli sang twice in the piece and later the two tenors sang "The Pearl Fishers' Duet" which would be the first aria they had ever sung together. After years in the spotlight alone, the 64-year-old is finally getting to share the stage with his own talented children. He entered the main competition with "Con te partir" and finished in fourth place. [1], Bocelli lives with his second wife and manager, Veronica Berti. He won the preliminary competition with the highest marks ever recorded in the newcomers section. Bocelli is the author, and co-author, of numerous works available in Italian, English, and other languages. 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