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Andrea Bocelli News and Information Andrea Bocelli took the opera brand and extended it to reach the top of charts across the globe. He has recorded six complete operas thus far in his career, in addition to several classical and pop albums, all of which were successful.

Bocelli was blinded at the age of 12 due to a football accident and glaucoma, an eye condition. He didnt come onto the music scene until 1992, in his mid-40s, when Italian rock star Zucchero auditioned Bocelli for Tenors to perform with him on the song "Miserere.” When famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti heard the demo, he told Zucchero to perform with Bocelli, as Pavarotti "couldnt do any better.” In the end, the song was performed with Pavarotti, but Bocelli accompanied the artist on a European concert tour.

In 1994, Bocelli entered "Il mare calmo della sera” at the Sanremo Festival, and the single eventually became a gold record. The same year, he performed as Macduff in Giuseppe Verdis Macbeth and he entertained Pope John Paul II at Christmas and sang at a benefit concert for Pavarotti.

Bocelli really became an international presence in 1995 - he performed during "Night of the Proms” in Belgium, where he stayed on the Belgian charts for some time. He hit the German charts with "Time to Say Goodbye.” He also dominated the Spanish charts with a Marta Sanchez duet, and he traveled North and South America with Celine Dion to perform duets.

In 2002, Bocelli toured America again and performed at the NBAs All-Star Weekend in Houston, Texas. He continued to tour across the globe, and in 2006 he notably worked with six American Idol finalists. He taught them the art of classic love songs, and he performed two of them with Katharine McPhee at some of his concerts.

Most recently, Bocelli released the studio album "Amore” in 2006. The album hit No. 3 on the U.S. charts, which was his highest position in America. A best-of collection, "The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere” was released this year.