Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli Grande Ufficiale OMRI OMDSM (born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor. He was blinded by a football accident at the age of 12, and later graduated from law school, before beginning a career as a singer. At age 14, he won a national talent contest with his performance of “O sole mio”.

Andrea Bocelli Grande Ufficiale OMRI OMDSM
Background information
Born	(1958-09-22) 22 September 1958 (age 66) Tuscany, Italy
Genres	Classical music, opera, pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, harp, harmonica, guitar, drums
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Universal
Website	Andrea Bocelli

Since 1994, he has recorded both pop and Classical albums, and has sold over 85 million copies worldwide.^[1] He is generally considered as both the most popular Italian and Classical singer in the world, today.

On March 2, 2010, he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[2]