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
fatherhood natural shakes
Fatherhood is a very natural thing; it's not something that shakes up my life but rather it enriches it.
important trying relax
I also always carry my flute. It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.
dream home men
I am a very lazy man, so, for me, the dream is to be at home on the chair with my family.
thinking my-family enough
I never think about gifts. It's enough to have my family present.
soccer horse children
I like very much to ride horses. I like soccer, I have had a passion for boxing since I was a child, although it would be stupid for me to box.
reading virginia dostoyevsky
I like reading... French, Russian classics - Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Flaubert. I also like Hemingway, Virginia Woolf.
men play giving
I've always been on the side of science that tries to help man. I play an active part with the foundations I'm involved in. Science gives hope.
ambition essence feels
In essence, I set myself the objective of doing what I feel is right without having any ambition.
christian favour
It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favour of life.
beautiful voice singers
It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me.
voice people use
I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me.
horse children passion
I began when I was a child, because I was born and grew up in a little village. And many people ride the horses. So, it was a big - it has been a big passion for me.
song artist voice
I am honored I have performed 'Quizas Quizas Quizas' with Jennifer Lopez, an eclectic artist who thanks to the charismatic power of her voice and to her soft sensuality, has managed to make this song particularly convincing.
country religious israel
A country that has really resonated with me and I was really impressed with was Israel. I found that the whole country had a very special atmosphere. I was there to perform, but it was one of the few places that I've visited over the years that I had some free time to explore, and I was hugely impressed by all the religious history there.