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Being cited one of the most popular Italian singers in the world; Andrea Bocelli has won classical Brit Award five times while he was nominated thrice for a Grammy Award. Although Bocelli started off as lawyer career-wise, but ended up being an extraordinary singer and songwriter instead, selling well over 60 million copies around the globe. Apart from being a tenor, Bocelli also perfects in playing instruments like Saxophone, Harp, Flute, Piano, Trumpet, Drums and Guitar.

Born in Tuscany, Italy, Bocelli had problems with his sight and subsequently he was diagnosed with glaucoma. Later on, when he was 5 years of age, he completely lost his sight allegedly after an incident that occurred while he was playing football. Even as a child of only 6 years of age, Bocelli showed his keen interest in music and so he started taking piano lessons at that age. Apart from experimenting with his instruments, Bocelli also showed his interest in singing and was asked to sing amongst his relatives on several occasions. He showed off his skills as a singer, to anyone other than his relatives, in a song competition that he won in Viareggio with his song O Sole Mio. Apart from being a child prodigy when it came to music, Bocelli did well, academically, as well. He went on to graduate with a Degree in Law from University of Pisa, and later worked as Lawyer for one year, before choosing music as his full time career.

Initially, like most of the singers in early days of their career, Bocelli also started off with playing piano in clubs and bars. Bocelli received substantial amount of exposure in 1993, when he accompanied Zucchero on his European Concert to sing the duet with him for Zucchero's Miserere. Bocelli was recommended by, another legendary Italian Tenor Luciano Pavarotti, to Zucchero, after Pavarotti heard Bocelli sing on the demo tape. However Bocelli didn't sing the original song, but he did on tour though. Later on Bocelli sang the same song along with Nessun dorma at Zucchero's birthday party, where he was discovered by Sugar Records' president and subsequently signed a record deal with Sugar Records.

Andrea Bocelli released his debut studio album titled 'II mare calmo della sera' in 1994 after he won the Sanremo Music Festival Competition with the song with the same title. Since his album was released in Italy only, I received considerate amount of success in Italy and was followed by Bocelli's second self titled studio album that was released in 1995. His second album did comparatively well and received multi platinum status all across Europe. The album also featured a bonus track titled 'Time to Say Goodbye', which Bocelli sang with Sarah Brightman, after Brightman approached Bocelli after she sang with him in a duet at IBF World Light Heavy Weight Boxing Championship.

Later in 1998, Bocelli made his operatic debut when, in a production of La boheme, he played the role of Rodolfo. Prior to that Bocelli released two of his studio albums; Viaggio Italiano and Romanza. Following his operatic debut, there came his album titled Aria: The Opera Album in 1998, which led him to ECHO Klassik Award for Best Selling Classical Album. Later that year, Bocelli took his act to United States as he performed live for the first time on American soil at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As his success story continued he grabbed two World Music Awards on May 5, 1998 and kicked off his first concert tour across seas later that year, as he performed at different venues in North and South America, and concluded his tour with a sold out performance at the Madison Square Garden.

After Aria: The Opera Album, Bocelli released several more of his hit albums including, Sogno, Sacred Arias, Requiem, Cieli di Toscana and Incanto. Bocelli is scheduled to release his upcoming studio album titled 'My Christmas' on November 3, 2009. It'll be the first ever Christmas Album by Andrea Bocelli that'll feature holiday season songs produced by David Foster.

As of the present moment, Bocelli is all set up for his coming concert tour all across America, hitting various venues in cities including East Rutherford, Toronto, Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale. Bring your loved ones with you and experience the magic that is Bocelli's voice. Grab your Andrea Bocelli Tickets in your first instance, as the tickets are expected to sell out soon!

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