Legendary pop singer Celine Dion has stated, "If God would have a singing voice, he must sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli."Ĭontact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Andrea Bocelli and other top speakers and celebrities.Īll American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. He has had success as a crossover performer, bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts.īocelli 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 March 2, 2010, for his contribution to Live Theater. Since 1982, Bocelli has sold over 90 million records worldwide. Italian spinto tenor Franco Corelli praised Bocelli's voice after hearing it for the first time during a master class in 1986 in Turin, Italy, and he later gave Bocelli private voice lessons. This was the beginning of the formative process which would produce Bocelli, the star, a modern but old-fashioned tenor. Later his musical passion extended to the flute and the saxophone but it was in his voice that Bocelli discovered the ideal instrument. His parents must be given credit for having encouraged his musical talent, allowing him to start studying the piano from the age of only six years old.
Bocelli became completely blind at age 12.Ī Tuscan, like Puccini and Mascagni, Bocelli was born on the family farm of Lajatico, among the vineyards of the countryside of Pisa.
It was evident at birth that Bocelli had many problems with his sight, eventually becoming diagnosed with congenital glaucoma.
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"It is very nice to see devout people, especially of the stature of a great artist like Andrea Bocelli, to be coming to this site, and I think it brings a very nice vibe to the place," she said.Īnnab said the spot is "full of harmony, full of peace, full of spirituality." Having someone like Bocelli visit "only adds to the beauty of it," she said.Andrea Bocelli is an Italian opera singer, songwriter, and record producer. Jordanian Tourism Minister Lina Annab earlier told the AP that the baptism site is as important to tourism in the country as the ancient city of Petra. The kingdom often portrays itself as an oasis of stability. Jordan hopes global superstar headliners like Bocelli will help revive a tourism industry that has been flagging in recent years amid regional war and turmoil. Wearing the red-and-white keffiyah draped over his shoulders, Bocelli finished his performance with his world-wide famous hit "It's Time to Say Good-bye" (Con Te Partirò). I prayed for peace in the world."īocelli later performed at the famed Roman amphitheatre in the northern city of Jerash, serenading the crowd with popular arias as well as pop music standards. "For this reason, it is a very special place. The spot represents the "roots of my faith," Bocelli told The Associated Press. The Italian artist, a Roman Catholic, made the sign of the cross as the priest recited the Ave Maria (Hail Mary) prayer.
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli made a pilgrimage to the traditional site of Jesus' baptism in Jordan on Monday, praying for peace as he stood on the edge of the River Jordan.īocelli, 58, who is blind, was guided by a priest who scooped up river water and poured it over the star singer's hands.
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