Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli is one of the greatest singing talents in the world today, blind since age 12, Andrea did not begin his singing career until the late 1980s, when he began performing in piano bars throughout Italy. In 1993 he was signed to a record contract after a scout heard him sing during a party. The beginning of a spectacular career, which would see him team with some of the best voices in the business, the likes of Luciano Pavarotti and Sarah Brightman, and has even sung for the Pope. Perhaps his best-known hit is "Con Te Partir? [Time To Say Goodbye]", a duet with Brightman. To date, he has recorded over twenty pop and classical albums as well as seven complete operas and has sold over 65 million albums worldwide.