Despite always having problems with his eyes and being diagnosed with glaucoma early on, tragically, Andrea lost his sight after a football accident when he was just 12.
Andrea Bocelli, the blind Italian opera singer, has praised his mother for rejecting the advice of doctors to abort him on the grounds that he would be disabled.
Andrea Bocelli, as born in Lajatico, Italy, in 1958, is one of the greatest singing talents in the world today. He has been blind since age 12, owing...
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Tenor Andrea Bocelli sang an aria to Veronica Berti the night they met. Twelve years later she is his wife and manager – and they continue to share a love of music
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli says the first time he held his baby daughter Virginia he buried his face in the sweet smell of her and sang Ange Adorable from the opera Romeo And Juliette.
Opera singer Andrea Bocelli and his long-term partner Veronica Berti have tied the knot in a romantic Tuscan wedding
Despite his punishing schedule, Bocelli always finds the time for his family. Photos of his wife Veronica Berti, his daughter Virginia and his sons Amos and Matteo can be found all over the walls of his home. Picture: Classic FM
Bocelli, who has been permanently blind since football accident at the age of 12, took on the waves in Elba Island, near Tuscany, with his family on Wednesday.