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Andrea Bocelli
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Did not start singing professionally until he was 34 years old.
Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at age 12, after a football accident.
Received his law degree (Ph.D) from the University of Pisa.
He captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the No 1, 2 and 3 position on the US classical album chart.
Has one daughter with
Veronica Berti
: Virginia Bocelli (born March 21, 2012).
Worked as a bar pianist to pay for opera singing classes.
He was awarded Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on March 4, 2006.
Raised on a farm, he was exposed to opera as a child simply because that calmed him down.
Close friends with
David Foster
.
Has two sons with ex-wife Enrica Cenzatti:
Amos Bocelli
(born February 22, 1995) and
Matteo Bocelli
(born October 8, 1997).
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 2, 2010.
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