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Operatic tenor Andrea Bocelli is classical music's biggest-selling living artist with record sales of over 80 million units and is the world's most popular crossover artist. He has recorded complete operas, popular Neapolitan songs and countless arias, and has duetted with the likes of Celine Dion and, famously, Sarah Brightman.

Andrea Bocelli was born on September 22nd 1958 in Tuscany, Italy. He was born with congenital glaucoma, and was blinded at the age of 12 by a brain hemorrhage, which he suffered when hit on the head playing football.

As a child he played the church organ and at the age of 12 he won his first award - the Margherita d'Oro in Viareggio - singing 'O Sole Mio'.

In the years following his breakthrough success, Andrea performed at Paris, Bologna, Torre del Lago, the Vatican and the White House.

Bocelli is best-known for his performance with Sarah Brightman on the song 'Con Te Partirò' ('Time to Say Goodbye), the classical