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MUSIC
BAONCDERLELAI
Classical Music's Biggest-Selling
Living Artist
H e won his first singing competition at and encouraged Zucchero to use Bocelli for the song.
age 14, two years after succumbing In the end, Bocelli and Pavarotti performed "Miserere"
to blindness, with his rendition of together and it became a European hit.
“O Sole Mio.” He continued to study Memorable collaborators range from Sarah Brightman,
music, but went to law school, obedient to his parents Céline Dion, to Tony Bennett and Plácido Domingo.
wishes, and made extra money playing in bars. Recordings of live performances under the direction of
famed directors like Zubin Mehta and David Foster add
Born in Tuscany, Italy, he got his first break in 1992 when to his illustrious discography.
he recorded "Miserere" for Zucchero, the legendary
Italian musician. The story goes, Luciano Pavarotti,
for whom the track was originally written for, heard it,
Photo: Giovanni De Sandre, Tony Shi, News Syndication.
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