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Andrea Bocelli

1958 - Today

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Andrea Bocelli (Italian: [anˈdrɛːa boˈtʃɛlli]; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing "Il mare calmo della sera". Since 1994, Bocelli has recorded 15 solo studio albums of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 90 million records worldwide. He has had success as a crossover performer, bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrea Bocelli is the 33rd most popular singer (up from 50th in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Italy (up from 444th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Singer.

Andrea Bocelli is most famous for his singing. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling artists of all time.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Andrea Bocelli ranks 33 out of 4,381Before him are Brian Johnson, Tupac Shakur, Debbie Harry, José Carreras, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey. After him are Mick Jagger, Serge Gainsbourg, Toto Cutugno, Cesária Évora, Johnny Cash, and Farinelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Andrea Bocelli ranks 6Before him are Madonna, Michael Jackson, Ursula von der Leyen, Droupadi Murmu, and Olaf Scholz. After him are Kate Bush, Sharon Stone, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Tim Burton, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Gary Oldman.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Andrea Bocelli ranks 320 out of 5,161Before him are Torquato Tasso (1544), Pope Leo II (611), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696), Alessandro Scarlatti (1660), Pope Benedict VIII (980), and Pope Sylvester III (1000). After him are Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), Pliny the Younger (61), Umberto I of Italy (1844), Duccio (1255), and Pope Eugene II (780).

Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Andrea Bocelli ranks 4Before him are Luciano Pavarotti (1935), Adriano Celentano (1938), and Enrico Caruso (1873). After him are Toto Cutugno (1943), Farinelli (1705), Albano Carrisi (1943), Salvatore Adamo (1943), Eros Ramazzotti (1963), Domenico Modugno (1928), Gigliola Cinquetti (1947), and Barbara Strozzi (1619).