What is Andrea Bocelli?
{{Infobox Musical artist | Name = Andrea Bocelli | honorific_suffix = [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Grande Ufficiale OMRI]] [[Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella|OMDSM]] | Img = Andrea Bocelli 20190511 017-2 (cropped).jpg | Img_capt = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|9|22}} | birth_place = [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]] | Instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[keyboard instruments|keyboards]], [[flute]], [[saxophone]], [[trumpet]], [[trombone]], [[harp]], [[harmonica]], [[guitar]], [[Drum kit|drums]] | Genre = [[Classical music]], [[opera]], [[pop music|pop]] | Occupation = [[Musician]], [[songwriter]], [[Record producer|producer]] | Years_active = 1989–present | Label = [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] | associated_acts = | URL = [http://www.andreabocelli.com Andrea Bocelli] }} '''Andrea Bocelli''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Grande Ufficiale OMRI]] [[Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella|OMDSM]]}} (born 22 September 1958) is an [[Italians|Italian]] [[tenor]]. He was blinded by a [[Association football|football]] accident at the age of 12, and later graduated from [[law school]], before beginning a career as a [[singer]]. Since 1994, he has recorded both [[pop music|pop]] and [[Classical music|Classical]] albums, and has sold over 85 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/britain_got_talent/2786584/Susan-Boyle-is-set-to-duet-with-Andrea-Bocelli.html |title=SuBo duet with AnBo |date=2010-01-30 |work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]] }}</ref> He is generally considered as both the most popular [[Italy|Italian]] and [[Classical music|Classical]] singer in the world, today. On March 2, 2010, he was honoured with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>[http://www.