Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Andrea Bocelli is a multi-award winning Italian tenor who has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Blind from the age of 12, singing was always his passion but he never could have dreamt his life would turn out as it has. When asked what he puts his success down to, he lists his talents, hard work, and overall his belief and faith in God. A strong Catholic, Bocelli has even performed for three popes at the Vatican, and his faith led him to establish the Andrea Bocelli Foundation where he helps people in impoverished and disaster-stricken parts of the world. Rome-based journalist Colm Flynn travels to Florence for an exclusive interview with Bocelli as part of the Heart And Soul programme on the BBC World Service.
Andrea Bocelli is a multi-award winning Italian tenor who has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Blind from the age of 12, singing was always his passion but he never could have dreamt his life would turn out as it has. When asked what he puts his success down to, he lists his talents, hard work, and overall his belief and faith in God. A strong Catholic, Bocelli has even performed for three popes at the Vatican, and his faith led him to establish the Andrea Bocelli Foundation where he helps people in impoverished and disaster-stricken parts of the world. Rome-based journalist Colm Flynn travels to Florence for an exclusive interview with Bocelli as part of the Heart And Soul programme on the BBC World Service.
