Artist:Andrea Bocelli f/Jennifer Lopez
Song:Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
Album:Passione: Deluxe Edition
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli started crossing over to pop in 1994. He's never had a hit single so his record sales is to an older mostly female audience. He also records in multiple languages. This 2013 album Passione was released in English and Spanish versions. He may be the only one doing that today. He was born Sept. 22, 1958 in Lajatico, Italy which is in Tuscan. He was born with congenital glaucoma. He grew up on the family farm which today is run by his brother Alberto. Bocelli's father died in 2000. Bocelli started piano lessons at age six. After he heard Franco Corelli, Bocelli wanted to sing. He was completely blind at age 12. He performed locally and won singing contests. After graduating high school, Bocelli studied law at the University of Pisa and sang in local clubs at night. After graduation, he worked as a court appointed lawyer. In 1992, Italian rock star Zucchero was looking for a tenor to record a demo of his song Miserere to send to famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti. When Pavarotti heard the demo, he urged Zucchero to use Bocelli on the record and take him on tour. Miserere was a hit across Europe and Bocelli signed with the label Sugar Music. He sang Miserere in the Sanremo Music Festival and made a big splash there. So obviously Bocelli was going to be very popular in Italy. The turning point came when British singer Sarah Brightman heard Bocelli sing Con te partiro and wanted to sing the English version Time to Say Goodbye as a duet for the retirement bout of German boxer Henry Maske. The record was a hit across Europe. It reached #2 on the British Singles chart. That's when Bocelli started singing in different languages. After making his US debut on PBS in 1997, his albums started selling and he became even bigger after touring the US and appearing on various TV shows. Probably his best selling album in the US was the 2009 Christmas album My Christmas. It was certified 2XPlatinum. He's very consistent. One of the producers on his Christmas album was David Foster. Foster also works with Josh Groban. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas is from Bocelli's 2013 album Passione. It's a duet with Jennifer Lopez. There is also a duet with Nelly Furtado and a virtual duet with Edith Piaf. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas was written by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farres and recorded in 1947 by Bobby Capo. It was first recorded in English by Desi Arnaz in 1948. Nat King Cole sang the song regularly in the late 50s. But the song has never been a hit. Passione was certified Gold in the US and the Latin version topped the Latin charts. Passione is available in a Deluxe Edition with four bonus tracks. So that's where Bocelli is at right now. He's recording different kinds of music in various languages. And I'm sure his back catalog makes Universal a lot of money. His latest album A Family Christmas which he recorded with his kids was released in 2022. Lately he has performed with his son Matteo including on this year's Oscar telecast. Here's Andrea Bocelli featuring Jennifer Lopez performing Quizas, Quizas, Quizas on Dancing With The Stars 2013.
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