- Received his law degree (Ph.D) from the University of Pisa.
- Did not start singing professionally until he was 34 years old.
- Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at age 12, after a football accident.
- He captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the No 1, 2 and 3 position on the US classical album chart.
- Has one daughter with Veronica Berti: Virginia Bocelli (born March 21, 2012).
- Worked as a bar pianist to pay for opera singing classes.
- He was awarded Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on March 4, 2006.
- Raised on a farm, he was exposed to opera as a child simply because that calmed him down.
- Has two sons with ex-wife Enrica Cenzatti: Amos Bocelli (born February 22, 1995) and Matteo Bocelli (born October 8, 1997).
- Close friends with David Foster.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 2, 2010.
- Started wind surfing at 50.
- Plays the flute.
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