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Andrea Bocelli was born on 22 September 1958, in Lajatico, Italy, and is a singer regarded as one of the best tenors not only in Italy but all over the world. His acheivements are regarded as all the more impressive as he lost his sight completely at the age of 12.

So just how rich is Andrea Bocelli? It has been estimated recently that Andrea;s net worth reaches $40 million, earned not only as a singer but also as a gifted multi-instrumentalist and songwriter during a career now spanning more than 20 years.

Andrea Bocelli Net Worth $40 Million

Andrea felt a great passion for music from his early childhood, so apart from singing he learned to play various instruments including the piano, flute, saxophone, trombone, drums and guitar. Bocelli had poor eyesight from his birth because of congenital glaucoma, and unfortunately when twelve-years-old he lost his eyesight completely because of an accident during a football game. Regardless, when a fourteen-year-old he won his first singing competition.

Andrea Bocelli began his career and the accumulation of the net worth in 1992, when in response to an audition request by Zucchero, he was promoted by Pavarotti to sign a contract with the Sugar Music label, and there began the accumulation of Bocelli’s net worth. Andrea subsequentlymade tours throughout the country, including participating in the Sanremo Music Festival and scoring the highest marks ever recorded, and after gaining this recognition and acclaim he began recording his first studio album.

Since his spectacular debut on the world stage, Andrea Bocelli has released 13 studio albums, two compilation albums, Eps, 26 singles, eight video albums, and 26 music videos. All of his studio albums, with the exception of the first, have received at least gold certifications in a number of countries. As Bocelli was popular all over the world, his record sales have added a significant amount to Bocelli’s net worth. Andrea Bocelli performs all over the world in the most auspicious places, such as the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Telenor Arena in Norway, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Taipei Arena in Taiwan, Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center in Astana, and European Parliament’s Espace Léopold in Brussels. Bocelli has also sung in a great number of charitable events, including the Michael Jackson benefit concert in 1998, the Music of Asia festival for the Indian tsunami fund, the Memorial Concert at Ground Zero for the victims of the September 11 attacks, the 52nd Grammy Awards to raise funds for the victims of Haiti earthquake and other events.

Due to his popularity, Andrea Bocelli has been honoured as a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Duarte, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In addition to this, Bocelli is the winner of huge number of international awards, including Grammy, Sanremo Music Festival and other famous awards which have undoubtedly helped to increase Bocelli’s popularity and net worth.

In addition to being a great musician Bocelli is an author or co-author of quite a number of books in English, Italian and even Braille languages, which has also increased Andrea’s net worth. He wrote the  books ‘The Music of Silence: a Memoir by Andrea Bocelli’, ‘Andrea Bocelli – Amore’ and other popular books.

Andrea Bocceli has been married twice. He married Enrica Cenzatti in 1992, and the couple have two children together, but they divorced in 2002. A year later, Andrea married his second wife Veronica Berti; together they have a daughter. Andrea Bocelli’s net worth is certainly expected to rise in the future, as he is a living legend in the world of classical music.