ANDREA BOCELLI WENT COMPLETELY BLIND AT 12 AFTER A FOOTBALL HIT HIS FACE — AND BECAME THE BEST-SELLING CLASSICAL ARTIST ALIVE. In 1970, a young Andrea Bocelli was born with congenital glaucoma and could barely see. At age 12, during a football match, a ball struck him directly in the face. The impact caused a brain hemorrhage that destroyed what little sight he had left. He never saw the world again. Doctors told his mother: “He will never have a normal life.” She replied: “Then he will have an extraordinary one.” Today, Andrea Bocelli has sold over 90 million records, performed for 4 popes, and his “Con Te Partirò” remains the best-selling Italian single in history with over 12 million copies sold. Celine Dion once said: “If God had a singing voice, it would sound like Andrea Bocelli.” He is now 67 and still touring the world. But the story his mother told about the night after he went blind — and what he said when he touched the piano for the first time in total darkness — has only been shared once… and most fans have never heard it.
ANDREA BOCELLI LOST HIS SIGHT AT 12 — AND TURNED DARKNESS INTO ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE VOICES ON EARTH…