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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 210. Chapters: Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini, Sarah Brightman, Mina (singer), Sofia Rotaru, Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Petula Clark, Edith Piaf, Josh Groban, Lila Downs, Romina Daniele, Nana Mouskouri, Grace Jones, Veronique Sanson, Claudine Longet, Milva, Youssou N'Dour, Vicky Leandros, Boris Vian, Julio Iglesias, Jane Birkin, Roger Whittaker, Lhasa de Sela, Romina Arena, Madeleine Peyroux, Gregory Lemarchal, Carola Standertskjold, Charles Trenet, Patty Pravo, Luz Casal, Robert Lelievre, Reinhard Mey, Kaori Iida, Julie Pietri, Jeanne Mas, Christophe Willem, Florent Pagny, La Grande Sophie, Joe Dassin, In-Grid, Alain Souchon, Herve Vilard, Emilie Simon, Romina Power, Pascal Obispo, Ana Torroja, Jennifer Charles, Olivia Ruiz, Annie Villeneuve, Michael Youn, Francesca Solleville, Francky Vincent, Victoria Abril, Christophe Mae, Martha Wainwright, Quentin Mosimann, Paolo Meneguzzi, Celia Mara, MaJiKer, Misia, Maria de Medeiros, Georges Moustaki, Gilla, Ilona Mitrecey, Elsa Lunghini, Jena Lee, Guesch Patti, Oxai Roura, Najwa Nimri, Bola de Nieve, Julie Zenatti, Michael von der Heide, Emmanuel Moire, Daniel Levi, Laurent Voulzy, Roland Ruby, Magalie Vae, Claude Nougaro, Sabine Paturel, Francois Valery, Morganne Matis, Hubert-Felix Thiefaine, Mimie Mathy, Fud Leclerc, Camillo Felgen, Marie Myriam, Mickels Rea, Alpay (singer), Dick Annegarn, Princess Erika, Carol Rich, Art Sullivan, Nicola Ghiuselev, Gilbert Montagne, Caroline Loeb, Helena Noguerra, Latyr Sy, Gilles Marchal, Michal (singer), Elli Medeiros, Graziella de Michele, Veronique Riviere, Renan Luce, Arlette Zola, Anatoliy Evdokimenko, Jakie Quartz, Christine Roque, Sebastien Roch (singer), Laroche-Valmont, Patrick Ouchene, Rika Zarai, Bob Azzam, Mathias Malzieu, Cindy Sander, Cristina Marocco, Jean-Pierre Mader, Philippe Swan, Stella Vander, Mikelangelo Loconte, Pierre Louki, Vivien Savage, Franck Monnet, Noe Willer, Thierry Pastor, Allan Theo, Eric Morena, Philippe Russo, Maria de Barros, Esther Lekain, Marie Ortal Malka, Teri Moise, Mony Marc, Nathalie Sorce, Djamel Laroussi, Bernard Sauvat. Excerpt: Andrea Bocelli, (Italian pronunciation: born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a football accident. Since winning the Newcomers section of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1994, Bocelli has recorded thirteen solo studio albums, of both pop and classical music, two greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 80 million records worldwide. Thus, he is the biggest-selling solo artist in the history of classical music and has caused core classical repertoire to "cross over" to the top of international pop charts and into previously uncharted territory in popular culture. In 1998, he was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. In 1999, his nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards marked the first, and so far only time a classical artist had been nominated in the category, since Leontyne Price, in 1961. The Prayer, his duet with Celine Dion for the animated film The Quest for Camelot, won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. With the release of his classical album, Sacred Arias, Bocelli captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the top 3 positions on the US classical albums charts. Six of his albums have since reached the Top 10 on the Billboard 200, and a record-setting 8, have topped the classical albums charts in the United States. With 5 million units sold worldwide, Sacred Arias became the biggest-selling classical album by a solo artist of all time, and with over 20 million copies sold worldwide, his 1997 pop album, Romanza, ...
