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Andrea Bocelli is an Italian tenor and singer-songwriter. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a football accident. Bocelli has recorded fourteen solo studio albums, of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He has had success as a crossover performer bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts.  In 1999, he was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards. As a young boy, Bocelli showed a great passion for music. His mother has said that music was the only thing that would comfort him. At the age of six, he started piano lessons, and later, also learned to play the flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar and drums. After finishing secondary school in 1980, he studied law at the University of Pisa. He completed law school and spent one year as a court-appointed lawyer.