Sì
A celebration of love, family, faith and hope
Andrea Bocelli, the biggest-selling solo classical artist today, returns after 14 years with an album of all-new material entitled Sì. At the centre of the new record is a spine-tingling duet between father-and-son, as 20-year-old Matteo Bocelli steps into the limelight to duet with Andrea on ‘Fall On Me’ – a beautifully poignant song which reflects the bond between parent and child. Bocelli also teamed up with some of the hottest musical stars in the world – reuniting with his friend Ed Sheeran after their chart-topping ‘Perfect Symphony’ on a brand-new song called ‘Amo Soltanto Te’ (written by Sheeran with lyrics by Tiziano Ferro) and joining with pop sensation Dua Lipa on the single ‘If Only’. Crossover superstar Josh Groban and classical soprano Aida Garifullina also duet with Bocelli on the record.
A
nd so, in his 60th birth year, Andrea Bocelli
So, when you’ve sung with Katherine Jenkins, Ariana Grande,
is proud to return to where it all began. His
LeAnn Rimes and Jennifer Lopez… wowed crowds in New
uplifting new Decca Records album, Sì, gives us
York City’s Central Park with a star-studded concert featuring
a window into the world of this extraordinary
Céline Dion, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti and David Foster… sung
singer and global icon. What do you do when you’ve done and achieved
‘Nessun Dorma’ and your signature song ‘Con Te Partirò (Time To Say Goodbye)’ for Claudio Ranieri’s Premier League-winning
seemingly everything? When you’re one of the world’s
Leicester City and their rapturous fans at the King Power
top-selling contemporary classical musicians, with lifetime
Stadium in May 2016… and collaborated with Ed Sheeran on
record sales of 80 million copies, and an unparalleled
2017 smash ‘Perfect Symphony’… where, and what, next?
reputation as a live performer? What is left to achieve when you’ve been honoured by
If you’re Andrea Bocelli, after 15 albums covering the classical and pop canons, you go back to the roots, both of
popes and presidents and royalty, and performed in many
yourself, and of the music that formed you. You take the
of the greatest international concert halls and opera houses
time and the effort – and perhaps the risk – to find a batch of
(and football stadiums)?
new songs. You seek out original compositions, worthy of the
What is the next goal after duetting with a diverse host of talented young female vocalists, helping one of the biggest pop stars in the world reach a whole new audience,
all-time classics with which you have established a worldbeating reputation as a maestro of interpretation. ‘I wanted to go back to my memories of being a young
and celebrating with a compatriot and friend one of the most
man playing at a piano bar. Obviously, since then I’ve
remarkable modern fairy tales in global football?
produced lots of albums, sung lots of covers, performed many
76 / Creative Feel / November 2018
