Matteo Bocelli is a singer and the youngest son of the world-famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. Matteo not only resembles his father Andrea in appearance, he has also inherited his singing talent and he has a close bond with his father. His fame started with the recording of his father’s album ,Si, in which Matteo sang a duet with his father Andrea. In addition to his job as a singer, Matteo is a model, he was featured in the spring/summer collection of Guess together with the singer Jennifer Lopez. He also works for Bvlgari, an exclusive Italian brand for jewelry and watches, among other things. Matteo sees his modeling as a hobby and his dream is to become a famous singer. On July 29, 2019, Matteo signed a recording contract with the American record company Capitol Records.
Matteo Bocelli, son of Andrea Bocelli
Matteo Bocelli, born on October 8, 1997, is less known in the Netherlands, but he is the youngest son of the world-famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and his first wife Enrica Cenzatti. Matteo has a brother, Amos, and a half-sister, Virginia. Besides the fact that he looks like his father, Matteo has also inherited his father’s singing talent. He studied music and singing lessons at the Lucca Conservatory.
Matteo Bocelli and father Andrea
The relationship with his father Andrea is very close. According to Matteo, singing together with his father strengthens the good bond they have together. “Every time I sing it’s like I’m saying, I love you.” In any case, there is a close family bond, when Matteo had to decide to sing a duet with his father, he first consulted the other family members about what they thought about it.
Teatro del Silenzio / Source: Nuada, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Matteo Bocelli, the singer
Matteo started playing the piano at the age of six, as a teenager sport was just as important to him as music, but that changed when his father Andrea became his mentor in 2016 and Matteo started to get seriously involved with music from that moment on. Matteo had accompanied Andrea on the piano before, but until 2016 Andrea did not know that his son had a special singing talent. Bocelli made his debut as a tenor at the age of eighteen at the Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, Tuscany, the birthplace of his father Andrea. Here he sang arias from Verdi’s operas. The special thing about the open-air theater is that it is only used for concerts in July. The rest of the year it literally remains quiet in the theater.
Performances
In 2016, Bocelli sang at the opening of Celebrity Fight Night at the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence and on January 12, 2017 he performed at Palazzo Pitti for Pitti Uomo 91. On March 30, 2017, Matteo performed for the very first time in the United Staten during the David Foster and Friends show at the Horatio Alger Award ceremony in Washington. Here he received a warm and enthusiastic welcome from the audience. On September 9, 2017, Bocelli stood in the Colosseum amphitheater during the fourth edition of ,Celebrity Fight Night, alongside stars such as Sumi Jo, Aida Garifullina, Elton John and Steve Tyler. The show was broadcast by the Italian TV channel Rai Uno. This was followed by performances in Spain, Canada and Texas.
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Record deal with Capitol Records
Matteo rose to prominence at the presentation of his father’s album ,Si,. In it he sang a duet (Fall on me) with his father Andrea alternately in English and Italian; Fall on me is also the soundtrack to the Disney film ,The Nutcracker and The Four Realms,. (By the way, brother Amos can also be heard on the new album, he plays piano).
Together with his father Andrea, Matteo performed in ,Dancing with the Stars,, ,Strictly Come Dancing, and for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during the ,Royal Variety Performance, in December 2018.
Matteo Bocelli’s singing talent has not gone unnoticed On July 29, 2019, Matteo signed a recording contract with the American record company Capitol Records, known among others for the artists Katy Perry and Sam Smith and part of Universal Music.
Matteo Bocelli, model
In addition to his job as a singer, Matteo is a model, he was featured in the spring/summer collection of Guess together with the American singer Jennifer Lopez. He also appears in advertising campaigns for Bvlgari, or Bulgari, known for its exclusive Italian watches, jewelry, accessories and perfumes. In 2022, Matteo can be seen together with his father in a Fiat car commercial in which the soundtrack of his new single Tempo is used for the launch of the 500E ,La Prima by Bocelli,.
Matteo does not feel like a sex symbol, if he is seen that way, he believes it is because he is often the center of attention. He feels privileged and is a happy person. He sees modeling as a hobby, a pastime, but his dream is to become an established singer
Photo models with a second career
Combining modeling with a successful second career is more common. British violinist Charlie Siem, Dutch writer Sander Kok, French interior designer Hugo Sauzay, New Zealand actor KJ Apa and American polo player Nicolas Roldan combined two careers just like Bocelli.
Charlie Siem is from England and a classically trained violinist. He is the face of several internationally known clothing and fashion brands. Sander Kok wrote the debut novel ,Melting Woman, in 2017, he combines his writing with modeling work for Armani, Hilfiger and Lacosta. Hugo Sauzay is an interior designer at Festen and works as a photo model for brands such as Fursac, Cartier and Trussardi. KJ Apa is a well-known actor from New Zealand, he plays the lead role of Archie Andrews in the drama series Riverdale and can be seen in advertising campaigns for ASOS, Fossil and Saturdays NYC. Finally , Nicolas Roldan who is captain of the American polo team. We come across Roldan in campaigns for Ralph Lauren, he has his own brand in polo attributes.