Meet singer Andrea Bocelli’s talented son Matteo: he went to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding, modelled for Guess with J. Lo, worked with his ‘idol’ Ed Sheeran, and was in a film with Idris Elba
- Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is one of the most successful classical artists of all time, and his son Matteo has become a singer too – albeit one who leans more towards pop
- The 26-year-old has already met the pope, performed at Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s wedding, and modelled for Guess alongside J. Lo – he’s even tried his hand at acting
Over the festive season, fans of opera singer Andrea Bocelli lapped up his latest music video – a “goosebump-inducing” duet of “Holy Night” – with his handsome 26-year-old son Matteo.
“Matteo sounds just like a younger Andrea. What a gift to the world!” one commenter wrote on YouTube. “It’s like listening to the voice of angels!” enthused another.
The song marks the third time the pair have collaborated, following the album A Family Christmas and the single “Fall on Me”. However, Matteo wasn’t always so confident in singing in front of his legendary father.
“I was always singing since I was a child, but I was doing it just in front of my mum – never my dad, because I was a little bit shy,” Matteo said, per People.
So what else do we know about Matteo Bocelli?
Where did Matteo Bocelli grow up?
The second child of Andrea and his first wife Enrica Cenzatti, Matteo was born in October 1997 and grew up in Forte dei Marmi in Tuscany, per Classic FM. He also has an older brother Amos and a half-sister Virginia from his father’s second marriage to Veronica Berti.
What kind of music does Matteo Bocelli make?
Unlike his father, who famously came to classical training later on in life, Matteo began playing the piano at age seven, then went on to train classically at a music conservatory in Italy after senior school, according to Vanity Fair. However, despite his more operatic duets with his father, Matteo leans more towards pop ballads in his own work.
