Andrea Bocelli OMRI OMDSM (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa boˈtʃɛlli]; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian opera singer, songwriter, and record producer.[1][2] Celine Dion has said that "if God would have a singing voice, he must sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli,"[1][3] and David Foster, a record producer, often describes Bocelli's voice as the most beautiful in the world.[4][5]