We’re told that you ‘discovered’ Andrea Bocelli. How did that come about?
A. When I wrote ‘Miserere’ I did it with Luciano Pavarotti in mind. I needed to make a demo to play to Luciano… so I auditioned many singers to record it. At this time I met Andrea and I loved his voice and recorded it with him. After that I recorded the song with Luciano. As I had to go on tour and Luciano could not come I took Andrea with me. I really believed in Andrea so I co-wrote and produced a song for him that won the San Remo song contest. The rest is history. Q. A ‘Best Of’ album is out now – what will your next release be and will it include new material? A. As we speak I am also releasing my new live album and DVD called Live In Italy. It is a two CD/two DVD set taken from my San Siro Stadium and Arena Di Verona concerts. It has four new tracks on it, one of which I have dedicated to my mother, Una Carezza. Q. The Best Of includes covers of Wonderful Life, You Are So Beautiful and I Won’t Let You Down. How do you choose which songs to record? A. I have always loved I Won’
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