Italian tenor AndreaBocelli has signed an exclusive global recording agreement with Universal Music Group spanning multiple albums
In the U.S. alone, Bocelli has sold 26.7 million albums and registered 614.9 million streams for his songs, according to MRC Data. He also boasts a record 20 No. 1 albums onin 1998 through to his most recent studio album,, which was released in Nov. 2020. Nine of his albums have also reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200, with one No. 1, 2018’s Over the course of his career, Bocelli has been nominated for six Grammys, six Latin Grammys and won seven Classical BRITs, among other honors.
Bocelli’s last studio album,, was accompanied by the live stream"Believe in Christmas," which sold over 70,000 tickets to fans from 120 countries. On Wednesday , he kicked off his U.S. arena tour in Milwaukee.In a statement, Bocelli called the new partnership “confirmation” of his and UMG’s “solid and well-established collaborative relationship.
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