He's the world's most famous living tenor and best-selling artists of our generation. Here are all the big and important facts about Andrea Bocelli that every fan should know. Andrea Bocelli's sight: When did he go blind? Andrea Bocelli was diagnosed with glaucoma early on and tragically lost his sight after a football accident when he was just 12 years old.  Despite this setback, Andrea has gone on to become one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.

How old is Andrea Bocelli? Andrea Angel Bocelli was born on September 22nd, 1958, in the small village of La Stera in Tuscany. He turned 60 years old this year. What is Andrea Bocelli's net worth? The classical-crossover star has a rumoured net worth of around £30 million.