Andrea Bocelli is indeed blind. He was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma as a baby and completely lost his remaining sight at age 12 after a football (soccer) accident caused a serious head and eye injury.

What happened to his sight?

  • He was born with severely impaired vision due to congenital glaucoma, a rare eye disease that damages the optic nerve from infancy.
  • At 12 years old, he was hit in the eye by a football during a match, which led to a brain hemorrhage and the loss of the limited vision he had left.
  • Doctors tried multiple treatments, including surgery and even leeches, but nothing could restore his sight, so he has been fully blind since then.

How has blindness shaped his career?

  • Bocelli learned to read and write music using Braille, training intensively in piano, voice, and other instruments despite his disability.
  • His story is often highlighted as an example of resilience, as he went on to become one of the world’s most famous tenors, selling tens of millions of records and performing globally.

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