Andrea bocelli singing with his daughter hallelujah

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli released his new single “Hallelujah,” featuring his daughter Virginia Bocelli.

The song was originally performed live at the Majestic Teatro Regio di Parma Opera House in Italy for his 2021 holiday livestream Believe in Christmas. The father-daughter rendition of the 1984 Leonard Cohen song spotlights a natural harmony in music within the Bocelli family.

“It was a tender debut for my daughter Virginia and a show in which we symbolically took the hand of the world to finally turn the page,” says Bocelli, “bolstered by the magic of the spirit of Christmas, thanks to music that rose to prayer, dispensing smiles and positive energy.”

Bocelli will be performing “Hallelujah” again at the upcoming In Performance at the White House event, along with his daughter Virginia and son Matteo, which will be broadcast on Dec. 21 on PBS.

Andrea bocelli singing with his daughter hallelujah

Bocelli recently signed an exclusive global recording agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG), which will include a series of recorded music and audiovisual projects, branding, music-related merchandising, and more between the artist and the Decca Records Group. “This agreement represents a great honor for me… and perhaps even a little for all of Italy, which through my songs I will continue to celebrate with the world,” says Bocelli. “With gratitude, I celebrate this new adventure, full of ideas, new projects, and of course music.”

Currently, on a North American tour, Bocelli will continue with more shows in Europe in 2022 before returning to the U.S. for his annual In Concert for Valentine’s tour in February.

“These are not just dates and concerts for me,” says Bocelli. “These are days of celebration in the calendar of my professional and personal life, as they give me the exhilarating confirmation that I continue to honor the mission, dream, and fulfillment of every artist: to be an ambassador for beauty, restoring some serenity, entering gently into people’s hearts and finding a space in the soundtrack of the lives of so many.”

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22 December 2020, 13:15 | Updated: 16 March 2021, 16:39

A poignant duet from Andrea and Virginia Bocelli. Picture: Andrea Bocelli/YouTube

As we’re all missing live performance, two Bocellis give us a special moment of music.

The star tenor Andrea Bocelli has released a beautiful new duet with his eight-year-old daughter, Virginia Bocelli.

On the empty stage of Teatro Regio di Parma, father and daughter sprinkle some Bocelli magic on Leonard Cohen’s timeless ‘Hallelujah’, Andrea on guitar and vocals, and Virginia on vocals and harmony.

“Ah, you’ve brought me a guitar,” Bocelli says to his youngest daughter, as she joins him on the illuminated stage. “Is it tuned up?”

“Yes,” she says.

The tenor replies, “Shall we do a song together?”, as he elegantly plucks out the ballad’s opening notes.

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After breaking records with his Easter concert at Milan’s Duomo – which beat all that came before it, to become the largest classical livestream in YouTube history – Bocelli returned with a festive stream to fill a music-shaped hole in people’s lives this Christmas.

Filmed in the round, the one-off ticketed concert ‘Believe in Christmas’ featured the tenor alongside musicians and special guests, and was streamed around the world.

For the ‘Hallelujah’ video, which you can watch on YouTube for free, Bocelli teamed up with creative director Franco Dragone, best known for his ground-breaking work with Cirque Du Soleil, for a magical duet to usher in the festive season.

Virginia, the daughter of Andrea and his wife Veronica Berti, sings in perfect harmony with her father, looking up at him adoringly as he takes over the vocals in Italian, with the backing of a full orchestra down below.

We’re wishing this father-daughter duo many more years of happy duets together…

Who sang with Andrea Bocelli at the White House?

Andrea Bocelli and Virginia Bocelli sing "Hallelujah" for "In Performance at The White House: Spirit of the Season."

How old is Andrea Bocelli's daughter that sings with him?

However, he has also been prolific in regards to creating duets with his family and other superstar musicians. The video below is perhaps his most adorable creation though, singing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah with his, at the time, 8-year-old daughter, Virginia.

Who is touring with Andrea Bocelli in 2022?

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Did Andrea Bocelli sing at the White House?

Watch Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli Sing "O' Holy Night" | In Performance at The White House | PBS SoCal.