Bocelli family land in Australia for epic tour
Andrea Bocelli has been joined by his family on his latest Australian tour, as his son and daughter get the chance to show off their talents on stage.
The Italian musician was joined by his son Matteo in a chat with A Current Affair just hours after hey landed in Australia.
Before beginning to speak about his highly anticipated national tour, Andrea apologised for his broken English.
"I'm sorry, my English is horrible. I'm the only one in my family who doesn't speak English," Bocelli politely apologised.
"For me it's difficult, because at school I studied French and I learnt my first word in English when I was 35 years old."
Whether he spoke English or Italian, the musician was thrilled to be embarking on a tour with his kids in tow.
"The thing that I love the most is the opportunity to travel the world with them," Bocelli said about his family.
"For many years I went around the world alone and every time it was the moment to say goodbye, it was very sad."
"Finally we are all together."
The Bocelli's are in Australia for their sold out concert and to promote their new Christmas album, A Family Christmas.
Andrea's daughter Virginia, 10, is also in Australia for the tour, but fell asleep moments before the interview.
"She is exhausted. She's a very sweet little girl, she's good at school and then she comes with us to work on this beautiful project," Bocelli said.
Despite being a living musical legend, Bocelli's most important and favourite role is being a dad.
"I really admire the love, the passion he has for music and for life," Matteo said about his dad.
"For example, (if) he has the passion for chess, he will give 110 per cent of his energy to study and learn more about it.
"He's a great example."
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