A disciple of Luciano Pavarotti and Zucchero Fornaciari, the blind, Tuscany-born, vocalist has emerged as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary opera. His participation in Pavarotti's 1992 hit, Miserere, and Fornaciari's 1993 world tour brought him international attention. Opera, however, represents only one side of his musical persona. Bocelli has been equally successful as a pop ballad singer, having recorded duets with Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman and Eros Ramazzotti. Al Jarreau, who sang with Bocelli during The Night of Proms in November 1995, praised Bocelli when he said, "I have had the honour to sing with the most beautiful voice in the world." Bocelli grew up on a farm in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany. Beginning piano lessons at the age of six, he later added flute and saxophone.
Despite his obvious musical talents, Bocelli didn't consider a career in music until he had studied law at the University of Pisa and had earned a Doctor Of Law degree. Inspired to pursue music, he studied with famed tenor Franco Corelli, supporting himself by performing in piano bars.
Bocelli's first break as a singer came in 1992 when Fornaciari auditioned tenors to record a demo tape of Miserere, which he had co-written with Bono of U2. Successfully passing the audition, Bocelli recorded the tune as a duet with Pavarotti.
After touring with Fornaciari in 1993, Bocelli performed as a guest star in the Pavarotti International festival held in Modena in September 1994. In addition to performing solo and in a duet with Pavarotti, Bocelli sang with Bryan Adams, Andreas Vollenweider and Nancy Gustavsson. In November 1995, Bocelli toured Holland, Belgium, Germany, Spain and France with "Night Of Proms", which also featured Al Jarreau, Bryan Ferry, Roger Hodgson of Supertramp and John Miles.
Bocelli's first two albums -- Il Mare Calmo Della Sera in 1994 and Bocelli in 1996 -- showcased his operatic singing. His third effort, Viaggio Italiano, featured famous arias and traditional songs from Naples. Although released only in Italy, the album sold more than 300,000 copies. With his fourth album, Romanza, released in 1997, Bocelli turned to pop music. The album included the hit, Time to Say Goodbye, recorded as a duet with Sarah Brightman. Bocelli continued to focus on pop balladry with his fifth album, Sogno, released in 1999, which featured a duet with Celine Dion of the David Foster- and Carole Bayer Sager-penned tune, The Prayer, sold more than ten million copies, received a Golden Globe award and led to Bocelli being nominated for a Grammy as "best new artist".
Besame mucho
Andrea Bocelli Lyrics
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Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
Bésame, bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a perderte, perderte después
Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
Bésame, bésame mucho
Quiero tenerte muy cerca
Mirarme en tus ojos, verte junto a mí
Piensa que tal vez mañana
Yo ya estaré lejos, muy lejos de ti
Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
Bésame, bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a perderte, perderte después
Bésame, bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a perderte, perderte después
Que tengo miedo a perderte
Perderte después
Andrea Bocelli's rendition of "Besame Mucho" is a passionate love song that captures the urgency and fear of losing someone. The lyrics are sung beautifully and expressively, with Bocelli's powerful voice conveying the depth of emotion behind the words. At its core, the song is about the desire to be close to someone, to feel their presence and gaze into their eyes. The imagery is vividly romantic - the idea of clinging to someone and savoring every last moment together, because tomorrow they might be gone.
In the first verse, the singer pleads with their lover to kiss them as if it were the last time, because they fear losing them in the future. In the second verse, they express their longing to be close to their lover and look into their eyes. They urge their partner to remember that tomorrow they may be far away, and to cherish the present moment together. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the urgency of the singer's feelings - they want to be held tight and loved intensely, lest their love slip away.
Overall, "Besame Mucho" is a poignant and beautifully executed piece of music that speaks to the universal experience of love, intimacy, and vulnerability.
Line by Line Meaning
Bésame, bésame mucho
Kiss me, kiss me deeply and passionately
Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
As if this were our last night together
Que tengo miedo a perderte, perderte después
Because I fear losing you, losing you later
Quiero tenerte muy cerca
I want to hold you very close
Mirarme en tus ojos, verte junto a mí
Look into your eyes, see you next to me
Piensa que tal vez mañana
Think that maybe tomorrow
Yo ya estaré lejos, muy lejos de ti
I'll already be far, far away from you
Que tengo miedo a perderte
Because I fear losing you
Perderte después
Losing you later
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Broma 16
Written by: Consuelo Velazquez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@filippopiccioni5147
Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
Bésame, bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a perderte, perderte después
Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
Bésame, bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a perderte, perderte después
Quiero tenerte muy cerca
Mirarme en tus ojos, verte junto a mí
Piensa que tal vez mañana
Yo ya estaré lejos, muy lejos de ti
Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
Bésame, bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a perderte, perderte después
Bésame, bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a perderte, perderte después
Que tengo miedo a perderte
Perderte después
@barbarakay6614
💖 ~ Andrea's voice is mellifluous ;) – mellifluous means: sound that is pleasing & musical to the ear. I've never said any one else's voice is mellifluous – only bestowing that honor upon our Andrea!!! :) ~ 💖
💖 ~ ❤ "Bésame Mucho" is Spanish meaning "Kiss me A lot" in English.
{{{ Kiss me (Bésame) A lot (Mucho) in English.}}} My fav love song!!! Like you, I'm back for Andrea's lovely voice – five days after I serendipitously found his version! ;) ❤
On Dec. 4, 2023, I was searching for the version by The Beatles' (with Pete Best, their 1st drummer), that I'd heard in the 1990s & was shocked to discover that lots of versions exist – & Andrea's!!! – & happily also saw all of the Spanish lyrics in English several times somewhere along my journey!!!
Google: English lyrics Besame Mucho – or something like that – good luck!!! :)
❤❤❤ Andrea's quintessential version stunned me ... stuns me ... & will forever stun me ... my fav version of "Bésame Mucho" forevermore. ~ 💖
@fidbau48
"Bésame mucho" ("Kiss me a lot") is a song written in 1941 by Mexican pianist and songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. It's one of the most famous boleros, and was recognized in 1999 as the most sung and recorded Mexican song in the world.
@franka1154
Sung more than "El Rancho Grande" every night in every cantina by every mariachi band in the World? I don't think so.
@luisbasilio660
Frank A what u do u think about it ?
@Miter_everyCorner-uk6on
Thanks for the history lesson though👍👍👍
@rosean374
Oh wow. Didn't know this awesome piece of information
@oumayatoumayat7011
J àdort cette chanson.....
@CancionDeRecuerdos333
What a beautiful song. My beautiful Mexican girlfriend used to sing this song to me so beautifully. Her father forced her to marry a Mexican guy. There was nothing I could do, short of asking her to abandon her parents. And I never saw her again. After all these years this song still moves me deeply for she sang this song to me one last time, the last time we saw each other.
@user-wb5zf3zx8w
Yo la verdad última
@keturunanal-idrus318
You should marry her
@user-yw1pt2dn7x
Многие замечательные певцы поют эту "щемящую" душу песню, но, пожалуй, ни у кого нет в голосе столько мягкости, боли и нежности, как у Andrea Bocellli ❤ Благодарю прекрасного певца.