"Con te partirò" is an Italian song written by Francesco Sartori (music) and Lucio Quarantotto (lyrics). It was first performed by Andrea Bocelli at the 1995 Sanremo Music Festival and recorded on his album of the same year, Bocelli. The single was first released as an A-side single with "Vivere" in 1995, topping the charts, first in France, where it became one of the best-selling singles of all-time, and then in Belgium, breaking the all-time record sales there.
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Con te partirò
Andrea Bocelli is an Italian tenor. After performing evenings in piano bars and competing in local singing contests, Bocelli signed his first recording contract with Sugar Music. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing "Il mare calmo della sera".
Bocelli in 2019
Bocelli with Celine Dion and Tony Renis in 2002
Bocelli rehearsing for his Under the Desert Sky concert in Lake Las Vegas, 2006
Bocelli with his then fiancée Veronica Berti in Tokyo, Japan, during his 2008 Asian Tour