Jennifer Hudson fights back tears as 66-year-old legend Andrea Bocelli stuns the audience with a raw and emotional piano performance of “Il Mare Calmo Della Sera.”
It’s always a phenomenal and emotional sight witnessing blind musicians play with their heart and soul. When 66-year-old Andrea Bocelli, one of the world’s most sensational, living classical voices, sat at the piano on the Jennifer Hudson show for a raw and natural rendition of “Il Mare Calmo Della Sare,” the audience was moved to tears by his astounding ability. The wholesome clip has amassed over 319k views in only two weeks!
The viral moment begins at the end of an interview, show host and soul singer Jennifer admitting, “If I had any regret [it’d be] that I did not go into classical music,” before inviting Andrea to wow the live studio audience at the grand piano to her side.
Andrea, who was born with impaired vision only to lose his sight completely after a football accident at 12 years of age, introduces the song and its importance to him before his first airy notes on the piano ring out in absolute bliss, rendering the crowd silent and holding Jennifer instantly enchanted.
