Andrea Bocelli Collects Lifetime Achievement Award At 2014 Billboard Latin Music Awards

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Andrea Bocelli has collected the prestigious lifetime achievement honor at the 2014 Billboard Latin Music Awards at in recognition of an exceptional musical career. One of the best-selling singers in music history with a total of 14 studio albums, three greatest list recordings, nine complete operas, Bocelli has sold over 80 million albums worldwide.

At the ceremony, Andrea Bocelli and long time friend and collaborator, Laura Pausini performed a specactular version of their 2009 "Vive Ya," a song nominated for Record of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards.

"I've always tried to do things I like to do, because it's only this way you can do something well," Bocelli said backstage at the ceremony. "In music you need passion, humility and patience. With classical music, you need to be concentrated and have discipline."

Previous recipients of the honour include Los Temerarios, Vicente Fernandez, Celia Cruz, Joan Sebastian, Marco Antonio Solis, Miguel Bose, Conjunto Primavera, Carlos Santana, Emmanuel, Intocable and Jose Jose.

Bocelli is set to tour Australia and New Zealand this September, performing a collection of classical opera arias and songs from his album Passione. Concerts will take place in Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth from September 11 - 24th.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Auckland Vector Arena - September 11th
Brisbane Entertainment Centre - September 14th
Sydney Allphones Arena - September 16th
Adelaide Entertainment Centre - September 18th
Melbourne Rod Laver Arena - September 21st
Perth Arena - September 24th