Who Is Andrea Bocelli's Wife? All About Veronica Berti Bocelli

Mar. 15, 2025

Andrea Bocelli and wife Veronica Berti Bocelli attend a formal dinner.Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty

Italian tenorAndrea Bocelliand his wife Veronica Berti Bocelli know a thing or two about how to make a relationship last.

The pair, who met in 2002 when Andrea serenaded her with a special aria, dated for more than a decade before marrying. Now, Veronica works as Andrea’s manager — and even an occasional duet partner.

Ten years after they crossed paths, the couple welcomed a daughter, Virginia, and married two years later, in 2014. Veronica is also a stepmother to Andrea’s two sons from a previous marriage,Amos and Matteo.

According to Veronica, the secret to their long partnership is simple: they depend on each other. “We’ve lived together almost 22 years now, and, at least at the beginning, spent 24 hours a day [together],” Veronica told PEOPLE in March 2023. “Sometimes we don’t necessarily agree on the path, but we always agree on the aim. We rely on each other.”

“A successful relationship between two people is an art,” Andrea wrote in a 2014 story forThe Guardian, adding that music has an important role in his life with Veronica. “It is chemistry at play. There has to be a fatal attraction or boredom takes over, but the art lies in preserving this chemical fatal attraction and keeping it alive.”

“It would be silly. If it’s a nice person, someone pleasant, whom you can sing about love with and be inspired from, all the better,” she said.

Here’s everything to know about Andrea Bocelli’s wife, Veronica Berti Bocelli.

Andrea and Veronica fell in love the first night they met

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Andrea and Veronica wasted no time falling in love; he even serenaded her upon their first meeting.

Veronica was 18 at the time, but Andrea has said that the couple’s 25-year age gap has never been an issue. “I think the 25-year age gap has made it easier, not harder. Big age gaps are a tradition in my family — my own father and mother have one,” Andrea explained inThe Guardian.

They dated for 12 years

Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica Berti Bocelli at the premiere of ‘The City Of Your Final Destination’.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty

There was no rush to the altar for the couple, who dated for more than a decade before getting married in 2014. Andrea was previously married to Enrica Cenzatti from 1992 to 2002 and has two sons, Amos and Matteo, from that relationship.

“I got so used to not being married that it was strange when we finally did,” Veronica explained of their eventual marriage inThe Guardian. “We used to call each other ‘companion,’ but that sounded too everyday. Wife is forever.”

She and Andrea share a daughter

Andrea Bocelli, his wife Veronica Berti Bocelli and their daughter Virginia Bocelli.Rachel Murray/WireImage

Veronica is the mother of Andrea’s third child, Virginia, who was born in 2012. Veronica is also the stepmother to Andrea’s two children from his previous marriage.

Virginia is already following in her father’s musical footsteps and even performed with him (and her big brother Matteo) on the holiday albumA Family Christmas.

“My dad taught me how to use my voice, and that influenced my life,” Virginia told PEOPLE in 2022 of working with her dad. Andrea added that his daughter sounds like a “true angel” when she sings.

They married in 2014

Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica Berti Bocelli at their wedding in the Sanctuary of Madonna di Montenero on March 21, 2014.Laura Lezza/Getty

After over 10 years of dating and welcoming their daughter Virginia in 2012, Andrea and Veronica made it official, getting married in an intimate ceremony at the Sanctuary of Montenero in Livorno, Italy. The couple married on March 21, 2014 — their daughter’s second birthday.

Andrea and Veronica occasionally perform together

Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica Berti Bocelli attend the Celebrity Fight Night Gala.Venturelli/Getty

Andrea has performed on some of the most famous stages around the world, and his wife has occasionally joined him for a duet.

Andrea and Veronicacovered “Something Stupid” in Italianin 2012 and later sang theclassic romantic song “Cheek to Cheek” togetherin 2016.

Veronica also joined Andrea in his 2024 Christmas special,Christmas with Andrea Bocelli and Friends. She appeared on stage multiple times in the special, including the opening where she stood alongside their daughter Virginia, as the family sang “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”

Andrea has said they have good chemistry

Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica Berti Bocelli attend the Celebrity Fight Night Gala.Rachel Murray/Getty

The tenor opened up about his relationship with his longtime partner and the magic that keeps their love alive to PEOPLE in 2018. “If there’s chemistry between two people, then there is poetry, there is harmony, there is mutual understanding — there is love; if not, nothing,” he said.

According to the musician, their physical connection is of utmost importance. “If the bedroom door opens the world to something beautiful and interesting, then love will last. If the bedroom door opens onto something that’s boring or uninteresting, it won’t last,” he said.

They enjoy spending time at their seaside villa

Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica Berti Bocelli.Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty

Andrea called the villa his “elegant yet unpretentious house." He continued, “[It’s] a welcoming home that is large enough for us to live and work in, make music, and host many friends.”

The singer and his wife certainly use it to its full extent, designating each floor to its own purpose. The first is for entertaining, the second for Andrea’s personal music studio and the third for his family’s private quarters.

Veronica is Andrea’s manager

Andrea Bocelli with his family in 2018.Tristan Fewings/Getty

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Veronica is her husband’s manager and also serves as vice chair of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, which “was created to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy and distress due to illness and social exclusion,“per its website.

In addition, Veronica is a producer, most notably for Andrea’s live specials and the couple’s documentary,The Journey.

Veronica and Andrea made a documentary together

Andrea Bocelli and Veronica Berti Bocelli in New York City.Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Trinity Broadcasting Network

The longtime couple took fans on a scenic trip through Italy with their 2023 filmThe Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli,which shows the pair traveling through their home country on horseback and stopping to perform with artists like Tori Kelly andTauren Wells. According to Veronica, the idea was born during the COVID-19 pandemic because of Andrea’s restlessness.

“Right after the pandemic, what Andrea really wanted was just to ride on top of the horse and not stop until both of them were tired,” Veronica told PEOPLE in March 2023. “We travel the whole world and don’t necessarily know what’s right next to us, so it was very peculiar to see beautiful places that the rest of the world comes to visit.”

While Andrea is an experienced rider, Veronica was less so, but she persevered on the over 150-mile trip. “This showed me the importance of ‘If there’s a will, there’s a way,’ and that the woman beside me has enormous willpower,” Andrea told PEOPLE of his wife’s dedication.

source: people.com