Andrea Bocelli & Zucchero – Miserere

“Miserere” – is song from the Andrea Bocelli debut album Il Mare Calmo della Sera, released on April 18, 1994.

In 1992, Bocelli’s first break as a singer came when Italian rock singer Zucchero Fornaciari auditioned tenors to record a demo version of “Miserere”, which he had written. Successfully passing the audition, Bocelli recorded the tune as a duet with Pavarotti, with whom he became very close friends, even singing at his second wedding, and funeral.

Bocelli was then signed to Sugar Music by Caterina Caselli, who persuaded him to participate in the Sanremo music festival. He eventually won the newcomer section of the competition in 1994, with “Il mare calmo della sera”, a song written by Zucchero for him.

Zucchero composed “Miserere” with Pavarotti in mind.

Pavarotti was reluctant to record without first hearing a demo. During auditions for a demo to send to the Italian tenor Zucchero, he came across a blind lawyer who worked as a piano player in a bar in Pisa.

The pianist was a then unknown Andrea Bocelli, who agreed to make a demo with Zucchero. After hearing the demo recording, Pavarotti at first urged Zucchero to use Bocelli instead of himself, but then agreed he would accompany Zucchero. Andrea Bocelli later turned into one of the best selling Opera and Pop singers in the world.

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When hearing the demo Pavarotti is said to have been blown away by Bocelli’s voice, and suggested that Zucchero did not need Pavarotti, but instead should leave the song to Bocelli.

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