Andrea Bocelli has revealed he would like to work with Taylor Swift, to impress his self-confessed Swifite daughter.
The Italian tenor, 65, has worked alongside a slew of famous singers, including Ed Sheeran, Shania Twain, Nelly Furtado, Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige.
But his daughter Virginia, 12, has admitted that she hopes that the next artist he works with is pop superstar, Taylor.
The father and daughter spoke to The Mirror ahead of Andrea’s BST Hyde Park show on Friday night.
And when asked what star she would want her dad to duet with, Virgina said: ‘I love Taylor Swift and am going to one of her concerts in a few days. It would be amazing if he worked with her next.’
Andrea admitted that he could see the potential of duetting with the world’s biggest pop star, saying: ‘I’ve thought about it and it could be a great thing.’
Virginia, who the legendary singer shares with wife Veronica Berti, has followed in her famous father’s footsteps and become a talented singer in her own right.
Andrea gushed to the publication that he loves to hear his daughter sing, but also is determined not to put pressure on her.
He said: ‘When she sings it makes me very happy. Children have to be free, and I hope that when she is older, she does what her heart tells her.’
While despite her young age, Virginia said that she doesn’t get stage fright performing with her dad.
She said: ‘It’s pretty much normal [singing with my dad]… I usually do at least one or two songs and have got used to it now.’
The father-daughter duo performed an emotional rendition of Bambina Mia on Wednesday during an appearance on Loose Women.
Speaking to the panel, Virginia recalling the first time she sang alongside Andrea, saying: ‘I think the first time was when I was 8-years-old in Palma.