“Writing ‘Close’ with Stuart Crichton and Wrabel last year was a pleasure,” Matteo says.

“I adore the lively melody and lively tempo,” comments Matteo Bocelli. It was a lot of fun writing this tune. “I hope it brings you joy and maybe even encourages you to let loose and dance a little, just like it did for me! After being away from friends and family for so long in recent years, I would really like for this song to become a hymn of optimism.

Close – Matteo Bocelli (Live/En Vivo en la Riviera Maya, México 26/02/2022)

“It feels like heaven when I hold ya/so I will never let you go/and when the world’s too much to shoulder/just keep me close close close close,” Bocelli declares, his warm, emotive tenor shining on the anthemic piece.

Matteo Bocelli – ‘War is over’ (‘Happy Christmas’) 🎶 🎵 – YouTube

At 18, he made his stage debut, singing Verdi at the Rome Colosseum. Much of the world first heard Matteo’s mellifluous vocals and textured piano playing on 2018’s “Fall on Me,” the English/Italian duet he co-wrote for Andrea Bocelli’s chart-topping Sì album. The song, which went on to soundtrack Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, has attained over 300 million combined global streams.
Matteo released his fittingly titled debut single “Solo” on Capitol Records in 2021. Combined global streams of the song have surpassed seven million and views of the official video now exceed five million. Bocelli closed out 2021 with a December 31 appearance on “Good Morning America.” Backed by strings, he gave a moving performance of “Solo” from Arena di Verona.