Andrea Bocelli

Get the low down on the worlds most famous tenor with the men-arena.com's top five Bocelli facts:

1: Andrea Bocelli, who last performed at the Arena in October 2006, will return to showcase songs from his sensational new album My Christmas.

2: The Tuscany-born tenor has sold over 60 million albums worldwide and has topped both the classical and popular charts.

3: He has also won five Classical Brit awards and, in last year's Classic FM listener poll, was voted the nation's third favourite male singer - the highest placed non-British performer.

4: Bocelli has also recorded seven complete operas including La Boheme, Tosca, Pagliacci and last year's release of Carmen.

5: Andrea has contributed to several books including his autobiography The Music Of Silence.