to his eye disease and blindness, to his private life. Andrea Bocelli was born with congenital glaucoma, which made him visually impaired from birth. However, he completely lost his sight at the ...

A blind singer from Raleigh who has been featured on WNCT and "9 On The Positive Side" got to meet one of her idols, Andrea Bocelli, earlier this week.

Bocelli, who became completely blind at 12, was encouraged by his father to pursue music in the United States. Now in "Andrea Bocelli 30," he passes down that gift to his three children.