Melodramma (song)

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"Melodramma"
Single by Andrea Bocelli
from the album Cieli di Toscana, The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere
Released2001
Genre Operatic pop, pop
Length4:07
Label Decca, Sugar
Songwriter(s) Pierpaolo Guerrini, Paolo Luciani
Andrea Bocelli singles chronology
"Canto della Terra"
(1999)
"Melodramma"
(2001)
""Mille Lune
Mille Onde
""
(2001)

"Melodramma" is the lead single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 2001 album, Cieli di Toscana . The song was written by Pierpaolo Guerrini and Paolo Luciani, and is among Bocelli's most popular and well-known songs.

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The song was later included in Bocelli's 2007 greatest hits album, The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere .

The music video of the song is directed by Larry Weinstein and features Bocelli singing while riding a horse.

Chart performance

Peak chart positions [1]
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