I've sung for Kardashians and royalty... but my music is for everyone

H'E HAS the looks of a Roman demigod, with a voice that sends female fans dizzy with desire.

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Dark-eyed and warmhearted with Thunderbirds eyebrows, Matteo Bocelli - youngest son of world-famous tenor Andrea - is the charismatic 6ft 6in classical-crossover star rapidly becoming the voice of romance for a new generation.

As well as singing at Kourtney Kardashian's 2022 wedding, Matteo performed at Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's nuptials in June (for an estimated £225,000.) Surely, you'd think, he must have an Achilles heel.

Arrogance, perhaps. Ego? Entitlement? But no. In conversation, this reborn Adonis is polite, humble, and helpful; even a little bashful.

Despite his super-rich fans, Matteo, 27, is quick to point out his songs aren't for the few. “When you make music, you make music for everyone. Does it really matter who is listening as long as you give them good feelings? For me, that’s mission accomplished.”

As Bezos walked down the aisle on the idyllic Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Matteo sang beautiful ballad Anime Imperfette (Imperfect Souls), as featured ironically on Netflix drama, From Scratch.

“For Miss Sanchez I performed Can't Help Falling In Love” - a hit for Elvis in 1961. “It was a declaration of love and for me to be part of it with my music was an honour.”

You're engaged yourself, aren't you? I ask, referring to internet rumours linking him to American Oscar-nominated actress and singer Sofia Carson.

Matteo laughs. “That's a big word,” he says, moving swiftly on. The pair's sultry standalone duet on If I Knew, released last October, probably sparked the rumour.

Born in the Mediterranean seaside town of Forte dei Marmi, Bocelli is the second son of opera star Andrea and his first wife Enrica Cenzatti. They divorced when Matteo was five; he has a half-sister, Virginia, 15, from his father’s second marriage to Veronica Berti.