Andrea Bocelli took to the stage to sing  ‘Time to Say Goodbye’ with his son, Matteo. HOLR breaks down the moment during the 96th Academy Awards ceremony. 

Andrea Bocelli and his son, Matteo, took to the Oscars stage in a surprise performance. The duo sang a version of ‘Time to Say Goodbye’ for the In Memoriam segment of the event, as noted here.

Andrea Bocelli Oscars

During this moving performance, Bocelli and his son, along with composer Hans Zimmer, reconceived the song for the 96th award ceremony. In this TikTok video posted by user @nakiblue69, you can see Bocelli and his son singing the song together on stage in reposted clips of the performance, as footage of those who passed plays in the background.

This beautiful performance paid tribute to those who had passed recently, such as; Matthew Perry, Treat Williams, Norman Lear, Burt Young, Angus Cloud, Lance Reddick, Lance Reddick, Ron Cephas Jones, Suzanne Somers, and Terence Davies, also noted here.

Published by HOLR Magazine.

Image credits: @nakiblue69 TikTok