In case you're wondering: Andrea Bocelli sometimes misses a note.
The Italian tenor was singing along to a version of his song “Time to Say Goodbye,” originally the Italian song “Con Te Partirò,” in front of President Donald Trump — in the Oval Office of the White House, no less — when his voice didn't sound quite as he'd hoped.
The 67-year-old Grammy-nominated singer heard it immediately and good-naturedly nudged the person at his side, who is not fully visible in the video of the moment shared Friday by Margo Martin, a special assistant and communications adviser for the Trump administration, on X.
After Bocelli's visit, Trump told reporters that the Italian tenor would be back at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on December 5. for a performance. Bocelli was already scheduled to perform a concert on December 14 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, where a version of the song will certainly be on the set list.
Bocelli is said to have performed for Trump much earlier. In December 2016, it was reported that although the artist was rumored to perform at the politician's inauguration, he would not.
The reason, Page six claimed at the time was both because Bocelli wanted to avoid backlash and because Trump had suggested he stay away due to public backlash.
The head of Trump's inaugural committee, Tom Barrack, said otherwise on CNBC Squawbox: “Bocelli and his wife… have been friends of Trump from the very beginning.”
He argued that Bocelli had offered to resign if it would be helpful, but Trump had assured him that his action was unnecessary.
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“It never got to the point of can you, will you, will you with any of them,” Barrack said. 'They're just good friends. And that was it.'
Notably, Bocelli's upcoming appearance at the White House will come two days before Trump plans to host the annual Kennedy Center Honors after taking over there in February.
Recognized this year are George Strait, Kiss, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor and Sylvester Stallone.
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