At the peak of his fame, Boceli sold millions of albums; his 2009 Christmas CD, My Christmas, for example, was certified three-times platinum.

But like so many others in the music industry today, Bocelli's studio albums aren't pulling in returns quite like they used to. His 2013 release, Passione, barely sold over 350,000 copies, while his 2015 release, Cinema, was a flat-out flop, selling less than 30,000 copies. 

In other words: Bocelli's soothing operatic albums don't appear to have a place in today's single-happy, pop-friendly music industry.

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