Andrea Bocelli teams up with his son Matteo

Italian star tenor Andrea Bocelli has teamed up with singers like Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Ed Sheeran for acclaimed duets during his career, but singing with his son Matteo is something he hopes feels extra special.

“I hope it is a beautiful and enjoyable moment for anyone who listens to it,” Bocelli said in an interview last week.

Fall on Me appears on the maestro’s new album Si, released last week. The song, which reflects on the bond between parent and child, also appears in the new Disney film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Mackenzie Foy and Helen Mirren, now playing in the UAE.

Bocelli, 60, and 21-year-old Matteo have sung many times together at home, so recording together did not feel strange, the veteran singer said.