A: Although the scandalous Eastern superstar Kim Soo-hyun canceled his visit, Western superstar Andrea Bocelli is visiting Taiwan over the long weekend.
B: Yup, the blind tenor will become the first Western artist to hold a concert at the Taipei Dome tonight.
A: Pop diva Celine Dion even praised him: “If god would have a singing voice, he would sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli.”
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B: I love their duet, “The Prayer.” I even played the song at my sister’s wedding for the newlyweds.
A: Two Taiwanese singers, A-mei and A-lin, sang with Bocelli before. It would be great if they could sing together again this time.
A: 醜聞纏身的亞洲男神金秀賢取消訪台，歐洲男神安德烈波伽利在連假期間則會來台。
B: 對啊，這位視障男高音今晚將成為首位登上大巨蛋的西洋歌手。
A: 天后席琳狄翁更稱讚，波伽利的美聲簡直就像是「上帝的歌聲」！
B: 我超愛他們合唱的《The Prayer》，甚至還在我妹的婚禮上特別為新人播放這首歌。
A: 台灣女歌手阿妹、A-lin也曾跟他合唱過，要是這次能再度合作就太棒啦。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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