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Pavarotti commenced his formal vocal training under Arrigo Pola and later with Ettore Campogalliani.

He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias , gaining worldwide fame for his tone, and gaining the nickname "King of the High Cs ". As one of the Three Tenors , who performed their first concert during the FIFA World Cup before a global audience, Pavarotti became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. He sold over million records, [ 1 ] and the first Three Tenors recording became the best-selling classical album of all time.

Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work on behalf of refugees and the Red Cross , amongst others. He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in , [ 2 ] and died from pancreatic cancer on 6 September Luciano Pavarotti was born in on the outskirts of Modena in Northern Italy , the son of Fernando Pavarotti, a baker and amateur tenor, and Adele Venturi, a cigar factory worker.

Supertenor Luciano Pavarotti, born in the northern Italian city of Modena in , rose to become probably the world's most famous opera singer.

According to Pavarotti, his father had a fine tenor voice but rejected the possibility of a singing career because of nervousness. World War II forced the family out of the city in For the following year, they rented a single room from a farmer in the neighbouring countryside, where the young Pavarotti developed an interest in farming.

After abandoning the dream of becoming a football goalkeeper , Pavarotti spent seven years in vocal training. Pavarotti's earliest musical influences were his father's records, most of them featuring the popular tenors of the day— Beniamino Gigli , Giovanni Martinelli , Tito Schipa , and Enrico Caruso. Pavarotti's favourite tenor and idol was Giuseppe Di Stefano and he was also deeply influenced by Mario Lanza , saying: "In my teens I used to go to Mario Lanza movies and then come home and imitate him in the mirror".

At around the age of nine, he began singing with his father in a small local church choir. In addition to music, as a child, Pavarotti enjoyed playing football. When he graduated from the Scuola Magistrale he was interested in pursuing a career as a professional football goalkeeper , but his mother convinced him to train as a teacher.

He subsequently taught in an elementary school for two years but finally decided to pursue a music career.