Overview
- During the Salón Blanco ceremony, Bocelli performed a brief set that included Por una cabeza on piano and Bésame mucho.
- Cabinet members and senior officials attended the event, and some outlets reported the decoration as the grade of Comendador.
- A clip of an awkward handshake between the president and the blind tenor circulated on social media and drew criticism.
- Bocelli’s visit followed two high-attendance shows in Buenos Aires, including a duet with Nicki Nicole at the Hipódromo de San Isidro with the Orquesta Juvenil Aeropuertos Argentina.
- The singer thanked Argentina for the recognition and continues his tour with scheduled dates in São Paulo on Nov. 21–22 and in Dallas afterward.