Andrea Bocelli sings a final farewell to Elara, the blind 9-year-old girl who fell asleep each night to his voice

Outside, the rain had stopped. A beam of sunlight timidly broke through the clouds.

And for a brief instant, it felt as though Elara’s world — one of music, of blue, and of inner light — had embraced our own.

“She loved blue,” Rachel whispered. “She loved music… and she loved him. I believe she knows he came.”

In the weeks that followed, a wall at her school was transformed into a mural: a sky swirling in blues, floating musical notes, and the gentle silhouette of a little girl holding a flower. Beneath it, the words Elara once shared with her teacher:

“You don’t need eyes to see beauty. Just a song.”