Diane Warren Says Andrea Bocelli Sang Her Song After a Decade of Asking
Songwriter Diane Warren has described how a ten-year effort finally brought Andrea Bocelli to one of her songs. She spoke about 'One Right Here', written for the film Maserati: The Brothers, at Deadline's Sound & Screen Film event at UCLA's Royce Hall, according to Deadline, published on 9 November 2026.
The track is a duet by Bocelli and Jennifer Hudson. Warren said she had tried for 10 years to get Bocelli to perform one of her songs. The break came when film producer Andrea Iervolino told her that Bocelli had signed up to sing this one.
Warren said she wrote the song with Bocelli's voice in mind, including high notes written for him. She said pairing him with Hudson was meant to bring two different worlds together as a duet. She also said she sobbed when she first heard his recording of it.
The song is part of a film about the Maserati brothers of Bologna and the rise of the Italian racing car dynasty. The sports biopic is directed by Bobby Moresco and produced by Iervolino under his Andrea Iervolino Company banner. Its ensemble cast includes Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Alba, Andy Garcia, Michele Morrone and Salvatore Esposito.
Deadline had already placed Warren and the song in its 2026 Sound & Screen Film lineup, published on 6 November. The track also appears on the film's original soundtrack. Universal Music Canada announced the release on 16 September, and People covered the duet later that month.
Warren is a 17-time Oscar nominee. Her latest appearance adds a behind-the-scenes account of how one long-sought collaboration came together, and how the song was shaped around a singer she had wanted for a decade.
