Il Volo in this period of January 2022 was quite absent from the scenes, so I took time to translate this nice interview made by Stefano Fisico to our boys.

It was made on 2 December, but given the numerous commitments of Il Volo in that period, it remained set aside. It is a pleasant chat between friends, here is the translation.

At the beginning Stefano, while waiting for the boys to connect, explains what WOOCALLING consists of, and says that these are interviews made online with famous people, in this case worldwide, because Il Volo is known everywhere. Stefano also greets all the people connected and explains that they have collected many questions to ask at Il Volo.

Ignazio is there, he is the first, immediately afterwards Gianluca and Piero also connect.

Ignazio plays at embellishing his image with stars and Gian says he looks like a marshmallow. 😁

Stefano officially announces Il Volo and says that messages from all over the world have arrived for them.

Gianluca is connected from Roseto, Ignazio from Bologna and Piero says he has returned to Sicily to decorate the Christmas tree. Piero shows his tree, adorned with handmade balls that come from the Teatro Regio in Parma, while Gian continues to point to his beautiful Christmas tree outside the window.

Stefano promotes the CD IL VOLO SINGS MORRICONE, saying it is a perfect gift for Christmas.

Then Stefano remembers that they have just done two in-store events, Milan and Rome, and asks for their impressions.

Piero replies that it was nice to see people again, but being obliged due to Covid to keep distances, and masks, it was not the same as the other times and therefore he hopes that serenity will return soon.

Gian also confirms that not being able to hug each other, and show affection towards their fans, means that we have not yet gotten out of this pandemic, and he hopes that everything will not stop, again.

So he talks about the tour that will start in March and thanks the people who went to Milan and Rome.

Stefano tells Ignazio that he is too serious, and he says that he is just listening.

Piero explains that in this period people have known them in a different way, because in these two years, people have discovered new characteristics in them. Stefano confirms that it’s all true, because he says that even the people he talked to about Il Volo said they got to know them better, in a different way.

Stefano talks about the new commitments of Il Volo: Germany and Dubai.

Ignazio says that this period made them reflect a lot on their private life, find their families. Furthermore, he confirms that having had the opportunity to stop for a moment was also positive but he hopes it will not happen again, for so long.

The boys tease Stefano about his hair, they laugh a lot, and Stefano jokingly says it’s a toupee, so he shows an old photo of him where he had long hair and a tail.

Then Stefano shows an old photo of the boys, and they laugh at their appearance, Piero says they look like three who ran away from home and Ignazio shows another old photo of him saying that it is Ignazio in an “arancino” version! (larger and rounder) 😁

Piero says that Ignazio has lost weight and has become less sympathetic, now it is right as a sympathy, but in those days he was a unique joke from morning to night. Stefano asks Ignazio if he wants to reply something to Piero and Ignazio pretends to be offended and cries, but Stefano does nothing but laugh !!😁

Stefano reminds the boys to greet all the people who are sending messages from all over the world and proudly admits that this only happens when Il Volo comes to the radio.❤

Then, Stefano asks, when Il Volo is on tour, which of them is cooking and Ignazio says it is him, then Gianluca says that he also cooks, because he makes salads and Ignazio disputes saying that this is not cooking, it is assembling cold things. Gianluca admits that he doesn’t know how to cook but he knows how to eat because he eats healthy.

Stefano asks if he never lets himself be tempted and Piero replies that Gian is exaggerated in everything, because if he thinks of training, he is in the gym every day, if a nutritionist tells him to eat the stones, he eats the stones and even for breakfast, he showed up in hotels with the scales …. at this point Stefano gets up to show his scales, he got one with the shopping points (points acquired if you shop and get gifts).

Piero says that, to the two of them, the points had to be given to the head and not for the shopping!😁😁

A discussion about breakfast arises, Gian says he doesn’t understand people who don’t have breakfast and Ignazio argues that if I get up late and there’s lunch after an hour, it’s useless to have breakfast. Piero concludes by sayingto Gian: “They live the same, quietly” 😉

Stefano asks Ignazio for a menu and Ignazio says he likes to invent, it depends on what’s in the house. He’s been doing a lot of barbecues lately.

While they are talking about this, a friend common to all of them, Saturnino, sends a message saying hello online and Stefanio reciprocates.

The discussion on breakfast continues and Gian reproaches Ignazio that when he gets up late he does not have breakfast and then complains that he is hungry …. Ignazio replies that when on tour, it is always Gian who complains that he is always hungry. Piero notes that Ignazio was vegan six months ago and now he says he makes grills !!😁

Everyone laughs, because their friend Saturnino sent them a photo of them online, with their faces in a few years and everyone can’t help but laugh.

(After the live broadcast, Stefano will publish the photo that Saturnino sent to them, here it is.)😁😁😁😁

Gian reads an online comment from a girl:
“I want to be the glass Piero drinks from.” (wow) 😘

Then Gian reads another comment directed to Piero:
“Piero, your smile, your voice, your professionalism.”
Stefano tells Gian to read with a set voice, and Piero says that Gian seemed like someone who reads the horoscope.
Piero says that he is drinking ginger tea.

Stefano asks for their favorite food in the various countries of the world.

From Germany, Piero replies, Pretzels (biscuits).

Gian says there is always the fear of being judged if they express one preference or the other, plus he is lactose intolerant, so he often brings home food he knows, however Gian prefers Mexican cuisine then Japan and Chinese.

Piero, on the other hand, praises the great American hamburgers and Gian confirms that in their first two years they were in Los Angeles and they went to eat at Mel’s and Ignazio also makes a sign of ecstasy in remembering that place.

Gian says that the first American experiences were fantastic, things they only saw in movies, they went to these typical places and even ate two or three hamburgers.

Stefano admits that he is a little envious of them, because they have traveled to every corner of the world and have known different cultures and this is really a great enrichment and also knowing the various cooking methods in the world is fantastic.
Gian replies that the important thing is to always be willing to taste everything, even what you would never have eaten, and Piero confirms that all three have this “open-mindedness” they taste everything, and he says that the day before they had dinner with a Vietnamese and ate very good things.

Stefano reminds them that they had promised to have dinner with him and the promise is renewed.

Then Gian reads a message from Norway asking them why Il Volo doesn’t go to Norway and Gian replies that they went to Norway in 2012 for the Nobel Prize Gala in Oslo, but they have never been there in concert.

Piero takes the floor to say that the producers of the new album are Swedish.

Ignazio laughs, reading a comment of a girl who tells Piero not to move his tongue, otherwise she makes the lake (salivates with emotion). Everyone laughs and Gian scolds Ignazio for the sentence and he apologizes saying that he only read what the girl wrote.😁😁

Stefano comes back on the tour, saying that he starts from Canada, and in Canada too the food is good.

Gian asks if the purpose of the interview was to talk about food and Stefano says he had a lot of questions to ask, but when he’s with the three of them, he has so much fun and laughs, he can’t do a serious interview.

Piero says that they can dine without limits like this when they are not on tour, but from March 3, their dinners will all be with genuine products, with healthy cooking and at set times, because when they are on tour they cannot risk getting sick.

Gian confirms that in their dressing rooms there will be paprika and chili and Piero says that surely Gian will have talked to a nutritionist for this, and in any case Ignazio says that chili and chocolate help the intonation.

Now a serious question, Stefano asks if they ever thought about what their career would have been like if they hadn’t joined.
Piero says that everything would have been different, for example, he had thought of enrolling in the conservatory and then perhaps he would have tried to be part of a play, in any case always in music.
Ignazio says that as a child he dreamed of being a veterinarian but probably he would end up being a pizza chef and sometimes he would sing during evenings.

Gianluca says he would have stayed in the artistic field, but perhaps he would have studied acting, or he would have wanted to be an architect.

Gianluca says that the strength of Il Volo is unity, and they would never have reached those levels if they had been alone, and all three are aware of this.

However, there are individual passions that each of the three would like to undertake, for example Piero, one day he will sing an opera, while Gian would like to study acting but always maintaining their beautiful artistic and personal relationship.

Before finishing the interview, Stefano asks to have a Christmas greeting from Il Volo, given that there are 20 days to Christmas and Gian starts with “White Christmas”, then follows Piero and finally Ignazio.

Stefano thanks them by applauding and telling the boys that he loves them very much and is waiting for them for one dinner.

Final greetings to all those who are following the live.

A nice chat that always makes us discover something more about our guys. ❤

By the way, in these days the Winter Olympics have started and the figure skating couple, Rebecca Ghilardi & Filippo Ambrosini, on the ice ….. will perform to the music of “Grande Amore.”

Here is the “good luck” made by Ignazio, Piero and Gianluca to the couple!!

PIERO = Hi Rebecca, hi Filippo.

GIAN = We wanted to give you a lot of “good luck” for your new experience.

IGNAZIO = Let’s go get the gold medal.

PIERO = Hi guys !!

GIAN = We are happy that you have chosen our song “GRANDE AMORE” that will accompany you in this wonderful adventure.
Soon !!

IGNAZIO = Hi, have fun!

Please click on the photo below to view a portion of their performance.

Really a very nice gesture from Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio.
That’s all for now, see you next time.

Daniela

 

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