Lots of news these days, but let’s get straight to the most recent news.
During the television broadcast on Rai 1, all the singers admitted to Sanremo were invited to say the title of the song they will present at the festival.
The broadcast was live from the Sanremo Casino, where the Sanremo Festival was born.
The arrival of Il Volo at the Sanremo Casino.
Here is the title of the song that Il Volo will present in Sanremo and here is the moment in which they gave this news.
C A P O L A V O R O
AMADEUS= The next competing singers are other winners, they represent a 15-year history, a history of music, of friendship, of success all over the world.
After the victory in 2015 and third place in 2019, it is a great pleasure to announce Il Volo’s return to competition at the Sanremo Festival (applause)
G+P+I= Hello, hello everyone.
PIERO = (to Amadeus) You’re in great shape.
AMADEUS= Just don’t eat! You know, the energy!
IGNAZIO= Like dismantling the kitchen and assembling the gym!
AMADEUS= Good, more or less!
GIANLUCA= Fiore, (Fiorello, TV presenter), steals your job!
AMADEUS= I must say that the fact that someone says:
“They won Sanremo….” but how many things have happened for you, we’re talking about a worldwide success, which continues to be worldwide, therefore also a notable commitment, because you really travel the world.
GIANLUCA= Yes, I truly believe that the secret, and it is a message that we also want to send to those who have followed us over all these years, is to always remain cohesive, cultivate friendships, even if we have not chosen each other, learn to know each other, not to clash the sensitivity of the other, I think this is really important, because being cohesive makes us stronger. Individuality is important, cultivating it, but I believe being a cohesive group is the key that has allowed us to reach 15 years of career.
AMADEUS= Absolutely. We talked about the victory at the Sanremo Festival, who doesn’t remember that 2015 with Grande Amore. (the video of the victory starts).
This is one of those songs that the public has taken over (it means that everyone knows it)
PIERO= But our expression makes you understand the emotion and adrenaline that the Ariston stage gives you, because many of you will know that we met on the Ariston stage, in the television program 15 years ago. It’s not the first time, in some way we were baptized on that stage, but every time it’s a new emotion, even though it’s the umpteenth time.
IGNAZIO= If I can spoil one thing, I’ll see you in 5 years because every 5 years we come to celebrate the anniversary, in 2019 10 years, this year 15 years, we’ll see each other again for the 20th.
AMADEUS= It’s true! I’m happy that it coincides with 2024 (it will be Amadeus’ last presence in Sanremo as host), which is why I extended it by one year.
And what do you bring to Sanremo?
GIANLUCA= Wait, let’s say it together?
AMADEUS= As you wish: one two three….
I+P+G= CAPOLAVORO (Masterpiece)
How exciting, and how beautiful they are, as you will have noticed they are also dressed in an elegant but informal way, in fact Amadeus’ wife, Giovanna, does not miss the opportunity to point this out in a nice way. 😁
GIANLUCA= How are you?
GIOVANNA= I’ve never seen you in a tank top…
PIERO= I’m not in a tank top.
GIOVANNA= Yes, you are in a tank top (and shows Piero’s tank top and then Ignazio’s), look, Il Volo in a tank top, a little transgressive! 😁
In fact, you will notice that the new image of Il Volo is certainly different from what we are used to seeing. They are followed by a designer (the most fashionable currently in Italy) Nick Cerioni, who is famous for giving a different imprint and has relaunched the image of several Italian singers.
Nick Cerioni himself published these words on his page:
“A project that I have always cared about, not only for the immense artistic luster that these three guys give to Italy but because they are three unique people.
I worked with Il Volo on the creative direction of the visual part of their new project and together we created a world (or rather a universe) that speaks of this new beginning.
The videos and photos are by the best of the good (yes, I’m biased) Leandro Emede (Nick’s husband)✨”
Here are some shots from Leandro Emede.
And I think this will be the cover of the new single:
For this evening, Il Volo wore Armani suits, as VANITY FAIR tells us.
Il Volo in Giorgio Armani
Black in three look variations, which demonstrate the desire to bring the three different personalities of the trio onto the stage. Ignazio Boschetto’s outfit is the most linear, Piero Barone wears a tuxedo with a t-shirt instead of a shirt while Gianluca Ginoble sports a softer outfit with an open shirt.
Other shots of the evening.
Greetings to Caterina Balivo (the one who presents another Rai program)
And in this video Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio tell us that this video is on Sanremo RAI’s Instagram and they ask us to let them know if we like the title of the new song and Gianluca specifies that it is not self-referential.
Many newspapers and broadcasts talked about the evening and this is just the evening in which the titles of the songs were discovered. As you can understand, there is a lot of visibility that revolves around the Festival and this is certainly what Il Volo was looking for when launching a new work.
It is absolutely forbidden to listen to the song before the Sanremo evening, under penalty of disqualification. Furthermore, as I have already told you, all the singers competing cannot appear on any television network other than RAI, the regulations are very restrictive on this.
And in this video, Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero jokingly communicate on the web the title of the song they will sing in Sanremo in 2024.
Instead, in this other video, Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero communicate that they have a Whatsapp channel and say to subscribe to their channel to be updated on the news. To sign up just open this link.
https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCS0ZOJf05aHK95x32M
But now I’ll also update you on what happened a few days before the announcement of the song’s title.
Il Volo was in Monte Carlo for a private event. Very little was revealed about the participation.
Short video of the afternoon rehearsals
….and during the evening
Click Here to view the video
Robbie Williams, of whom Gianluca is a fan, was also invited to perform at the same private event and in fact there are several videos in which Gianluca and also Piero can be seen listening to Robbie sing, with Gianluca’s evident enthusiasm.
Click Here to view the video
……and what you don’t expect is that Robbie, while he is singing Angels (the song that Gianluca sang with the soprano in the Arena), invites Gianluca to sing and gives him the microphone.
Gianluca was very excited and wrote on his page:
“Last night was crazy with @robbiewilliams 🔥 and now who sleeps anymore.”
Shortly before the Monte Carlo event, the staff announced that Il Volo would return to concert at the Verona Arena in May, on 9-11-12.
There was an immediate rush for tickets, because advance sales began the same day as the announcement.
I already have my ticket and even if I didn’t manage to get the best seats, I will be in row no. 5 side, I can’t wait and I will definitely meet lots of friends.
Who of you will be there?
Meanwhile, my beautiful Christmas EP has also arrived.
What a beautiful gift!!
On 15 December in Bologna the Donatello Restaurant (where Il Volo often goes) celebrated 120 years of activity and among the various guests at dinner there were also Piero Barone and Michele Torpedine.
At a certain point in the evening a beautiful duet was born between Piero and a soprano to the tune of the song “Non ti scordar di me.”
But let’s take a look at the new sweet engaged couple, here are some beautiful photos of them together in Milan, Ignazio and Michelle, but how beautiful they are!! ❤️❤️
For now there is nothing else, but soon it will be Christmas and therefore I take this opportunity to wish you my personal wishes for a beautiful Christmas, which will bring joy, health, happiness and above all in this moment, PEACE. ❤️
Best wishes to all of you!!
Daniela 😍❤️
Best wishes for a peaceful Christmas from all the Flight Crew staff:
Jana, Kelly, Daniela, Pat and Susan
🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄
And to celebrate Christmas we propose again the beautiful concert recorded in Jerusalem a year ago, when there was no war yet.
ENJOY!! 😊
Credit to owners of all photos and videos.
Merry Christmas to all the Flight Crew staff.
Grazie, Buon Natale anche a te Maria!!
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Merci beaucoup Daniela pour ce beau récit ,je serai a Verone le 9;11 et 12 Mai ,ils ne viennent pas en France alors je viens en Italie en attendant qu’ils viennent chez nous ou ils sont tres attendus ! Joyeux Noel a toute l’equipe et merci pour tout le travail que vous faites <3 <3
Comme c’est gentil Paule, alors on se retrouve le 11, au moins pour se dire au revoir !
Joyeux Noël à toi!!
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The boys are extra handsome with their new look and Ignazio looks really happy. It’s so nice to see. I want to thank you Daniela and Pat and all the ladies of the flight crew for keeping us informed all year long about the boys. And without your translations Daniela we would miss so much. I really do appreciate all you do for us. I wish you and your families and the guys and their families a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. And thank you for the concert video. I look forward to watching it again.
Cathy, that concert is so beautiful that it couldn’t be missed and thanks for all the compliments. I also like their new way of dressing and I believe they will always know how to adapt to various moments.
You’re most welcome, Cathy! 😊 💗 🎄
Such a great posting (as usual) ladies!). Firstly, can you tell us the meaning of “Capolavoro????
I’m so glad to see them with Amadeus again. Such a pity he will be retiring soon. He is a super presenter and has such charisma when emceeing San Remo, a lot of fun and unassuming.
When our three were pictured winning San Remo in 2015, it was interesting to see their present reactions. Piero looked so happy and proud; Igna looked unimpressed, Gianluca looked shy, almost a little embarrassed. (Just my impression).
I see they are still wearing their gold necklaces, including Gian who was presented with one by Piero and Ignazio on Gian’s eighteenth birthday. Just a little something else that ties them together.
I love to hear Gianluca as he can speak Italian a mile a minute! We Canadians can’t manage that speed of talking. Must be the colder climate slows us down!
Ignazio’s new girlfriend seems very tall. She isn’t towered over by him and it doesn’t look as though she is wearing heels! Good to see him so happy at long last. Hugs, Dol.
The meaning of Capolovoro is “Masterpiece”! With a song name like that it will be spectacular! I can’t wait to hear it! 😊 💗 🎄
Hi Dolores, Pat has already answered you for the word CAPOLAVORO (MASTERPIECE). It’s true Amadeus is a good host, but this is already the fourth Sanremo and therefore I would say that we need to change. Each presenter brings changes to the festival and Amadeus has introduced many young people, but unfortunately also a lot of sometimes low-level music.
He tries to please everyone, but we know that’s impossible. FOR example, among the competing singers there is a band that uses transgressive and vulgar words, which no one would like to hear!
Merry Christmas. The Jerusalem concert is simply beautiful. And so are the guys. I don’t know how to thank you for including this concert. I’ve already shared this with friends. Many blessings to all of you for the time you put in to let us live in your world. This is the best Christmas treat for us. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
And enjoy a great New Year.
You’re welcome! 😊 💗 🎄
Merry Christmas Vittoria, I’m glad you enjoyed the concert from Jerusalem, I thought it would be nice to see it again, but it’s not on you tube.
This was indeed a lovely Christmas present, Daniela – grazie mille! It’s great to have the interview translations, along with the photos, and especially the magnificent Jerusalem concert. Plus, of course I loved the nice things the famous designer had to say about our guys. A question though–you said “engaged” about Igna and Michelle–true?
I want to join with all the wishes of Buon Natale to you and your families, Daniela, Pat and all the crew. We love you!
Hugs to you, Judi! 😊 💗 🎄
Thank you Judi, I reciprocate the wonderful Christmas wishes.
Yes, the word “engaged” referred to the Ignazio-Michelle couple, but be careful, here it is not a binding word to a promise of marriage, it just means that they are dating and love each other.
I appreciated Nick Verioni’s kind words too, I just hope he doesn’t overdress them too much!
Buon Natale to all the the Flight Crew who keep us all so well informed through the year with the Il Volo guys. So exciting for all the upcoming events in 2024, it looks already as if it will be a busy year for the fabulous three.!!
Again, many thanks for all your hard work and every best wish for the New Year.
You’re very welcome, Marion! 😊 💗 🎄
Merry Christmas to you too Marion. You’re right, there will be a lot to write and read, 2024 will start with a bang, Sanremo is a whirlwind of interviews and appearances on TV.
Oh!! you girls are amazing!! – what hearts you have sharing all this joy with all of us about our favourite people & especially at this time of year – there is so much to absorb – the anticipation of Sanremo – the secret concert at Monte Carlo – Gianluca singing with Robbie Williams etc. – I love Giorgio Armani – I love his designs – they are simplistic but at the same time very chic & elegant – our Boys look so beautiful – & very happy too!! – I am over the moon happy for Ignazio – he has hit the jackpot this time with his choice of fiance – this young lady is just what Ignazio needs – Piero will find his love – but he must be wise as he has like Ignazio & Gianluca much to offer the right lady – thank you Daniela for all the wonderful video downloads & very newsy editorials & Pat for your tireless contributions in translating – how fortunate are we!! – also have a great Christmas Jana Kelly Daniela Pat & Susan & your beautiful families – much love.
You’re welcome, Jude! Daniela is the translator….I just make the posts look “pretty”. 😄 😊 💗 🎄
Pat – a question – how do you make things look pretty?? – that to me sounds very involved & a lot of hard work – is it like editing?? – you must be very talented – much love.
Jude, this blog site is set up in WordPress, something I had never used before helping here. My husband and I owned our printing business for 25 years and I did all the typesetting and layout of forms, envelopes, letterhead, business cards, etc. ( I am not a graphic designer. 😊) I used PageMaker and then it became Adobe InDesign. WordPress doesn’t work like my page layout program because it is basically HTML code, the same stuff that runs a web page. It is more restrictive and more difficult to work with but I do what I can to make the posts look good. Like I tell everyone, “I know enough about WordPress to be dangerous!” 🤣 Thank you for the compliment. Sending love and hugs back to you! 💗
Wow Pat!! – your own Printing Press Business!! – a lot of experience behind you there & we are the recipients aren’t we the lucky ones – I am impressed – sounds like a lot of arduous work though – thank you for the insight – I can imagine you working for hours to make sure everything looks perfect – we are so grateful to you Pat – much love
Jude, I suppose I really didn’t tell you what I meant by making it look pretty. I colorize the type, change the font sizes and add a few emojis here and there. I even have to manipulate the top photo that shows at the beginning of the story sometimes when it won’t fit. Just things like that. I really miss our business and doing that kind of work so this gives me a chance to do a little of it. 😄
I loved our printing business and when you love something it is not really work. And doing this for the Flight Crew it truly a labor of love for both me and Daniela! 🧡 😃
Thanks for the good wishes Jude, which I reciprocate with pleasure. Yes, there is a lot to read, those three don’t stop for a moment and 2024 will be really intense, prepare to read a lot and also be amazed!
Just a BIG THANK YOU to you wonderful ladies for all you do for us. I think “our guys” will knock our socks off at San Remo. The adrenaline is certainly flowing. I wish them the best because they are the best. Happy Holidays to everyone enjoying the Flight Crew and especially Gianluca, Piero and Ignazio and his lovely lady Michele.
You’re most welcome, Rose Marie! 😊 💗 🎄
Dear RoseMarie, will you be in Verona this year?
It would be nice to see you again. I also believe that Il Volo will stand out this year at Sanremo, I just hope that the votes are fair, and there are no preconceptions or boycotted votes, unfortunately Ignazio, Piero and Gianluca will not have an easy life in the festival environment. A big hug to you!
Thank you Daniela and Pat for this”Christmas present” – the good news, the videos, the music, and photos of our three favorite singers/entertainers! And the Jerusalem concert, wow, thank you! I’m so glad you already have tickets to Verona, but I won’t be there this time. I’m hoping for a concert in Sicily :)) Thank you Flight Crew for all you do for us, and have a Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy New Year to all of you!
You’re welcome, Maija! I thought it was a great post by Daniela!! 😊 💗 🎄
What a shame Maija, last year we were unlucky with all that rain and I was really hoping to meet you this time, but who knows, maybe I’ll see you in Sicily!!
And Merry Christmas to you!
Obrigada tripulação do voo, pelas notícias, vídeos, fotos dos nossos maravilhosos rapazes. Assisti ontem pela tv, o concerto de Jerusalém. Lindo, lindo. Nunca é demais rever. Espero que em 2024 Il Volo retorne ao Brasil. Sim, eu vou ao concerto de Verona, dia 12 de maio, se Deus quiser! Vejam só: eu tinha passagens para ir, em setembro deste ano, para a Itália. Por problemas pessoas, tive que adiar a viagem p o próximo ano. Sou sortuda, pois fiz alteração dos voos (pois tinha prazo para isso), antes das datas dos concertos serem divulgadas. Entre 11 e 15 de maio, estarei em Verona. Comprei os ingressos. Desejo a todos um Feliz Natal e um Ano Novo cheio de paz e saúde!
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Perfeito Dalva, então mesmo que você vá ao show do dia 12 de maio, você também estará em Verona no dia 11 e talvez possamos nos encontrar e cumprimentar, vai ser lindo.
2024 será um ano muito intenso e cheio de novidades.
E Feliz Natal para você!
Sim, será lindo! Tomara que a gente se encontre!
Thank you Pat and Daniela for this, and for all the wondeful articles you put together for us this year. This blog keeps my spirits up! I hope you know what a gift u are to us! I will have a bit of time over the holidays to catch up on the articles (due to work i’ve fallen behind in my Il Volo news). I love their new look. They are bona fide rock star hotties now. I wish everyone here and the Flight Crew a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year ❤️ P.S. Pat, One of my lottery wishes, (after inviting Il Volo to play a private party for us!) is to buy vintage printing equipment! I love the idea of manually picking out the letters and running it through the press. It’s so fascinating to me. It would be fun to print one’s own newsletter or a little book.
Hi Amy and thanks for the compliments. I’m glad you’ll have a little time to catch up by reading what we’ve written, these young men give us a lot to share.
I also love their new look, but many fans don’t, but I believe that they will always know how to dress appropriately for the place and the occasion, I have full confidence in their taste.
Count me as one who doesn’t like the new look. Is there a such thing as a thirtysomething crisis? Stick with the classic good looks and lose the clown clothes and messy hair and above all, lose the sleazy underwear! Look to George Clooney who always looks great in casual wear and formal wear; ask yourselves: what would George wear? He wears Armani too, but always in a suave way. They need an Amal advising them.
As teenagers they could pull off the vinyl suits and crazy combinations. As grown men they look silly.
Thanks to Daniela and Pat for all their hard work and for letting me vent.
Sally, you don’t like their new way of dressing, it’s your opinion and it should be respected.
I like it, precisely because it is innovative but not excessive, now I will be able to having a better vision when Sanremo happens. I admit that in some cases I don’t like the way some artists have dressed the stylist they have hired, but I have a lot of faith in the good taste of our young men and I’m sure that the three of them will know how to dress according to the occasion. Sanremo will certainly be an opportunity to make people talk a lot about them and therefore they will try to amaze, you should know that in Italy many young people don’t listen to them at all just by seeing them dressed in elegant suits. So let’s get ready to see them in slightly different clothing, but I remind you that at Sanremo 2015, on the first evening they wore black jeans and a leather jacket, then on the evenings of the final they were in formal and elegant suits. I am sure that in China they will never wear unsuitable clothes, as well as on other more rigorous occasions, as they themselves said “we can eat a sandwich or be present at elegant formal dinners” to make it clear that they can be extremely versatile, which here in Italy it is often not understood, because from the beginning they were labeled as “old and formal”. I think that their aim is not to amaze 15 year olds, but to also be appreciated by the 25 to 35 age group, to demonstrate that they are multifaceted artists, who are able to sing anything, from bel canto to classical to pop.
You’re welcome, Amy! The printing equipment we had was more high tech. What you are referring to is letterpress equipment. I do have some of the metal type from an old printing business in my hometown that burned down. And the place I worked at after my husband passed still has a whole letterpress setup. Drawers of old type of every kind. They didn’t use it but they do use an old Kluge letterpress to emboss and score card stock.
It’s nice to know that reading about the guys keeps your spirits up. Mine too! 😊
You’re welcome, Sally. Everyone has their own opinion and that is OK! 😊
First and all – a belated Merry Christmas to the entire Flight Crew with a great thank you for all the work and many hours you have put in to fill us fans with the latest news and in depth knowledge on our guys. So much appreciated. 2024 seems to be a big year for IL VOLO in many repects meaning that you will all be kept more than busy trying to follow along. In anticipation thank you for your upcoming exciting and lovely articles. You are all shining gems to us. And may 2024 bring you ladies personally good health, prosperity and many happy hours.
And Daniela – and Pat – thanks so much for a great article once again enlightening me on issues I wasn ‘t really aware of. Sanremo is pretty unfamiliar to me, so I don’t truly know what to expect, but it seems to be a very big and important event in Italy, so I look much forward to figure out what it is all about while I cross my fingers, arms, legs, and what-more can be crossed on a successful and positive experience for our guys. Of course, I hope that they will win – but I am also fully aware of the fact that the world and not the least the music business is changing faster than ever, and that new and yourger names will pop up overnight – and that fame is fickle. Fairness and quality may not necessarily be the name of the game. But I trust that the guys by now are so grown up and pro, that they know what to expect and have prepared themselves well. But the choice of song, looks, outfits and stage presence will be like a walk on a knife’s edge in order to win the attention of a younger crowd, the press and music media while still pleasing their older core fans… I wish them the best of luck from the buttom of my heart.
And as to the new look… taste cannot really be discussed and will differ from person to person. The guys are so handsome and can in the principle wear what-ever and cut/curl/grow their hair any way they like. I’ll love them any way – but having said so I can fear a bit, that their new stylist may take them a bit over the edge in order to facilitate youth – but hopefully not too much. I am fully aware of the new trends for men – and whether being the IL VOLO guys or some of the male TV-presenters, I do not appreciate the way too feminine approach with earrings, necklaces, no shirts under the jackets and oversized suits. In my humble opinion that look doesn’t do anything good for any man… But yet again, I am a lady of age so I do fully understand if they want to follow along to a certain extend – but I do also have so much faith in them that they will know to dress up/down according to the countries and events in which they take part adapting to these environments more than to a permanent style. They are wise. So while Sanremo calls for a young and “rocky” approach, I am confident that we shall likewise see them in elegant tux at other events.
Oh, how I loved to watch Gianluca enjoying himself at the private concert in Monte Carlo. And what a fine gesture of Robbie to invite him to the stage for a duet of “Angels” – so fine and happy on Gianluca’s behalf. As I recall the guys have been performing at this deluxe hotel in Monte Carlo the last couple of years around New Year, so no surprise to me, that they were once again invited. And what a lovely venue – I can fully understand that they share the views from their room balconies. Huh, I would love to stay there!
And thanks for bringing the videos from the “Christmas in Jerusalem” TV-show from last year. My husband and I did just re-see it last night and oh boy – I find it the finest and most beautiful of all their concerts. It is such a joy to watch!
In conclusion – what a lovely surprise from Ignazio. I didn’t really believe my eyes seeing the first photo where – apparently – he was popping her the question. That was sooooo sweet. But as he has now generously shared his happiness with us himself with lovely footage, I can only say that I am so happy on his behalf – and I wish them all the best in the future. She looks like a beautiful girl :-).
PS: Daniela. So glad that you succeeded in obtaining seats in Verona in May. I was one of the lucky ones getting through few minutes after the opening of the pre-sale and I got tickets for my husband and I on the first row to the very left side for the 11th. I am all excited and look much forward to yet a “Tutti per Uno” experiencee – this time, however, without any rain pleasssseeee :-). Hope to meet some of you likewise being able to come over, down or from where-ever you may come.
Warmest regards and best wishes for a Happy 2024.
Love – Kirsten, Denmark
You’re so very welcome, Kirsten! I totally agree with everything you have said. You have such a way with words that I can only hope to aspire to. You say the things that I think but cannot quite put into the right words. Best wishes to you and your husband for a very bright and happy New Year!! 😊💗✨🎉🧨
Oh Pat – thank you so very much indeed for your very kind and sweet words. I am only so pleased and happy that my posts and comments make sense at all.
And my warmest wishes to you and your family for a very Happy New year, hopefully bringing you good health and many happy hours. Love – Kirsten
Merci pour vos chroniques toujours appréciées,
Bonne Année 2024
Thank you Kirsten and I am happy to have clarified some aspects of Sanremo and I take this opportunity to explain the Festival better.
You must know that here in Italy in February, everything revolves around Sanremo, indeed there is a whole back scene that airs from the previous summer until the end of the year, where the new young artists are selected and this year 3 of those who won the selection can compete at the Festival, but will have to bring a new song.
The real preparations begin in January, there are many journalists, including foreign ones, and interviews and television specials follow one another, everything is silent around the songs, of which only the title is known, under penalty of exclusion. The competing singers cannot attend TV programs other than RAI ones, but there are days and days of interviews, reports and news programs dedicated to Sanremo on the RAI channels. This is why the singers participate, because it is a very important media exposure for the launch of a new CD. In 2015 our three boys were even given a daily diary, a short video strip in which every day they said and described their emotions and the environment of Sanremo. Everything revolves around Sanremo and the winning song also presents itself at the Eurofestival or Eurovision. Then the singers are also evaluated for their style and clothes, for their behavior, in short for everything. There is a saying that in Italy, even if everything goes wrong, just talk about Sanremo and everything will be fine.
But be careful, it is not the singer who wins Sanremo, but the song, at least this was the aim many years ago, when there were even two performances of the same song, sung by two different singers, but now with the song the winning singer.
I’m curious to hear the song they will bring to the third evening, the evening dedicated to Italian and non-Italian songs, who knows what they will choose.
I hope I have clarified any further doubts, a hug!!
P.S. I think we will meet a lot of people at the Arena this year, let’s hope for good weather, fingers crossed.
Thanks again Daniela for explaining everything about Sanremo so detailed for me (us). I am getting a much better picture of this grand event by now – and it does now likewise make sense to me that the guys wish to participate. As you know, I would have liked to spare them of any possible hurt and dissapointments. The enormous hype and media exposure is, however, worth the while even if they do not win. And oh boy Daniela, you will be up to your ears during the Sanremo week translating and keeping us up-to-date with everything relating to the guys. You better set up a 24/7 office and sharpen your pen ;-).
PS: It will indeed be great if we can meet a lot of fellow fans in Verona this year. Actually, we ought to have purchased tickets for all 3 nights 😉 And – of course – we will have fine, dry and warm weather!!! Hugs <3
Thank you all for all your work here and may you all enjoy good health this coming year. The Monaco party looks like a Sony/record company affair. A great time for Gian and royalty checks for Williams—-a win-win for both. The. French blurb on YT about Il Volo. I forgot about the Olympics at the end July but this would be a good place to be seen no only Paris but other cities in France. I also have the perfect song—-L’envie Daimer.
Have to say don’t like the oversize, leather, effeminate clothes and the unshaped hair. If they’re not careful they’ll be banned from China as others have been. As for Inya—-rebound. This should be more thought out. Maybe he’s still in the mindset that his life is half over because of his parents’ afflictions.
You’re welcome, Joan. 😊
Hi Joan, thanks for the compliments.
Rumors have said that the Monte Carlo event was a wedding, therefore a private party, in fact if you look carefully in the video, you can see a woman dressed in a long, tight, informal white dress for the dancing evening (although it could also have been a simple guest in a long white dress), I think I understood that Il Volo performed during the wedding dinner, in fact the people are sitting at the tables, then Robbie Williams had to entertain and unleash the people after dinner, at least I interpreted Like this.
You know I no longer remembered that the Olympics will be very soon and in Paris, thanks for reminding me, I bet that Piero (commitments permitting) will come to watch the marathon.
As for being banned from China, I already wrote in the comment above!
Thank you for everything you do for us. For all translated stories and interviews. I wish you, your family and your team good luck, health and happiness in the new year. Maybe we’ll meet one day at an Il Volo concert. Dear greetings from Germany.
Ivona Albina
Maybe it will really be like this Ivona, after all we are not that far away.
Thank you for the good wishes which I reciprocate.
You’re welcome, Ivona. 😃
OMG! Finally find this amazing website, big love from China fans and Happy New Year Everyone!
Hello Katherine and welcome to the Flight Crew! I’m glad you are loving what you see and read here. 😀 If you ever attend a concert and would like to share your thoughts and experiences we would love to publish it here! Happy New Year to you too! 😊🎉💕