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NEW VIDEO by Daniela

May 18, 2019 pitterpat0 44 Comments

We knew it would arrive.

It was announced by a preview on TV on RAI 1, A CHI MI DICE’s new video has arrived !!!

In the clip you see Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca aboard a sailboat, sailing towards the beautiful island of Capri, passing between the stacks.

Take a few minutes and take a look below!

This video is really beautiful.

A beautiful song, sung in a fantastic way with a breathtaking view of the Capri Faraglioni (Stacks).

What more can we want ????

I enjoyed reading the numerous comments below the video, to see how many people from all over the world appreciate IL VOLO.

Here is a small example:

Lerato Klassen

I AM SO IN LOVE WITH HOW PERFECTLY YOU THREE BLEND TOGETHER! COME SOUTH AFRICA PLEASE SO I CAN GO MEET YOU ! YOU JUST MADE MY YEAR WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW SONG. Well done Barbara & Michele Torpedine. You groomed these talented men.

Marta Powałka

Wiesz, że jesteś nienormalna, gdy zamiast myśleć o tej cudownej przecież muzyce, to ciągle zastanawiasz jak się pływa takim jachtem xD Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

(You know that you are insane, when instead of thinking about this wonderful music, you are still wondering how to sail such a yacht xD Greetings from Poland)

Paul Kolone

They are so awesome…. an Indonesian fan here.

maxwell salvatore

Eu amor lá bela música italiana 😘 Brasil

(I love there beautiful Italian music 😘 Brazil)

Ludi_magister_mari

Con intimíssimo sentimento. Grazie! Con amore dalla Russia! 💖

(With intimate feeling. Grazie! With love from Russia! )

Come. to. me come. to. me.

Amazing ！！！big love from China 🇨🇳 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Raphael Kaworu

Bellissimi! Vi amo! Spero che veniate in Germania!

(Beautiful! I love you! I hope you come to Germany!)

Lirio Pérez

¡Dios! Sus voces siempre se roban un cachito de mi corazón, amo su música. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽❤

(God! Their voices always steal a little bit of my heart, I love their music. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽❤)

Yesica Zegarra

Fantastici come sempre <3 Li amo ! dal Perù

(Fantastic as always <3 I love them! from Peru)

Alicia Descarrega

BELLÍSIMO VIDEO. EXCELENTE. TODA MI ADMIRACIÓN DESDE BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA

(BEAUTIFUL VIDEO. EXCELLENT. ALL MY ADMIRATION FROM BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA)

Mellas Brugiati

LA AMÉ SOMOS SUS MAS GRANDES FANS SALUDOS DESDE PANAMÁ😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤

(I LOVE YOU WE ARE YOUR LARGEST FANS GREETINGS FROM PANAMÁ😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤

Betzabe Fuenmayor

¡TEMAZO! Los amo mucho, desde Venezuela con mucho amor…

(TEMPLE! I love you very much, from Venezuela with a lot of love …)

Shan Fran

Chicos bellos! Se los espero mucho Gracias por su hermosa música💜 Escuchándolos desde Bolivia \n.n/

(Beautiful boys! I wait for you a lot.Thank you for your beautiful music💜
Listening to them from Bolivia \ n.n /)

Rei Na

I love this version more than the original 😍 Sending lots of love from Malaysia 💕

Anka Schonmeier

Beautiful song,beautiful view and very handsome and talented IL VOLO…love from Chicago

Carmen García

Magnífica versión que, según mi opinión, supera el original, especialmente por la calidad de las voces. Felicidades y saludos desde España

(Magnificent version that, in my opinion, exceeds the original, especially for the quality of the voices. Congratulations and greetings from Spain.)

ximena lopez

Buenos días Que Hermoso La canción Muy bien Felicidades Chicos 👍👏 Viva Italia 💚♡❤ saludos desde Guatemala 💙

(Good morning That beautiful The song Very well Congratulations Boys 👍👏 Viva Italia 💚 ♡ ❤ Greetings from Guatemala 💙)

meenakshi dixit

Such a beautiful video and song. Did not understand the lyrics….should be as amazing as the tune. 💛 from India.

Irene Pat.

This song made my whole day 😁 I adore you guys so much ❤️ You have the greatest voices 👏 Much love from Greece

Yudi Beltre

Me encantan sus canciones! 😍😍 saludo desde República dominicana… 🇩🇴 😘😘

(I love their songs! 😍😍 greeting from the Dominican Republic … 🇩🇴 😘😘)

ester riquelme

Estos chicos del il volo siempre me dejan impresionada con esas voces tan bella que me hacen viajar junto con ellos Aparte son tan bellos especialme mi adorable Igna ( que irradia alegria 😁😍😇) saludos desde chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱💓🎧🎶

(These guys from il volo always leave me impressed with those beautiful voices that make me travel with them
Apart they are so beautiful especially my adorable Igna (radiating joy 😁😍😇) greetings from Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱💓🎧🎶)

Maria Guadalupe

Muy bonita cancion!! Desde Honduras u saludo!!😚

(Very nice song!! From Honduras or greeting !! 😚)

Estefania Bernal

Voces hermosas, venga a Colombia! Me muero por verlos en vivo!

(Beautiful voices, come to Colombia! I’m dying to see them live!)

Gall LE

Waiting for them to sing in Bulgaria this September 2019. Love you all! 🙂 🙂

Of course it is only a small part of those who wrote, and I chose only those who specified their origin.

I was very pleased to read, how much they are loved and esteemed everywhere.

And what do you think of this and of the new video?

Daniela

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MOSCOW : SECOND BRAVO AWARDS by Daniela

March 21, 2019 pitterpat0 29 Comments

On March 19, IL VOLO was a guest at the famous Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, for the SECOND BRAVO AWARDS ceremony.

For those who could not follow the whole event, let’s recap everything from the beginning.

Monday 18 March, departure for Moscow.

In this video, the usual Ignazio joker on the plane says he wanted to try to read the safety instructions of the plane, but says it’s a little complicated (they are written in Cyrillic) !!!!

And then he says, “We’re in Moscow.”

Here they are on arrival, with some fans.

In this video Piero says:

“I just arrived in my room and Barbara gave me the wonderful news that in half an hour we have the official tests for tomorrow, so we have to run to the theater.”

This photo was posted by Piero, and shows the theater in its beauty.

The tests.

**And here we are on the big day, the boys are simply beautiful !!**

I would say that guys take our breath away because they are elegant and beautiful. They wear Armani, and they wear it just fine !!

And here we are at the time of the event ….. the curtain rises, IL VOLO sings “Libiam de’ lieti calici” from Traviata.

Too short, all over, good as always.

What is surprising is that these guys go from a pop program to a classic program with such a disarming ease.

But let’s enjoy some more shots.

Reposted from @bravopremia – Yesterday, the Second BraVo Awards ceremony took place on the Bolshoi Theatre stage. We are pleased to share with you some photos from the red carpet, which brought together the best artists: opera and ballet stars, world movie stars, guests and participants of the ceremony.

Here they are with Alessandro Safina, an Italian crossover singer.

Like all good things, end soon, and they are already there when they return.

Piero says: “We are in Rome.”

Ok guys, go on like this, fascinate everyone with your skill and your charisma.

You have added dates to your tour that becomes, always longer, you will also be in Russia and Hungary ……. but here, everyone is waiting for the dates for the Canada and USA tour !!!!

Daniela

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SANREMO AND THE SCANDALS by Daniela

February 12, 2019 pitterpat0 124 Comments

Sanremo has passed. It was really hard. The boys expected very busy days of work and emotions.

Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca were, to say the least, fabulous, magnificent performers of a beautiful song.

The first night, they are greeted with a very long applause that has confirmed the affection of the public.

On the evening of the duets, together with the violinist Alessandro Quarta, they performed a magnificent performance and received a standing ovation. They deserved first prize!

Let’s review the performance together.

Sanremo is over and third place went to them. Honestly, as things were going, I did not even believe that they would be placed within the first three positions, but, as usual, let’s recap everything.

It is now known to all that Italian journalists have never had a good relationship with IL VOLO, but this year they have really exceeded the limit of rudeness.

Already the Sunday before the beginning of Sanremo, the newspaper ROLLING STONE ITALIA had published an article to say the least honorable comments on our boys, so that in the evening, Torpedine had made a hard post against the newspaper, from his Facebook page.

Sanremo started and there were evening performances and continuous interviews during the day.

For those fortunate enough to be able to follow Italian TV, he will have noticed that the boys have always been polite, humble and sincere, always with a smile even if they sometimes listened to comments and unjust vows on them.

Therefore, during the final evening, in scrolling through the final classification and getting to the fourth place and seeing that IL VOLO had not been called, I was very happy. I ran to vote again, final verdict, third place. Damn, I’m glad they are within the first three, but they could also be second, because I’ve always known that ULTIMO was the super favorite and is also followed by countless very young fans.

But now, after being aware of certain videos and above all of the votes of each evening, I felt a great rage.

IL VOLO COULD BE FIRST TOO.

But the thing that made me more angry are videos taken in the press room, where we see journalists ridicule our boys, when Piero begins to sing and a journalist shouts “in jail” and then to the final proclamation journalists rejoice because IL VOLO is only third, and a woman’s voice says a dirty word addressed to the boys, whom I do not want to repeat.

These are really scenes of infinite baseness. I am deeply ashamed of these people.

Here is the video.

Today this video, is going around the web, thanks to Francesco Facchinetti (TV-radio host) who retweeted it by adding these textual words to journalists:

“I would kick you in the ass, until the end of the world, idiots, assholes and fools.”

Everyone is outraged, and all the newspapers and TV are talking about it.

The boys of IL VOLO, have always been very kind and polite to everyone and do not deserve a similar treatment.

Saturday afternoon, just before the last night in Sanremo, the boys were guests on a television program and there was a debate between our boys and a woman journalist who was always very critical with them.

The presenter asked Gianluca if he was affected by the negative criticism and Gianluca said no, because the more journalists criticize them and the more people support them.

**Then the presenter, addressed to the audience in the hall, said: “Whoever agrees with Gianluca gets up.” and all the people got up.**

The journalist was offended and wanted to leave, Ignazio intervened, trying to calm her down and reassure her, while Piero said: “It’s a week that you tell us that our music is old, but we like it.”

But let’s talk about the votes.

I am attaching the table of overall votes, before the final evening, as you can see, IL VOLO was in first place.

In the last last vote, Ultimo overcomes them, thanks to the televoting, but also to the juries, the same juries that allow Mahmood to win, because both juries all vote for Mahmood, which instead had not taken so many votes from home.

So now there is a big storm, because those who voted from home paying, has seen the result overturned by a jury of 8 people.

A newspaper wrote: “If there is someone who has to complain about the vote of the Press Room and the Jury of Honor, it is IL VOLO”.

And in all this, our boys how did they behave?

Exceptional as always.

After suffering all the bad comments, they were on the podium and immediately congratulated the winner, a sincere hug, to Mahmood, still incredulous to be the winner, Ignazio even seems to help him out of the shock. Ignatius, you are a sweet teddy bear.

There is no malice in them, only affection for everyone.

Of course the bitterness is so much, then watching those horrible videos, the anger rises, and I wonder how the families of our boys reacted? One of them commented, but I believe on behalf of everyone, of course Ercole Ginoble.

“Sanremo has always been a stage where there is no lack of controversy, it is not the first time that we are facing them but it is also a stage that leaves room for the judgment of the people who listen and choose the music in which they recognize each other!

Thanks to all those who have made their support felt these days and in these 10 years. YEA, IL VOLO!”

Ercole Ginoble

But after watching those videos, Ercole Ginoble tweeted like this:

I bravi ed educati “ giornalisti”??? Italiani. Grazie per la vostra professionalità! https://t.co/FYw3B5xeyz

— ercole ginoble (@ErcoleGinoble) February 10, 2019

The good and educated “journalists” ??? Italian. Thank you for your professionalism!

And at the end today, on the official Facebook page of IL VOLO, the guys have published this comment:

We needed a few days to be lucid and to tell our story about what happened.

Some journalists (and it is good to say only a few) have heavily insulted us. They used words like “shit”, “fuck”, “in jail”, which we consider as the result of a real form of bullying, of teasing from the stadium. These people have not brought glory to the order they represent, their attitude has been an insult, before us, to all fellow journalists who do their work in a serious and professional manner.

In 10 years we have received a lot of criticism about our music, about the genre we sing, we have been accused of being arrogant and snooty.

We have never given importance to all this, also because, fortunately, we have supporters who support us daily and love what we do. But when we see videos that testify to the wickedness and lack of humanity on the part of people who could be our parents (many of whom are also our grandparents), it annoys us a lot. Bother because every artist must have his own space for musical expression. To be called “shit” or to see someone shouting “in jail” just because we are doing what we like to do in life is very disrespectful to us, but above all to freedom of expression.

Music should be freedom, not a reason for insult!

Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, Gianluca Ginoble of Il Volo.

But since we talked a lot about last night, let’s enjoy at least a little piece of “MUSICA CHE RESTA”.

And here in this video, the most beautiful moments of this adventure of Sanremo.

And here is the cover of Sorrisi e Canzoni.

I’m so proud of our Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca !!

You guys are formidable, you’ve done some performances, not a step, but a whole scale above all the others.

Your talent is unquestionable, and when you have combined your talent with the Fourth violinist, it has been a pleasure for ears and eyes.

But what should we say about you as a human person?

You are really beautiful people, polite, and pleasant to everyone, humble and good.

I’m so proud to be your fan.

I am a fan of IL VOLO.

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IL VOLO TO THE WORLD DAY OF YOUTH by Daniela

January 28, 2019 pitterpat0 35 Comments

It was a memorable event. What about, Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero, so close to Pope Francis, in such an important event, followed by about 600 thousand young people present and millions of people on television?

It was very emotional and I think the guys have felt the weight of this great emotion on their shoulders and also of this great honor.

They were emotional, as we were, who followed them from afar. . . very touching and emotional.

Here is the video, for those who could not follow them live.

Also nice is this video taken from another angle.

Seeing them again causes shivering in me.

Of course they could not be presented to the world, the event was the World Youth Day, not IL VOLO, but they were there, present before the Pope, emotion to the stars!

Surely this experience will always remain in their hearts.

From that position they could see a tide of young people, united by moments of prayer and truly unique contemplation, the silence was impressive.

But the best picture is undoubtedly this …… stupendo 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca in a selfie with Sua Santità (His Holiness) Pope Francis …. incredible!

In this photo, Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca offer Pope Francis a gift of a jewel created for him.

These videos was made by Gianluca and Piero, we see the Pope and the crowd – really immense.

Instead, this video was made before the event.

P = This is a message for all young people like us.

G = We are honored to be here in Panama at WYD, you are so many, there are almost a million young people.

I = It will be a great emotion, also because for us it is the first time we sing for the Pope, we will sing a very special Ave Maria, we hope to be close to all the young people, with music, on this spiritual day.

P = Long live the WYD and the Pope.

G = bye

I = bye

Yesterday during the singing tests.

I am very happy that you all have also been able to enjoy the event live. By testing we saw that the TV2000 streaming channel was often stuck and so Pat did a search and saw that the EWTN channel was better for you.

Well, both channels worked and we did not miss a single instant of this event

Sunday, here in Italy, they sent on television, this little interview:

Presenter = Yesterday at the vigil IL VOLO also sang, let’s see how this performance went.

P = Some time ago we had met Pope Francis in a private audience and we gave him, an AVE MARIA, a special record, just for him.

I = Surely it was a great experience of life, both for our personal lives, and also for our career.

P = This was the perfect opportunity to understand how beautiful and important it can be, to share all kinds of music.

G = We can say that it was one of the most beautiful experiences of our lives.

It all passed very quickly, but it was an indescribable moment.

The boys were very serious, as it should be on these occasions.

They are never out of place, always appropriate to the event.

I was very proud that IL VOLO had this wonderful opportunity, it was an honor, and they certainly did not waste it.

These are the words of the boys, “If someone had told us that one day we would sing for the Pope, we would hardly have believed it . . . . Never stop chasing your dreams.”

Tell me your impressions.

Daniela

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VOCI DI NATALE FROM LEBANON by Daniela

December 27, 2018 pitterpat0 46 Comments

It’s Christmas Day, it’s 11pm in Italy, on RAI 1, as promised, the special registered by IL VOLO in military camps in Lebanon begins, based on an idea by Michele Torpedine.

I try to translate for you by summarizing in degrees.

The video is interspersed with actions taken at the base, songs performed by the guys in the military canteen and songs performed on stage during the concert.

Between one connection and another there are also personal greetings from the military to their families at home.

The video speaks for itself, simply magnificent. The clickable link is below.

Il Volo 🎅🏻 Voci di Natale 🎄 Lebanon

Begin with the speech of the defense minister Elisabetta Trenta.

“Hi guys (she turns to the military) , tonight, I had to be with you, but I can not, because I’m here in Afghanistan with your colleagues, here behind me, and they greet you with me.

I take this opportunity to give you many Christmas greetings, to wish your families best wishes, to bring you my greetings, greetings from the government and the whole country.

Thank you for what you do, thanks to your families who, perhaps, will look at us right now, thanks to everyone and, very soon.

Hi everyone!”

The guys are picked up at the airport as they leave for Lebanon. (in the background you can hear My Way)

and on their arrival received by the military.

On the bus to the base, Captain Gianluca Rosa explains that they are approaching the base near Shama, about 10 km from the Israeli border.

At the Millevoi base, they are welcomed with these nice words:

“I welcome you on behalf of everyone, it is an immense joy to have you here, when a piece of Italy comes here, makes us less distant from home, not just for me, but for everyone”

G = It will be an adventure that we will certainly tell, first of all to our families, but then also to our children and grandchildren.

To Gianluca, Piero and Ignazio are assigned a room like those of real soldiers.

The following morning they witness the raising of the flag and the singing of the Italian anthem. (very moving)

Welcome is given with applause to Ignazio, Piero and Gianluca de IL VOLO.

P = Beautiful

Military = For us it is the most significant moment of the day.

I = I have to say that behind me I heard people in tune.

P = Behind me, a little less !!

From the theater of Tiro, White Christmas.

The guys go to visit the souk, the typical Arab market.

The mission of the blue helmets is explained to the guys.

The blue helmets must be impartial towards the people, they must understand and deepen the knowledge of the people of those places in order to have their trust.

From the canteen of the military: Santa Claus is coming to town.

Ignazio = I was born in Bologna from a Sicilian family, I always lived Christmas as a return to Sicily to my grandparents and uncles, then, the true spirit of Christmas, I’ve been feeling it now in recent years, since we started traveling, is the only time of year, Christmas, more beautiful, because we can return home to families, I personally to my sister, that I, I hardly ever see.

Piero Ignazio and Gianluca then visit the archaeological site of Al Bas di Tiro, of Roman and Byzantine culture.

Gianluca = At Christmas I always sang in church, I sang the Ave Maria and Panis Angelicus. My grandfather very happy in the front row, even the parish priest of the village, because I live in Montepagano, a small town near the sea, in Roseto degli Abruzzi, so we all know each other and as a child they knew me as the singer of the country, we are a big family in my little country.

This is nice, because everyone loves me and I love everyone, as when I go out in the morning to have coffee at the bar, even Christmas is wonderful because everyone gathered in the square and we celebrate Christmas together as a big family.

From the theater of Tiro, Silent Night.

The boys are made to wear a blue helmet, symbol of military in peace action UN.

Piero and Gianluca enter a tank.

Ignazio explains the function of the automatic defensive turret.

I = It is a beautiful responsibility and a great tension every time you use a vehicle of this type, of course it is your job, but behind it there is a series of sacrifices and study.

From the canteen of the military: Christmas Medley.

Ignazio asks the commander what UNIFIL means.

The general of division Stefano Del Col explains that UNIFIL is very important because for 12 years it is the guarantor of peace in the area, controls and recalls those who border and guarantees that the borders are controlled.

It includes 43 nations, 10,500 peacekeepers and 1,000 civilians.

The blue bins delimit the dividing line and are spread over 120 km and guarantee a strip of peace.

Ignazio says that they are honored to have been part of the story in the few days they stayed in Lebanon.

Piero thanks the general for dedicating part of his time to them.

The general thanks IL VOLO for bringing a piece of Italy in this Middle Eastern context. Together they wish Merry Christmas.

From the theater of Tiro and from the canteen of the military : Grande Amore.

The guys visit the helicopter hangar and get on one of them. (in the background you can hear IL Mondo)

There are always two helicopters ready for any mission.

P = Today, as soon as you breathe Christmas air, you breathe the air of home, because fortunately for the work we do, we turn a lot, we are hardly ever at home, but Christmas is a must return, also because our families have separated, some cousins have left for abroad. Unfortunately in Sicily there are not so many job opportunities and some have been forced to leave home. So Christmas is a moment of recollection for everyone, I can only think of a “moment of joy”.

From the canteen of the military : Smile.

From the theater of Tiro : Adeste Fideles.

Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca, sing, in the canteen of the military, along with the children who were orphaned, and who now live in the military base.

I = Today we sang with the children, a Christmas song. Even more beautiful, it was hear them sing in Italian.

P = This morning, singing along with those “magic” children, was a set of indescribable chills.

G= Today we had the great privilege to sing along with some children who unfortunately were orphaned because of the war. That gave us an even stronger emotion and it was really moving.

From the theater of Tiro : O Holy Night.

A moment of leisure, a game of football in the military base.

And Jingle Bells played with Arabian atmosphere.

From the canteen of the military : ’O Surdato Nnammurato.

From the theater of Tiro : Volare (Nel Blu dipinto di blu).

P = For us it was a very special Christmas, we hope to have given you a smile.

I = Special because … starting from playing soccer with the children, doing crazy experiences inside a tank, by helicopter, letting us explain the life of these soldiers. Everything was exciting.

G = Also because these experiences make you a better person, enrich the soul, and we can say that, despite our different characters, this experience has united us three even more.

I = Being here, has made us more proud of being Italian.

P = Now is the time of the good wishes, from Il Volo …

PIG = Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Torpedine = The next event will be in Panama, at the end of January, on the World Youth Day, the meeting with the Pope. We hope to travel with him and sing the Ave Maria during the Pope’s Mass.

Here are the guys with the RAI troupe who followed them in Lebanon.

Still some beautiful shots.

This program has thrilled me so much, I was very proud of my “Italian being”.

These guys are really UNIQUE, immense treasures, sensitive, educated, humble and good.

The idea of the program was Torpedine’s and I must say, honor of merit, he always has some brilliant ideas.

The topics were treated in a delicate way and the songs were followed with such sweetness and involvement.

The latest news given by Torpedine, the presence of the boys at World Youth Day, where they will sing before the Pope was another twist, another step that makes me even more proud of them.

2019 will be a very intense year indeed.

But no fear will come on tour in America, wait and see!

Of course, despite VOCI DI NATALE was broadcast on RAI 1 at 11.00 pm, you must know that it has made the record of ratings !!!! News that makes us even happier.

Daniela

We thank Il Volo Sicilia for the photos and
Il Volo Mundial (Oficial) for the Facebook video.

We knew it would arrive.

It was announced by a preview on TV on RAI 1, A CHI MI DICE’s new video has arrived !!!

In the clip you see Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca aboard a sailboat, sailing towards the beautiful island of Capri, passing between the stacks. Take a few minutes and take a look below!

This video is really beautiful.

A beautiful song, sung in a fantastic way with a breathtaking view of the Capri Faraglioni (Stacks).

What more can we want ????

I enjoyed reading the numerous comments below the video, to see how many people from all over the world appreciate IL VOLO.

Here is a small example:

Of course it is only a small part of those who wrote, and I chose only those who specified their origin.

I was very pleased to read, how much they are loved and esteemed everywhere.

And what do you think of this and of the new video?

Daniela

On March 19, IL VOLO was a guest at the famous Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, for the SECOND BRAVO AWARDS ceremony.

For those who could not follow the whole event, let’s recap everything from the beginning.

Monday 18 March, departure for Moscow.

In this video, the usual Ignazio joker on the plane says he wanted to try to read the safety instructions of the plane, but says it’s a little complicated (they are written in Cyrillic) !!!!

And then he says, “We’re in Moscow.”

Here they are on arrival, with some fans.

In this video Piero says:

“I just arrived in my room and Barbara gave me the wonderful news that in half an hour we have the official tests for tomorrow, so we have to run to the theater.”

This photo was posted by Piero, and shows the theater in its beauty.

The tests.

And here we are on the big day, the boys are simply beautiful !!

I would say that guys take our breath away because they are elegant and beautiful. They wear Armani, and they wear it just fine !!

And here we are at the time of the event ….. the curtain rises, IL VOLO sings “Libiam de’ lieti calici” from Traviata.

Too short, all over, good as always.

What is surprising is that these guys go from a pop program to a classic program with such a disarming ease.

But let’s enjoy some more shots.

Here they are with Alessandro Safina, an Italian crossover singer.

Like all good things, end soon, and they are already there when they return.

Piero says: “We are in Rome.”

Ok guys, go on like this, fascinate everyone with your skill and your charisma.

You have added dates to your tour that becomes, always longer, you will also be in Russia and Hungary ……. but here, everyone is waiting for the dates for the Canada and USA tour !!!!

Daniela

Sanremo has passed. It was really hard. The boys expected very busy days of work and emotions.

Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca were, to say the least, fabulous, magnificent performers of a beautiful song.

The first night, they are greeted with a very long applause that has confirmed the affection of the public.

On the evening of the duets, together with the violinist Alessandro Quarta, they performed a magnificent performance and received a standing ovation. They deserved first prize!

Let’s review the performance together.

Sanremo is over and third place went to them. Honestly, as things were going, I did not even believe that they would be placed within the first three positions, but, as usual, let’s recap everything.

It is now known to all that Italian journalists have never had a good relationship with IL VOLO, but this year they have really exceeded the limit of rudeness.

Already the Sunday before the beginning of Sanremo, the newspaper ROLLING STONE ITALIA had published an article to say the least honorable comments on our boys, so that in the evening, Torpedine had made a hard post against the newspaper, from his Facebook page.

Sanremo started and there were evening performances and continuous interviews during the day.

For those fortunate enough to be able to follow Italian TV, he will have noticed that the boys have always been polite, humble and sincere, always with a smile even if they sometimes listened to comments and unjust vows on them.

But now, after being aware of certain videos and above all of the votes of each evening, I felt a great rage.

IL VOLO COULD BE FIRST TOO.

These are really scenes of infinite baseness. I am deeply ashamed of these people.

Here is the video.

Today this video, is going around the web, thanks to Francesco Facchinetti (TV-radio host) who retweeted it by adding these textual words to journalists:

“I would kick you in the ass, until the end of the world, idiots, assholes and fools.”

Everyone is outraged, and all the newspapers and TV are talking about it.

The boys of IL VOLO, have always been very kind and polite to everyone and do not deserve a similar treatment.

Saturday afternoon, just before the last night in Sanremo, the boys were guests on a television program and there was a debate between our boys and a woman journalist who was always very critical with them.

The presenter asked Gianluca if he was affected by the negative criticism and Gianluca said no, because the more journalists criticize them and the more people support them.

Then the presenter, addressed to the audience in the hall, said: “Whoever agrees with Gianluca gets up.” and all the people got up.

The journalist was offended and wanted to leave, Ignazio intervened, trying to calm her down and reassure her, while Piero said: “It’s a week that you tell us that our music is old, but we like it.”

But let’s talk about the votes.

I am attaching the table of overall votes, before the final evening, as you can see, IL VOLO was in first place.

In the last last vote, Ultimo overcomes them, thanks to the televoting, but also to the juries, the same juries that allow Mahmood to win, because both juries all vote for Mahmood, which instead had not taken so many votes from home.

So now there is a big storm, because those who voted from home paying, has seen the result overturned by a jury of 8 people.

A newspaper wrote: “If there is someone who has to complain about the vote of the Press Room and the Jury of Honor, it is IL VOLO”.

And in all this, our boys how did they behave?

Exceptional as always.

After suffering all the bad comments, they were on the podium and immediately congratulated the winner, a sincere hug, to Mahmood, still incredulous to be the winner, Ignazio even seems to help him out of the shock. Ignatius, you are a sweet teddy bear.

There is no malice in them, only affection for everyone.

Of course the bitterness is so much, then watching those horrible videos, the anger rises, and I wonder how the families of our boys reacted? One of them commented, but I believe on behalf of everyone, of course Ercole Ginoble.

“Sanremo has always been a stage where there is no lack of controversy, it is not the first time that we are facing them but it is also a stage that leaves room for the judgment of the people who listen and choose the music in which they recognize each other!

Thanks to all those who have made their support felt these days and in these 10 years. YEA, IL VOLO!”

Ercole Ginoble

But after watching those videos, Ercole Ginoble tweeted like this:

The good and educated “journalists” ??? Italian. Thank you for your professionalism!

And at the end today, on the official Facebook page of IL VOLO, the guys have published this comment:

We needed a few days to be lucid and to tell our story about what happened.

In 10 years we have received a lot of criticism about our music, about the genre we sing, we have been accused of being arrogant and snooty.

Music should be freedom, not a reason for insult!

Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, Gianluca Ginoble of Il Volo.

But since we talked a lot about last night, let’s enjoy at least a little piece of “MUSICA CHE RESTA”.

And here in this video, the most beautiful moments of this adventure of Sanremo.

And here is the cover of Sorrisi e Canzoni.

I’m so proud of our Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca !!

In the clip you see Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca aboard a sailboat, sailing towards the beautiful island of Capri, passing between the stacks.

Take a few minutes and take a look below!

**And here we are on the big day, the boys are simply beautiful !!**

**Then the presenter, addressed to the audience in the hall, said: “Whoever agrees with Gianluca gets up.” and all the people got up.**