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INTERVIEW WITH PIERO by Daniela

Piero was interviewed by SHOWINAIR, the events magazine.

Nice interview, Piero’s answers are beautiful ….. but we had no doubt !!

I translate the most interesting parts, the direct questions.

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Q = Your new single “A CHI MI DICE”, is a song with a bitter and nostalgic taste. Are you always around the world, but there are moments of bitterness and nostalgia in your life, when maybe the lights on the stage go out?

P = I state that this beautiful question, I had never been proposed, therefore, thanks. We are fortunate and have the privilege of traveling a lot, but never staying still means unfortunately giving up; distance, very often, takes us away, from a person we care about, or, even before, does not allow us to know this person, as we would like.

“A CHI MI DICE”, tells us this, the awareness, of not meeting that person anymore. I am not referring, only to the girls, but to all our loved ones, on the other hand, however, we live by our greatest passion, that is, music.

Q = Is the single from the album MUSICA, when music has become your traveling companion?

P = We were born in the midst of music, all three, we have a very similar past. My grandfather made me discover the art of musical notes.

After a concert, around the world, we continue to sing music, that’s all for us: it’s oxygen.

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Q = How would you define the art of notes?

P = A life without music would be meaningless. A film cannot exist without music.

We may not notice this, and yet, wherever we are, and in whatever phase of our life we find ourselves (whether it is full of light or darkness), music is always there.

Q = You are Sicilian, precisely from the province of Agrigento, what do you always carry with you, from your land?

P = It is a particular land, mine. Many boys of my age are forced to leave it, it’s nice to come back, but it’s very difficult to re-start.

When I leave it, it’s like taking a piece of me. Sicily is a land that teaches you to fight for what you want, it allows you to get used to it and adapt to everything. When I’m away from my land, a few words in Sicilian always come out of my mouth.

Q = Everything started with TI LASCIO UNA CANZONE, with Antonella Clerici, what did you expect from that talent?

P = It was all by accident. I can say that our journey was really a fairy tale, like all those unexpected encounters that change your life forever.

TI LASCIO UNA CANZONE, it was a nine-week experience that marked us a lot. We were noticed by Michele Torpedine who is our current manager, Tony Renis and Roberto Cenci.

The great fortune is that of being a group of three boys, who have developed a great friendship.

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Q = Now, to whom “would you leave a song” to say Thanks?

P = The first person, it would be my grandfather, because it was he, who when I was little, accompanied me to piano lessons: I have the same, identical voice, it was he who advised my father to insist on this path. As a blind person, he gets sad, because he can’t see me, but fortunately we can hear each other.

Q = In Sanremo, in 2015, you won with “Grande Amore”, but love to whom? What meaning do you attribute to this word?

P = It is a theme that occurs a lot in our melodies. In this profession, you can discover the positive and negative side of people and understand what is really needed.

I spend a lot of time on the phone with my brother and sister, because I love them unconditionally; a girl can leave you, but your family doesn’t, that’s a love that will never end.

In my opinion, in life we must not trust someone outside our loved ones, but we must be able to enjoy the moment of people who are really close to us.

Q = 10 years have passed since your debut, how were you?

P = We were completely different from what we are now. We were shy and insecure; today, getting on stage means emotion and to do emotion all those who are listening.

If before, we quarreled, the quarrels lasted two days, now, a few minutes. We are much more mature than before, we live and we throw ourselves headlong into what we do.

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Q = You have walked the most important stages in the world, but which one really gave you the chills and much emotion?

P = I could say New York. Before “Grande Amore” we did many concerts abroad; we were sorry not to share the songs with our Italy. After Sanremo, we started here too, and I must say that our country, gives us unique places in the world, which are not found anywhere else.

Q = What message do you want people to get from your music?

P = The same desire that we all three have, to make music, and not let die, this musical genre that was born in Italy, and that is always played in our country.

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Beautiful answers Piero, by now we know your character, but every time we learn something new and that we always like.

There are fixed points in your education, family, friendship, respect, very important and not obvious qualities, for an excellent artist like you.

Bravo Piero !!

Daniela

 

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CAPRI, HISTORY OF A MEETING

There are things that happen, so, by chance.
Remember this beautiful fan-art from IL VOLO that I used for a post?

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I found this beautiful image on the official IL VOLO fanclub. I liked it immediately and so I asked who had made it, permission to be able to use it.

In this way I met Xinjie, a sweet Chinese girl who has lived in Rome for seven years. She is a graphic designer.

We have established friendship, started chatting and getting to know each other a little.

Looking through some photos of her Facebook profile, I found this beautiful photo.

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Really a beautiful girl, but did you recognize the landscape in the background? It is just what you think: Capri.

I see Capri and I immediately think “A CHI MI DICE” and the beatiful IL VOLO’S video, and I write, a little amused: “But are you perhaps one of the three chosen girls to watch the video shoot?”

And she immediately replies “Yes, I am”.

You can imagine my amazement, of course I asked Xinjie many things about Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca and what she felt during that day.

She had no photos of that day, she had not been allowed to take pictures of it, but the photographer had taken pictures that would later be published.

These days the photos have come out and so I thought I’d do an interview with Xinjie and publish it for you.

Here she is among our boys. That is a nice picture. I’m happy for her, but the envy !!

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D = How did you manage to be chosen to watch the video?

X = I replied to the email of the official IL VOLO fan club that asking those who wanted to assist, to send the request to watch the new video resume. It would have been shot in central-southern Italy and asked to make the whole day available. I sent the membership and after a few days, the staff contacted me on the phone telling me where I should go and that I had to keep the secret.

D = How long have you been following IL VOLO?

X = Since I came to Italy seven years ago. I came for study and work and I came alone. At the beginning it was very hard. One day I was looking for videos on you tube and by chance I heard “O SOLE MIO”, sung by Il Volo, it was immediately love, but I had no one with whom to share this interest and on radio and TV I heard little about them.

D = Who were the other two chosen girls?

X = The other girls came from Campania (Italian region with Naples as capital). They were 14 and 27 years old. But I have been more with Sara, the girl from the official Fanclub, she is very kind and pleasant.

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D = Had you met Ignazio Piero and Gianluca before that day?

X = Only once, this year in Rome, at the Instore at the Discoteca Laziale.

D = How did they seem to you?

X = They are very beautiful. They are normal boys, but more kind and nice

D = So many people,  say they are nasty and haughty boys, to you, how did they look?

X = They are the most sincere and nice guys I’ve met, real angels.

D = How long were you with them ?

X = It was supposed to be from about noon until 6:00 pm, unfortunately they arrived three hours late, because the video footage around the stacks was longer, but the wait was also nice.

D = What did you do when they arrived?

X = They were so hungry !!!! They had not had lunch, so we looked for a restaurant together for lunch. They asked us if they wanted to have lunch with them, but we had already had lunch so we said no. So we watched IL VOLO eat!

Then, when they finished lunch, Ignazio asked me: “Coffee? Ice cream?”, And I said “Yes”, so they got ice cream for us.

D = Were they embarrassed about your presence (as they were eating) or were they very natural?

X = Absolutely very natural.

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D = Who was the most witty or who spoke the most?

X = Ignazio, but also Ignazio and Piero together.

D = Did it seem to you that between the three of them there really is an understanding as brothers?

X = They are really good friends.

D= After lunch, did you all go somewhere else or did you just stay at the restaurant?

X = We left but stayed close, they took some scene.

D = Don’t you mind that they didn’t record you in the video?

X = Absolutely not, I thought we were invited only to assist from afar and instead we were together with the boys.

D = You girls could  take pictures?

X = No, it was not allowed.

D = But the photographer took some very nice pictures of all you and you Xinjie are really a beautiful girl.

X = Thank you.

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D = Were you excited for that meeting?

X = Very much.

D = Have you been to a concert already?

X = No, never, this year I will go to Rome and then to Verona.

D = Do you want to hear them in concert?

X = Yes, at 10,000%, I can’t wait any longer. My Japanese friend who met IL VOLO only this year (thanks to me) went to the Tokyo concert before me, I was jealous !! Also for her it was the first concert and she said she was moved. She said that their voices were divine. She wanted to come to Verona this year, but it’s hard to take this vacation now, maybe she’ll come to Italy for their concert next year if they do it in Sicily.

D = What’s your favorite song?

X = In this CD is “VICINISSIMO”.

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D = If you were to win a dinner with one of them, who would you like to go out with?

X = It’s a difficult question for me, because I can’t really choose.
Fortunately I have already had a lunch with them in Capri !!

D = Yes, but they ate, and you three girls ate them, with your eyes !!!

X = But they also talked to me a lot. At one point, Ignazio and Piero (especially Ignazio) started talking to me with Sicilian words and then they explained to me. Then they tried to pronounce my name and they were good.
Gianluca didn’t talk much, but when they said my name Gianluca said “Who is better? Me or him? (Ignazio)”, but they were good both, they did the right pronunciation. After lunch, Ignazio looks at me and says: “But you’re shy, don’t talk at all,” and Gianluca replied: “She is shy like me.”

D = Were you sorry when you said goodbye? Did they hug you?

X = They had to leave with the boat, yes, they hugged us. Then Piero, from the boat, greeted us calling all our names, even mine !!! Mine is hard to remember, I know, and I’m so moved.

D = After meeting them, do you think they deserve all the success they have or, in your opinion, are too valued or undervalued?

X = They deserve all possible success. They are really the best, most confident, good and positive guys ….. I can say that they are perfect guys.

D = Was it sad to leave them? If you were to go back, would you do this adventure again or is it not worth it?

X = I wanted to stay in that moment, I thought: “Ah, how I would like this moment to become eternity”.
And then I realize that it has already become eternity, with the video that has been made. For me it was a divine day. It was my real “THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE”.

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Thank you, Xinjie, for giving us all these nice details of your special day, we really appreciate it.
We are all very happy with this beautiful experience of yours and we wish you, with all our heart, to be able to have so many other meetings with Gianluca, Piero and Ignazio.

Surely they will remember you very well, you will have left your mark of beauty and kindness.

A hug from the whole Il Volo-Family! 

Daniela

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日本ツアーの続き (THE JAPANESE TOUR CONTINUES) by Daniela

The tour in Japan is going very well.
Already four concerts have been made.
The last one in Bunkamura, Tokyo.

It was a success!

Here is the short video made by Mrs. Lenora, at the end of the concert.

The boys are expected by the Japanese fans, for a last autograph and they are always very available and nice.

Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca, also advertised the movie NOTTE MAGICA de IL VOLO, which will be released in Japanese cinemas in July, and then posed for a photo shoot, wearing Japanese fashion clothes.

What to say, they are always nice to see !!!

They could really be professional photo models.

They also made a video to promote the new video “A CHI MI DICE”.

There is also another bit of good news.

The album MUSICA de IL VOLO has entered the second place in the daily ranking of the best-selling records in Japan (Original Confidence Daily International Music Charts).

Italian pride abroad.

And then they were interviewed, and here is a summary of this interview.

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IL VOLO arrives in Japan.

The tenth anniversary concert tour starts in Japan!

I was shuddered by Il Volo’s voice! 

Notte Stellata (Starry Night)” that Yuzuru Hanyu chose for the music of the Pyeongchang Olympics and received great acclaim. The young trio of Italian origin, Il Volo, is the owner of an incredibly sweet and clean singing voice that gently embraces the heart of the listener.

Piero, Ignazio, Gianluca ……, three members found talent in the Italian audition program at the age of 14 and 15, formed a boundless trio that sings from Italian folk songs to operas and pops, caused a boom all over the world.

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the formation, it is an interview with them during the tour of the concert in Japan that is coming at this time.

I have heard of love and passion for music, feelings for friends and future activities.

Piero Barone, born 24 June 1993, from Sicily. Sing the air of the opera in a dramatic volume, reminiscent of R. Pavarotti from the apogee. A smart and cool leader who also has a sense of laughter

PIERO = Since we started, we have also sung opera classics and original folk songs, but Il Volo’s main goal is to let many know about the charm of Italian music.

Gianluca Ginoble, born 11 February 1995, from Abruzzo. A handsome boy with an ordered appearance just like a sculpture. Sing in a romantic way with a shiny and deep velvet voice and capture the heart of the listener.

GIANLUCA= What is at the base of our music are the traditional melodies of Italy, and the passion to convey that charm has not changed at all.

Ignazio Boschetto, born 4 October 1994, from Bologna. From the soulful and sparkling cry to the parts he delicately sings, the ability to sing freely. He’s hot. A humorous speech is a fun mood maker.

IGNAZIO= Italians love music a lot, but we all grew up, especially among music lovers. Everyone was influenced by grandfather and dad, and grew up listening to Italian folk songs and works.

There is a reputation for their appeal that attracts women all over the world. They are also very popular as a star in South America, and it is also a promise that the scene where women who fall in love with them throw colorful gifts (sometimes even bras!) On stage!

The Japan Tour audience, which started May 13th, was not only feminine, but also colorful. A large public and people from adolescents and twenties to grandfather and grandparents, the three of Il Volo will be united in a warm atmosphere. The venue is just the classics room like the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Grand Hall, Arie in the name of the work, the light Italian folk songs resound with applause, to every part of the song, “Bravo.”

Il Volo also greeted the public, sometimes serving a kiss.

For my age generation, they are almost the age of my children, but for the dynamic singing voice and the appearance I knew at the show, there is also a lot of sensuality for adults! The heart is beating fast and the romantic concentration in the blood seems to increase.

GIANLUCA = It was impressive to come to Japan that your ways are wonderfully good. I am impressed by how you listen to our music calmly, very carefully and impatiently! It would be nice if the South American and European public were with everyone in Japan (laughs). I will learn Japanese at my next visit to Japan, so I will be able to exchange more words with the public, so please look ahead.

IGNAZIO = I’m happy to be able to do a concert at Japan. Arigatou Gozaimasu! I look forward to performing in Osaka this time. Everyone who comes to the concert, let’s meet up at the “Okini!” (If I had gone to Osaka, I would like to say “Okini”, Inazio practiced repeatedly.)

In 2016 an open-air concert was held in Florence entitled “Il Volo with Placido Domingo NOTTE MAGICA – Dedicated to the three great tenors”. The model becomes a film and will be released from 19 July in Japan. Even those who could not come on this tour can enjoy their beautiful singing voices in the cinema. What kind of movie is it?

GIANLUCA = The concert took place in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence. Spend a summer evening with us in a fantastic illuminated square …. I think you can enjoy such a romantic moment. It would be nice if you could look at the theater!

PIERO = Even on the fifth anniversary of the training, they asked me, “What do you think of Il Volo after five years?”

And I replied: “I would like to celebrate the tenth anniversary with these three people”. Now, what I can say is this: “I really want to sing with them, for 50 years more.”

Guys, this Japanese tour, is taking place in the best way.
We are so happy for your success, because you deserve it.
I would say that your tenth anniversary is taking place in the best way.
But the goals are still many.
We are always here to support you!

Daniela

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NEW VIDEO by Daniela

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

Credit to owners of all photos and videos.

NEW VIDEO: CAPRI by Daniela

In these days, on all the fanpages, photos of Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca have appeared in Capri, the beautiful island that is located in the Neapolitan gulf.

Capri is an island much frequented by VIP’s, and famous for its beautiful FARAGLIONI (rock formations which jut out from the Mediterranean just off the island’s coast).

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Gianluca’s photo.

 

The first clues were given by the boys as they reached Capri.

Ignazio’s video

Gianluca says: We’re going to Capri, I’ll show you ….. Here it is.

Piero’s video

But why do the boys go to Capri?

Certainly it is a beautiful island and the sea and the weather, these days deserve a vacation ….. but the boys are certainly not there to have fun.

A couple of days ago, to all the Italian members of the official fan club, (I don’t know if, even to foreigners) an e-mail arrived, warning that IL VOLO would record the new video of the new single and wanted to involve also the his fans in the shooting. It was also anticipated that the day of the video shoot would be the 18th and in southern Italy, but did not specify the place.

But after the first videos posted by the boys, everything was clear, the new video would have had the background of Capri.

Here is a photo of this video for the song: “A CHI MI DICE”.

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How wonderful this video will be, and the guys seem to have had a lot of fun, work, yes, but with fun.

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Ignazio says: Float in the water.

I seem to be Jim Carey in ONE WEEK FROM GOD (BRUCE ALMIGHTY).

 

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Their arrival has not gone unnoticed, here is a video posted on a local newspaper that headlines:

IL VOLO ON HOLIDAY IN CAPRI

And this little article that I translate for you:

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Il Volo in Capri, touch and escape Easter on the blue island

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Il Volo, the group composed by Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, was last night for a few hours on Capri. One hit and run just before sunset. The trio arrived with a speedboat at the marina, then a walk in the streets of the seaside village before returning on board. The arrival on the island, probably linked to a photo shoot or a video clip, has not gone unnoticed: so many photos and videos taken by the fans.

…….. and this:

Il Volo, a surprise blitz on the island. The ecstatic musical group: “Magnifica Capri”

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“Blitz” on Capri for Il Volo. Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, the two tenors and the baritone. members of the famous musical group, made their fleeting appearance on the island yesterday afternoon, returning from a sea excursion. “Capri, you were magnificent! Today was one of those days for which 24 hours are not enough, we look forward to telling you more. Stay tuned.” These are the words given to their own social channels. A presence in Capri, apparently, for work and not for vacation. As it turns out, the three artists were busy shooting a video clip or a photo shoot. Many selfies with fans: in this photo Il Volo is in Marina Grande with Lia Guercino.

Barbara, always with them, beautiful and good, Barbara !!

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Beautiful things run fast, and the day ends early.

Ignazio, Gianluca and Piero greet Capri.

CIAO CAPRI !!!

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Once again a beautiful adventure.

The e-mail had also arrived to me, I never saw Capri, I dreamed for a moment, but only a moment.

I can’t wait to see this new video, I already feel it will be beautiful, and you, what do you say ??

Daniela

Credit to owners of all photos and videos.