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!! 😊

 

 

 

 

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