And here I am at the second event, the CD signing.

It happened on the same day as the launch of the new album..

I hadn’t pre-ordered any CD precisely because I was hoping that there would be an instore event, but then I had lost hope because Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca had shown us the photos while they signed the discs which could therefore be purchased already autographed and so I thought that they wouldn’t have done any instore and then they were very busy with interviews and television appearances. But in the end only two instores were announced and one of these was in the province of Verona, which is really not far from my house, so I said to my husband, let’s go there!!

I inquired at the “Porte dell’Adige” shopping center where the event was held if it was possible to purchase the CDs directly on site and they replied that I could purchase them directly there, but if I already had I could still participate in the signing and this is really a nice thing, because when the event takes place in Milan, if you don’t buy the CD from them (Feltrinelli bookshop), you don’t have the right to entry.

The meeting was scheduled for 5:30 pm so in the early afternoon my husband and I left, there wasn’t a long way to go.

I also took with me my Il Volo 10th anniversary CD, which doesn’t have their signatures so I would have taken the opportunity to get it signed.

As soon as we arrived we saw that the event was taking place in the small internal square inside the shops, where a small stage had been set up and barriers marked a mandatory route for people who had to line up with the CD.

There were already a lot of people waiting and we immediately saw the desk set up for the purchase of discs and we bought ours, I was holding the new AD ASTRA CD in my hand and my husband was holding the 10 YEARS CD.
There was an entertainer who joked with the people making the emotion rise, which was already palpable and the music in the air at full volume were all songs from the new AD ASTRA, beautiful!!

People continued to arrive and shortly after 5:30 pm, here they were, I made a short video, but I propose the video that was made by the organizers of the event, which is obviously better seen.

What a thrill as Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio entered, acclaimed by the people!! ❤️❤️❤️

Click Here to view the video

I took a still image of the video to show you where my husband and I were!!

The guys had to sit at the table and we in the audience had to parade behind them and while the three of them signed the CD, the official photographer took the photo. The time to stay with them was short, but better than nothing.

Before sitting down to start signing, Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca approached all the disabled people who were in the front row in front of the barriers and exchanged a few words with them, took photos and signed their CDs.

Then the signing began for all the people and obviously, as we approached we could take some photos, here are mine.

As I approached the stage, I noticed Torpedine talking assiduously to a man, I came forward, shook his hand and complimented him by saying that the songs were beautiful. He thanked me, I didn’t think to take a photo with him…..damn!!

And now our moment has come. What an emotion!

We positioned ourselves behind the boys, my husband between Piero and Ignazio and me between Ignazio and Gianluca.

We immediately greeted them and I told them: “Congratulations guys, last night we were at the Radio Italia event and you were fantastic, the songs are beautiful. I am part of Flight Crew and I bring you greetings from the whole group that follows you and awaits you next year.” Ignazio and Gianluca thanked me with amazement as they signed, and before passing behind Ignazio I managed to tell him: “Congratulations to you also for Michelle,” and he thanked me.

The photographer had taken the shot and was motioning for us to continue the journey.

My husband told me that he managed to tell Piero and Ignazio that they should have won in Sanremo and Piero thanked him and Ignazio made an expression as if to say that it wasn’t their fault.

That’s all, very little and with all that noise of voices, it’s impossible to say and understand anything else.

And here is our photo together, it’s not beautiful, but that’s enough.

All finished, as we walked away, one more look at the people who continued to sign.

Radio Italia is certainly a very different event, but of course, if you have the chance to go to this one, why give up! 😉

And the next day Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca had the same event in the province of Naples, in short, a completely different place, only two events, one in the north and one in the south of Italy.

Here is the reportage of the event at the “VULCANO BUONO” shopping center.

The public response was excellent.

The event was also covered by local TV which made an excellent report of it where he talks about Il Volo, the new CD and their tour, at the end the director of the shopping center talks about the events and projects that will be held in VULCANO BUONO.

All the Italian news talked about the release of the new CD. There are endless interviews and appearances on TV, some of which I still have to translate for you, but events follow one another so quickly that it is impossible to keep up.

Meanwhile, on the day of the CD’s release, Il Volo published this beautiful photo together with all the authors and producers toasting, a truly beautiful company with many dreams that we hope will come true.

Luca Faraone, one of the authors and exactly the boy with the glasses and the open mouth, in the photo next to Gianluca and Ignazio wrote these words.

You can find me on PER ASPERA, CHIARO DI LUNA and FRAGMENTS OF THE UNIVERSE.

Working on these songs was really cool, because it gave me the opportunity to measure myself with aspects that I rarely deal with in the mainstream.

Great cinematic compositions, complex productions, choral arrangements, orchestrations, I had fun like a child. And the first reason above all why I am grateful for this experience is independent of music, and is the opportunity I had to build new relationships with wonderful people.

Thanks to Il Volo for wanting me so strongly on this album, thanks infinitely to Ernesto, without whom this could not have existed, a person with an immense heart.

Thanks to Stefano Marletta, Michael Tenisci, Patti Carmelo and all those who contributed with their art.

Lastly and not because of the size of the mullet (it’s the boy with the striped shirt next to him in the photo, he has a lot of hair that he keeps collecting) the discovery of the Edwyn Roberts discoveries.

Praise God of songs for bringing us together.

Well…..let me know what you think, come on.

In the photo above Gianluca and Fuca Faraone.

In the photo, Ignazio has fun with the authors Edwyn Roberts and Stefano Marletta. 😂😂

Remember that for this project many very successful young authors were called here in Italy, but they are used to other musical genres, so it was a great challenge for them too and the result is excellent!

The promotion of the CD can also be seen externally, here at the Milan train station, look at that beautiful poster.

And here, Roma train station.

And how beautiful is this video published by Gianluca while he sings FRAMMENTI DI UNIVERSO in his car.

Among the many interviews, the one published by FQ Magazine, written by Andrea Conti, which I translate for you, is very beautiful.

Click Here for the FQ Magazine article

Il Volo to FqMagazine: “Get used to fake news, we will be together for a long time and we hope forever. Prejudices? You can’t please everyone.”

Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble present the new album “Ad Astra”, after having participated in the last Sanremo Festival 2024 with “Capolavoro” and crowning 15 years of career

Fifteen years of career and not hearing them. Despite the outcry caused by an exchange of opinions during a radio interview at the Sanremo Festival, no dissolution is in sight for Il Volo. The proof is the fact that Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble are involved in a thousand projects in Italy and abroad. The trio has released the new album “Ad Astra” to start again on new bases and create a new repertoire to propose on the international tour which will start in April from China, and then continue to Japan and touch the main European capitals in autumn. Il Volo will be the protagonist of “Tutti per uno”, four special concert events at the Verona Arena, all sold out for the first three dates 9, 11, 12 and 13 May. Then 20 summer events between June and September. In short, there is no intention to interrupt professional relationships, on the contrary.

“OPERA” celebrates the resilience and strength of remaining united even in daily difficulties. Who did you dedicate it to?

Ignazio: A suitable song especially in the moment we are experiencing in the world because it encourages people to have strength. The same also comes from listening to music. I would recommend listening to it in moments of weakness.

Piero: I would like to dedicate it to people who are chasing a dream and I invite them to never give up. Being encouraged is very important because sooner or later time gives the answers.

Gianluca: Finally, musically you approach our genre with an eye to the future thanks also to the collaboration with Federica Abbate, Katoo, Cheope and Raige. (authors)

“The world upside down (IL MONDO ALL’INCONTRARIO)” is an invitation to dream big. Is there a dream you would still like to realize?

Ignazio: There are still many unfulfilled dreams. We are first and foremost three guys and then very ambitious artists. We always think about what the next project could be. We must always aim high and try to always want more, remaining focused in the present. Being ambitious is one of the most beautiful things that can exist.

Piero: It’s a song that tells of an ideal world, we sing about happiness. Today in such a hectic life we neglect many things, especially in this historical moment we are experiencing. This song highlights hope.

Gianluca: From the beginning of writing the album we wanted to focus on content that didn’t talk about love in a rhetorical way. So we worked hard to try to give meaning and a varied message from Capolavoro to the discovery of new sounds. Maybe this is our dream, slowly building our repertoire because we have many messages to send.

Ignazio, “SUCCEDE” seems written for you. When did you realize that Michelle had shocked your life like an earthquake?

Ignazio: But no! It is written for everyone in the end. The person you love becomes a bit like home. This is one of my favorite songs obviously because it encapsulates my love life today, but it is a song that everyone can make and feel is their own. Here we collaborated with Michelangelo as producer, something remotely imaginable only until recently. He did an amazing job and we are really happy.

How do you explain the uproar that followed the radio interview done in Sanremo in which Piero and Gianluca teased each other?

Piero: It was created because Ignazio wasn’t there to mediate (laughs)

Ignazio: If you look closely at the full interview (and not the minute that went viral on the Web) you understand very well that these are the usual attitudes we have. After many years and because of the trust that has been created, we respond as we want and often in a fun way.

Gianluca: I think that irony will save the world and that it exists in an ideal world. We are used to fake news. Il Volo will be together for a long time and we hope forever. Full speed ahead!

Four events at the Verona Arena. What can you tell us?

Piero: We will go on tour in China and Japan, but we are already thinking about the future project. We have almost finished the Verona project, which will be broadcast on Canale 5 on Saturday evenings and the concept is the same as last year’s ‘Tutti per Uno’. There are many confirmations from many artists. We like to surprise. There will be no shortage of surprises and there will be unthinkable collaborations.

To date, has Il Volo undermined the prejudice a bit?

Gianluca: Paradoxical that this prejudice has never existed abroad, where we are perceived differently. You have to manage your career differently in every part of the world. A very difficult thing. In South America we sing in Spanish and there is the perception of Italian with a younger audience. In the United States we are seen a bit like Bublè and Bocelli, in Japan there are only Japanese. Sanremo is an Italian fact, but one that also has resonance abroad. We were born here in a talent show for children, abroad they don’t know it and they have never seen us like this. It takes time to eradicate prejudices for those who have only seen us one way. There’s a reason we’ve reached fifteen years of our career. You can’t please everyone but I believe that starting a dialogue with even the most skeptical can open up new perspectives.

Meanwhile, CAPOLAVORO has been certified Gold Record here in Italy!! Nice satisfactions. 👏👏👏

And after a week, the AD ASTRA CD is first in Italy for vinyl sales and fifth in total sales, great guys, full steam ahead!! 👏👏👏

Listen and activate the subtitles to read and see this beautiful and funny interview done by Annalia Venezia, journalist of the weekly GRAZIA. Gianluca is missing from the interview. Annalia did not know Il Volo, nor had she ever interviewed them and at the end, she too remained fascinated by our boys! 🥰

And now laugh with these two short videos… these guys make me die laughing. 🤣🤣🤣

(Gianluca, Ignazio and Piero read some questions, as always they laugh and joke and immediately Ignazio makes a joke to Piero.) 🤣🤣🤣

PIERO= I have to read the first one.

GIANLUCA= Can we read too?

PIERO= (he reads) I have never lied to one of you.

No, I lied! 😁

GIANLUCA= Okay, everyone, white (innocent) lies are told, come on. 😁

PIERO= For the balance of a group, it is sometimes necessary to lie.

GIANLUCA= So it also works in relationships?

PIERO= This is your business!! 😳

GIANLUCA= No, no, I’m telling you, I’m asking you the same question, ours is a relationship.

PIERO= So, I said “a group”, the relationship with the partner is one and one.

GIANLUCA= It’s a dual relationship, ours is a triad.
oh well, you have to lie, come on. 🤪

(now he reads the question) I have never made up an excuse not to take a selfie with a fan.

No, no, in fact we are perhaps too open to that, aren’t we? 😍

IGNAZIO= Yes absolutely, always. 😍

GIANLUCA= It’s true. 😍
(To Piero) See how I’m faster than you?

PIERO=  I have never danced alone in my room.

No, of course I danced alone in my room, of course.

IGNAZIO= Always and also in déshabillé, (in underwear, or undressed)

GIANLUCA= With the “glié” (Ignazio pronounces déshabillé incorrectly making the letter G heard and Gianluca makes fun of him)

PIERO= With the “glié” (Piero also makes fun of Ignazio’s pronunciation)

IGNAZIO= I never thought about leaving my trio.

True, absolutely true, I never thought so. 🥰

GIANLUCA= But none ever.🥰

IGNAZIO= With sincerity.🥰

PIERO= This question is incredible….
I have never dreamed of a feat with Ghè.

GIANLUCA= (Piero pronounces Ghè and Gianluca corrects him) Gué, who is Ghé? Gué not Ghé. 🤣🤣

PIERO= I call him Gué Pequeno.😂 (He is a singer)

GIANLUCA= Gué 🤣

PIERO= And I call him Ghé Pequeno.😂

GIANLUCA= Gué, bye Ghé. 🤣

PIERO= Hi Ghé.
No, I have to tell you that I thought about it, sometimes you know when you think of particular, strange duets….

GIANLUCA= Ghé….
(Gian insists with the wrong pronunciation and Ignazio dies laughing) 😂😂😂

PIERO= And with Ghé I thought so (I think it would be a truly absurd duet and perhaps Ignazio laughs at that too)…😂😂😂

GIANLUCA= Gué let’s do something together, the time has come, come on! (here in Italy Gué is doing duets with several singers)

IGNAZIO= I apologize to you, deeply.

PIERO= You go (to Gianluca)

GIANLUCA= Amuninni! (Sicilian dialect word meaning: let’s go)

I have never ghosted a girl.
(everyone laughs because this question actually happened to Gianluca who is considered the conqueror of the group) 😂😂😂

No it is not true!

PIERO= What, isn’t it? So we have to…

GIANLUCA= No, I said it’s not true that I’ve never done it.🤪

PIERO= Ahhhh ok! 😁

GIANLUCA= But not with malice, always with education!

PIERO= But you can’t ghost with politeness…..

GIANLUCA= No, I have never ghosted.

I never thought that anyone had fallen asleep at one of our concerts.

The most beautiful scene was Ignazio who saw someone sleeping and with the microphone he said, in an arena of 10 thousand people: PEM. And see, this one (jump) there was an incredible scene I don’t remember where, this one who had fallen asleep poor guy, after a while he had heard the two of them (Ignazio and Piero) singing he said, I have to fall asleep. It’s at a certain point it was he (Ignazio) who let out a scream and this (fright) 😂

IGNAZIO= I have never done something crazy for love.

PIERO= Just him! 🤣

GIANLUCA= He is madness for love par excellence. 😂

IGNAZIO= I have never done something crazy for love.

PIERO= Just him!

GIANLUCA= He is madness for love par excellence.

IGNAZIO= I am the…

PIERO= He is the feeling.

IGNAZIO= I have never snitched a bro.

PIERO= What does it mean? 😳

IGNAZIO= And what does snitched mean, sorry?? 😳

VOICE= That you snitched.

GIANLUCA= Derived from snitch.

PIERO= I have never snitched, what does this mean?

IGNAZIO= That you have never cheated or betrayed a friend.

PIERO= Ah, no never.

GIANLUCA= In any case, we’re really in our thirties, eh, there’s nothing we can do…

PIERO= But if you are thirty…

GIANLUCA= It’s a vocabulary that doesn’t belong to you, to me yes, to you no. 😁

IGNAZIO= So you want to know something?….

PIERO= Yes, because we have three generations of difference….🤣

IGNAZIO= As long as I had company (that means hanging out with a company), friends from Call of Duty, from “gioco”, from gaming, I knew how: to show off, to snitch, all these things, now the era is over….

PIERO= But I say, if we are in Italy, let’s talk, use the terms in Italian, not these snitch, snatch…😁

IGNAZIO= Say hotel, (in Italian albergo), don’t say hotel! 😁

This video needs no translation, the three of them sing LA DONNA È MOBILE in three different ways: lyrical, pop, rock, they have fun and they joke. At the end Ignazio doesn’t stop making high notes and Gianluca asks:

“Where does it turn off?” 😂😂😂

And now this beautiful review of HALLELUJAH made by vocal coach Giacomo Rossi who analyzed their performance from a technical point of view, activates the subtitles.

I love these reviews and they’re on you tube, go and comment too, I asked Giacomo to review the new songs.

And finally this last gem.

A short video of CAPOLAVORO played by Valentino Alessandrini with the violin. 🥰

I hope you enjoyed the story of my two direct experiences with Il Volo, certainly the concert at Radio Italia was the best!!! But even seeing them sign your CD is priceless. I remind everyone that both events were absolutely free.

And what about the results of the new CD, very good and I hope the race continues!

By the way, in the next article I will show you all the lyrics of the new songs and we will talk about these new songs together, I can tell you that I liked them very much at the first listen.

Until next time!!

Daniela 🤗

Credit to owners of all photos and videos.